> On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 06:33, Arthur T. G. do Nascimento wrote: > >>Which computer would be ideal for a LTSP server that will host almost >>150 computers, if every workstation is a Pentium II 200 Mhz with 64mb of >>ram on a switched 100mb network? >> >>I was thinking in an Athlon 2.8 Ghz SMP With 3gb of RAM and enough HD. >> >>I pretend to use LTSP's solution in a television station here. >>For Internet, office and some little graphics edition(gimp and alike). >> >> >>Thanks In Advance. > > > 3GB / 150 workstations = 20MB per workstation. I don't think this is > enough. With 150 copies of the Gimp and OpenOffice, you're going to > need something like 32GB of RAM on the server. > > To make that easier to attain, I would consider a two-tier server > network: > > 1) an NFS server to host home directories, dhpc, dns, etc. This server > needs lots of disk and a tape backup unit, but not a lot of RAM or CPU > power (say 512MB of RAM and a single CPU). > > 2) two or more servers with lots of RAM and CPU but very little disk > space (enough for the O/S and apps). > > This lets you spread the load out. You can split users into groups > (editing room, office, reporters, etc) or you can put one app on each > server (eg, Gimp server, OpenOffice server). The servers mount /home > from the first server, so no matter which second-tier server you use you > get the same files. >
Or look in to the local apps option... put some of the load back on the client boxes...
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