On Thu 05 Jun 2003 at 11:32:01, Michael L Torrie said: > A segmented file system sounds good in theory until you start running > out of space on one segment. How do you move data around in a > transparent way? You can't.
So? The same thing happens when a monolithic server fills up. I guarantee you that all the space that the new CS server has won't last more than 4 years; they will eventually have to get a new one, or an additional one. Building a modular system at the beginning forces you into the plan-for-expansion mindset. If you're starting with 6 NFS servers, it's easy to design the system to accomodate 8 or 20. However, if you start with the mindset of having only one server, then try as you might, there will be some design fallacies that make migrating to 2 or more difficult, if not impossible. Nobody takes the time to set up a load-balancing system for just one webserver, and always ends up kicking themselves when they have to re-design their network when adding the second server becomes necessary. On top of that, there's the financial aspect. A lot of small servers is almost always cheaper than one big server, and believe it or not, they're almost always easier to maintain. -- Soren Harward [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
