On Thursday 05 January 2006 22:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Decentrializeing the > server might work but splitting the database into 256 parts would not if > you lost a harddisk and the system was unrecoverable then you would be > out part of the data.
Not necessarily. Why doesn't each server become a backup for databases stored on a different server. If the database is snapshotted on a daily basis then the effects of an unrecoverable loss would be minimal. In any case the converse situation - unrecoverable loss on a single server - is surely worse. BTW just before Xmas I recovered everything from a virtually unreadable (electronics failing) drive by placing it in the freezer overnight then copying it partition by partition onto a new drive using dd having booted the system from floppy using tomsrtbt. Saved a whole lot of reinstallation effort! If you need to try this remember it's a last resort; beware condensation - put the drive in a thin plastic bag to keep warm moist air off the drive - and be careful not to handle metal at 0F/-18C with bare hands. > Also you must remember that the server is provided > free by entropia.com at there datacenter were there demo setup we were > the first major client server system that started the company. Obviously we're very grateful for that! > Also > remember this even with a hardware upgrade (which i think we need) we > also need a software upgrade. I think it's apparent that we need a software upgrade more than we need new hardware .... problem with the current setup is that software can and for proprietary operating systems usually does cost a lot of money - usually a great deal more than the hardware. Which is why I'm proposing a system based on free license open source software. > We as the group of users think about it > there is over 10000 accounts everyone send a dollar we have 10000 > dollars for a new server or 2 smaller servers that can be configuered > redundently but we need a motive. Yes. But isn't the fact that the current system no longer works very well sufficient motive to do something? As for money for hardware - US$10,000 is in my opinion probably several times the amount actually needed. However don't forget that those of us outside the US may have difficulties sending money unless the transaction can be done by credit card. I honestly think that the time required to design, program & implement a new system dwarfs the problem of providing suitable hardware. Regards Brian Beesley _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
