On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 06:02:47PM -0500, Jeremy Enos wrote: > >the rsync method is much more likely to work out of the box w/o any tuning. > >i'd be surprised to see a majority of installations where the multicast > >settings we have today works out of the box - it doesn't in my test network > >here, for example. getting to that point will take some iterating. > > > >i always thought of oscar as trading off performance for ease of setup & > >use. > >if that's the case, then i think rsync should remain the default for now. > > Ah.. didn't realize the multicast was that much of a hit or miss situation > right now.
i wouldn't say that - just that it needs customization for a given network. > I'm still curious to see what devel testing would yield. In > any case, we should be providing the option to TRY it with multicast w/o > leaving the wizard. > Also- There's no reason OSCAR needs to be a trade-off in performance with > regard to most components. I understand there are exceptions of > course. But if anything, OSCAR typically provides an enhancement to > performance, scalability, etc. "Best known practices" is the term > advertised, and also employed whenever possible. > > Anyway... I assume it's possible to provide a tool which toggles SIS > between multicast and standard rsync? Given that, putting an option in the > wizard will be trivial. > thx- both can be active on at the same time. -- --------------------------- dann frazier Hewlett-Packard Linux and Open Source Lab [EMAIL PROTECTED] (970) 898-0800 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
