[K12OSN] Old server hardware

[Burke Almquist]

Machines like this (good disk I/O, and RAM, MultiCPUs but not fast)  
are great machines to set up as the LDAP/NFS homes server. I'd use a  
cheep workstation (dual core AMD for example) and a couple GIGs of  
RAM to do the terminal/app serving. That way you only have to buy the  
spendy SCSI disks once. Segregate your LTSP traffic from your NFS/ 
LDAP/internet, traffic and use gigabit connections in as many places  
as you can on the backbones. The only link that doesn't really use  
gigabit capability is the last leg from the client to the switch.

On Mar 30, 2006, at 4:46 AM, Mikko Jordman wrote:

> I could get an old server
> HP NET SERVER LXR 8000 / 4x450 mhz XEON / 2.5 GB RAM / 2x 18GB HDD
>
> Could it be used for a LTSP-server for a few terminals? If so, how  
> many
> terminals and what limitations? Larger disks etc ...
>
> Yours, Mikko Jordman, Finland
>
> _______________________________________________
> K12OSN mailing list
> K12OSN at redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn
> For more info see <http://www.k12os.org>