[K12OSN] Server Planning

[Huck]

It would be nice(and maybe there is already) to have some sort of a 
resource showing the multiple types of configurations you could do and 
how to do each one.

For Example:
Single Server 100% LTSP (local apps?)
Single Server LTSP and Samba
Multiple Servers LTSP SMBLDAP (load balancing, application servers, 
central authentication server)

My knowledge is base strictly on the Single Server LTSP and Samba 
without LDAP, no local apps. But would like to entertain the option of 
either implementing local apps or doing some load balancing across 
multiple servers or application servers.

--Huck

William Fragakis wrote:
> 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