device partitition for a powerful terminal server?
Hello. I am preparing a terminal server for 10 users to use through X terminal. They need to store around 300GB data shared by everybody (probably I can keep them in /var/shared, most of which are movies, multimedia, sound, books) and further 100GB data for all users' own data (a.k.a. /home folder should be no less then 100GB). I can choose to buy 720GB SATA or SCSI harddisk, but I think it might be better to get two 320GB SATA disk, for my old knowledge of IDE, arrange files on more then two harddisk would be faster. e.g. swap can be on the other disk then where /usr is. How do you think? Besides, has SCSI significant advantage over SATA? If I buy two harddisks, what's the best way to partition them? My idea: disk0 (320G) => partition0 = / (60G) partition1 = /home (260G) disk1 (320G) => partition0 = swap (2G, because we got 2G memory) partition2 = /var (300G) Just ask for correction and advices before I really try it. Thank you! -- 锐业软服（国内业务） http://www.realss.cn Real SoftService http://www.realss.com 销售咨询(Sales Department): 0086 592 20 99987 (Chinese, German, English) 国际业务(International Sales): 0086 10 8460 6011 (German and English) 联系：厦门大学科技园，嘉庚二号楼6楼 邮政：厦门大学2312号信箱（邮编361005）
On Saturday 30 September 2006 11:44, 张韡武 wrote:
Hello. I am preparing a terminal server for 10 users to use through X terminal. They need to store around 300GB data shared by everybody (probably I can keep them in /var/shared, most of which are movies, multimedia, sound, books) and further 100GB data for all users' own data (a.k.a. /home folder should be no less then 100GB).
Keep in mind that when watching videos over a remote X session, the graphics won't be as smooth as you probably want. Video can be run over the network, but i don't recommend it on a multi-user network. When multiple users start watching videos at once, the network bandwidth is probably going to be all used up pretty quickly, making the video even slower for all users. -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts
在 2006-09-30六的 12:09 +0200，stephan beal写道：
On Saturday 30 September 2006 11:44, 张韡武 wrote:
Hello. I am preparing a terminal server for 10 users to use through X terminal. They need to store around 300GB data shared by everybody (probably I can keep them in /var/shared, most of which are movies, multimedia, sound, books) and further 100GB data for all users' own data (a.k.a. /home folder should be no less then 100GB).
Keep in mind that when watching videos over a remote X session, the graphics won't be as smooth as you probably want. Video can be run over the network, but i don't recommend it on a multi-user network. When multiple users start watching videos at once, the network bandwidth is probably going to be all used up pretty quickly, making the video even slower for all users.
Ah, thank you for noticing me. I forgot to mention the video is not being used by terminal users, they are shared through network (with NFS) for everybody around the office to use. (that's why they are in /var/shared) Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
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If I buy two harddisks, what's the best way to partition them? My idea:
Or three disks in raid 5 configuration. Let the kernel do the job :-) - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFHoCltTMYHG2NR9URAjb2AJ9whBRP61PPzpBIfqBcPFTUW/RqcQCgmRAl huwcEJM52uLJmqVeKJG6r+4= =Kj+S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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