On 27/08/2010 09:37, Stephen Mollett wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 22:11, Mark <perkype...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >> ... >> I'm thinking of using a machine with 2G of RAM and implement a 1G >> ramdisk, the bartPE itself will be on a read only bootable USB stick. >> > FWIW, I think there's a configuration option to make the node keep its > datastore > in RAM without having to use a ramdisk. I can't remember exactly where it is > now > (I'm not at my node) but that might be worth looking at - it may be more > efficient than going through the filesystem layer. > > Of course, it might be worth considering (perhaps for a "version 2" after > you've > got the basic stuff working) having an option to export (and, obviously, > re-import) an encrypted archive of the "vital statistics" (node keys, etc - > optionally the datastore, although that would require it to be stored in a > filesystem so the archiver can access it) so that if the operator needs to > reboot for administrative reasons, he doesn't have to restart his node from > scratch. Obviously, he'd need to wipe/destroy the backup media afterwards so > as > not to defeat the original purpose of having a RAM-based node... > > Stephen >
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm a little new to all this so I think I'll just try to get something going first :) The option of having the datastore in ram rather than the filesystem is quite attractive as it liberates the ramdisk space for use by other things that do require a filesystem. I'll look at that option once I have something going though. Mark. _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@freenetproject.org http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:support-requ...@freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe
