Hi
probably linux should be able to handle. as for mysql it also depends how
many concurrent connections you have etc.etc.
On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Irwan Hadi wrote:
> We are planning to have a new server, and it can be a Dual Pentium III
> server, with 512 RAM, and RAID 5 controller with 2 X 18 giga drives to
> serve about 12,000 email account @ 2 M for our students, and web space
> about @1 M,
> My question is, can linux handle this so large system, especially from the
> inode problem.
>
> Can by doing this
> echo "16384" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
> echo "65536" > /proc/sys/fs/inode-max
> solve the inode problem then ?
> Or should we use like NetBSD or FreeBSD ?
>
> Beside that, as we want to give web space too for the students, can mysql
> handle this heavy load, because we want to make the password for web and
> mail the same, so my plan is using vpopmail + mysql, and proftpd + mysql,
> so they will share the same database password, and when users change their
> email password, they change their FTP password at the same time.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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