Hello Ivan,
For the LDAP I am using four servers which are configured in a
master-master replication amongst them and load balanced search access
via FR.
I take your point - spending 3x the money is not going to result in 3x
the performance in this case, so what I can do is increase the spend on
LDAP servers.
Thanks,
Padam
Ivan Kalik wrote:
I have the choice of selecting between two servers for deploying 802.1x
authentication off a LDAP server. The max rate of authentication
is around a couple
of thousand authentications per second.
You can put freeradius on PentiumIII machine and it will cope with this. I
would have serious doubts that your ldap server will.
The first choice is a 2 CPU, Quad Core Nehalem 2.53Ghz based server
with 8MB cache 12Gb DDR3 memory @ 1333Mhz.
The second choice is a 4 CPU Quad Core Xeon 7440 2.4Ghz with 16Mb cache
16Gb DDR2 @ 677 Mhz
So on one hand I have a faster memory access and higher CPU speed, the
other offers higher CPU cache and double the number of cores.
Which sort of server be more suitable for FR ?
In your setup freeradius is irrelevant. Both servers will do just fine.
Rate of authentication will be determined by the ability of the ldap
server to cope with the load.
Ivan Kalik
Kalik Informatika ISP
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