At Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:30:17 -0500 CentOS mailing list <centos@centos.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Karanbir Singh <mail-li...@karan.org> wrote: > > On 01/06/2010 09:35 PM, Boris Epstein wrote: > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> This is not directly related to CentOS but still: we are trying to set > >> up some storage servers to run under Linux - most likely CentOS. The > >> storage volume would be in the range specified: 8-15 TB. Any > >> recommendations as far as hardware? > > > > > > I would recommend dont-homebrew. Get a vendor to build you a 3/4U box, > > get a couple of quad core cpu's in, and enough ram to do you in-use > > buffers. Also dont go over 1 TiB in storage per spindle if you want to > > get even relatively reasonable performance ( even when in use as a filer > > box ). > > > > Not long back, I had the chance to do some performance metrics on a dual > > Areca-16xx hosted 24x1TiB disk setup - and we tested it for various > > loads, running CentOS-5.4/x86_64 and it consistently outperformed the > > sun thumper box's, coming in about 1/4th the price. > > > > The other thing to keep in mind is to estimate and prove the cpu > > processing capability and network capability you are going to need out > > of this machine and dont skim on that. Dont just get overly focused on > > just the hba and disk metrics. > > > > - KB > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > KB, thanks. When you say "dont go over 1 TiB in storage per spindle" > what are you referring to as spindle? Generally 'spindle' == 'physical disk drive'. > > Boris. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows hel...@deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/ _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
