[K12OSN] Server load balancing, made easy

[Eric Feldhusen]

Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 10:33:57 +0200, Jonathan Carter
> <jonathan at shuttleworthfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
>>I see on the ltsp wiki it's possible to use openmosix to do this too.
>>We're looking at installing an 80 seater lab with 2x very powerful
>>servers (Xeon machines with 2GB ram each). Has anyone done this with
>>openmosix before? Or is there a HOWTO / tutorial?
>>
>
> You could also try getting a quad Opteron. Tyan makes these wonderful
> boards. When k12lstp eventually goes 64bit you can reap the benefits
> of a 64 bit OS . In the meantime use a bigmem kernel upto 64G of ram.
> I think a 4 way Opteron with 8G ram should easily handle 90 clients
> with icewm.

And to get the full benefit of that box, I'd recommend using gigabit 
ethernet from your server to the network.

Eric
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Eric Feldhusen
Network Administrator for Adams, Chassell,
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City, and
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools
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