Hi Gavin, Ok, I installed Munin to learn more about it. Once I get this box up and running in some semi permanent way, I'll collect some stats if you think that would be useful.
Thanks for your help. John On 5/31/07, Gavin McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 30 May 2007, john wrote: > > > Installing the Linux-Image-Server did the trick for memory support and > > all is well with the LTSP clients. > > It would be interesting to hear how you get on with this. > > I've never had more than a passing understanding of PAE. I know there to > be limitations in that the extra memory can't be used in as simple a way as > the first 4GB and that there can be a "cost" to this, but I've never been > clear whether it was a cost worth paying sometimes or always (I presume > it's useful at least sometimes). I've also heard some people raise > questions about whether all drivers would be perfectly stable but this may > not be a big concern. > > Regardless of the PAE stuff, as 8GB RAM with 32-bit Edubuntu and 80-100 > users is probably a fairly unusual configuration for edubuntu it would be > great if you could let us know how you get on after a month or two up and > running. I'd be particularly interested in the stability, perceived > responsiveness under load and what sort of RAM usage you see in practice. > If you have time to set it up it would be interesting to monitor the server > using something like munin. > > http://munin.projects.linpro.no/ > > We could probably be of some help with that onlist if you needed it. > > My instincts would usually have been to stick with 32-Bit Ubuntu on 4GB > RAM, but if this works well, that would be very useful to know. > > Gavin > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
