On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Stephen Shaw <sshaw@decriptor.com> wrote:
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 02:19, <doiggl@velocitynet.com.au> wrote:
Hello With the opensuse build service [obs] getting more usage every day I wonder if this would make a diffence :-
1. Use solid state disks [ssd] to improve build times of package rpms on, perhaps point the BuildRoot or _tmppath to the ssd's
Reason for asking. Improve the packaging times during busy times on obs.
Cheers Glenn.
Unfortunately there is a cost associated, but it would be cool to get a bunch of fusion IO cards and see how they perform.
Here is a youtube video of 1 fusion IO card handling 4500 movies streaming at once. If I understood it right.
Clearly buying SSD costs money. But buying a $1000 250 GB SSD for one of the build servers would be cheaper than buying a whole new server. So the next time an expansion to the build farm is budgeted, I hope getting SSDs for the buildroot is considered as an option. If the thread from 6 months ago is still accurate, having a SSD might double the compile speed of a build farm node. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help@opensuse.org