[K12OSN] Server Planning

[William Fragakis]

Logged on and active or just logged on?

Also, the apps they run will make a difference - OOFF (I just made that
up - Open Office and Firefox) or more graphics intensive apps such as
Flash-based games, Tux*, etc. 

In running numbers, we've found that a handful of smaller servers isn't
much more than a humongous server. The big advantage to a few servers is
having some overhead room if a server goes down, you can spread the
clients to other servers until you get the repair done. Things do go
wrong and usually at the worst possible moment.

regards,
William
 

On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 12:00 -0400, k12osn-request at redhat.com wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:43:56 -0700
> From: "Mel Wade" <mel at melwade.com>
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Server Planning
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> We could easily have them all logged on at once.
> -- 
> Mel Wade
> "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." -
> BF
> Skinner
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> On 9/28/06, David Trask <dtrask at vcsvikings.org> wrote:
> >
> > Remember...always think in terms of concurrent users....in other
> words how
> > many logged in at once?  What do you suspect that number would be?
> >
> > David N. Trask
> > Technology Teacher/Director
> > Vassalboro Community School
> > dtrask at vcsvikings.org
> > (207)923-3100