[K12OSN] Server sizing

[Burke Almquist]

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With this kind of load you are going to want the faster SCSI disks, 
probably in a raid 10 or 5.

On Aug 26, 2004, at 4:58 PM, Chris Kacoroski wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been requested to set up a file server as a backup server for 
> 6000 Mac clients.  Does anyone here have any data on number of 
> connections that a linux machine can comfortable support?  Expected 
> load  is:
>
> - 3000 connections over 4 hours
> - up to 100 concurrent connections
> - connect via nfs share
> - use psync (mac rsync) to sync client to server
> - from 0 - 10MB uploaded per connection
> - from 0 - 2GB of data on the server/person
>
> Proposed system:
>
> - Dual processor, AMD, Supermicro
> - Dual 1GB nics bonded together (can this be done on linux)
> - debian or redhat linux
> - adaptec 39320 scsi card with dual channels
> - infortrend eonstor sata- scsi raid
>
> Any advice appreciated.
>
> cheers,
>
> ski
>
> -- 
> "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it
>   connected to the entire universe"		John Muir
>
> Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, ckacoroski at nsd.org, 425-489-6263
>
>
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