On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joe Loiacono <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote on 01/17/2013 11:01:06 AM: > >> From: Christopher Morrow <[email protected]> >> To: Joe Loiacono/USA/CSC@CSC >> Cc: Tim Calvin <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Date: 01/17/2013 11:01 AM >> Subject: Re: Netflow Nfsen Server Hardware >> Sent by: [email protected] >> >> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Joe Loiacono <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Tim Calvin <[email protected]> wrote on 01/16/2013 05:51:11 PM: >> > >> >> PowerEdge R610 - >> >> >> >> 2x Intel E5540, 2.53GHz Quad Core Processor >> >> >> >> 32GB RAM >> >> >> >> 2x 300gb 10k 2.5" SAS HDD >> > >> > Since netflow processing is generally I/O bound, you may want to invest >> > in >> > 15K drives. >> >> I had suggested off-list that perhaps primary storage as SSD was a >> better path, is there a reason to not do that? (with some larger >> storage on spinning-media for historical storage/query). > > Nope, great suggestion. Just a cost consideration ...
ah, ok... I figure that even if you were to put in 2 || 3 SSD drives in the 200gb range, one per controller, you'd get maximum throughput for a few days of data at not very much of a premium, then back up / near-line store the data longer term on spinning 2tb or so disks.
