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From: Steve Simon Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-F894D191-3122-4E8D-AA4A-3B4C71FA99C7 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <0F8DEC52-12CA-4CF8-80AD-5D9574DD3BE7@quintile.net> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:13:35 +0100 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: [9fans] What does your fileserver consist of? Topicbox-Message-UUID: a4df13ae-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --Apple-Mail-F894D191-3122-4E8D-AA4A-3B4C71FA99C7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable mine is a dual atom mini itx box, with two mirrored disks - though i have an= ssd to add when i get a chance. the server is a combined auth/cpu/venti/fossil/mail/domain/web server. it consumes 26watts which could be better but is not bad. a pi with a few sata3 interfaces would be interesting. -Steve > On 12 Oct 2016, at 16:31, California Electric wrote: >=20 > Jim, >=20 > There are other low cost alternatives than an rpi. Higher kilowatt-hour co= st for sure than an rpi, but cheap... >=20 > My current 32bit bell labs distro file server is a Lenovo (IBM) m58p small= form factor. It has a 3.33 ghz intel core2 duo cpu, upgraded from it's stoc= k 3.0ghz core2 duo. I have also tested it with a 3.0ghz core2 quad cpu, and t= hat works. With AHCI set to native everything works, including multiple core= s and built in gigabit ethernet. I boot off a USB stick, and it runs a 512GB= fossil from SSD. I bought mine for 60 $US on eBay. I just checked and they a= re as low as half that now. Tilted on its side it doesn't take up much shelf= space at all. >=20 > The fossil is backed by a very large venti running under plan9port on a ma= c that does other things, too.=20 >=20 > My auth server is an rpi though, the original, and it sits on top and gets= its power from one of the USB ports on the fs, so it's all pretty compact a= nd a single switch. >=20 > Greg >=20 >=20 >=20 > Sent from my iPhone >> On Oct 11, 2016, at 5:33 PM, James A. Robinson w= rote: >>=20 >> Folks, >>=20 >> One of the things I'm thinking about is setting up a full Plan 9 >> cluster, meaning one of the components would be a stand-alone >> fileserver hooked up to a decent amount of storage. >>=20 >> I was wondering what experience people have had with slower or faster >> machines in this role? >>=20 >> I was wondering whether or not it'd be feasible to hook up something >> like http://tinyurl.com/jgov5gc (Amazon.com) to something small like a >> Raspberry Pi 3, or if the I/O would be too much for that kind of >> computer to handle. >>=20 >> Does anyone here run a fileserver on a small computer like a >> raspberry pi 3, or perhaps something like an Intel nuc? >>=20 >> I wouldn't be supporting multiple users, just myself moving between >> a couple of devices. >>=20 >> Jim >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-F894D191-3122-4E8D-AA4A-3B4C71FA99C7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

mine is a dual atom mini it= x box, with two mirrored disks - though i have an ssd to add when i get a ch= ance.

the server is a combined auth/cpu/venti/fossi= l/mail/domain/web server.

it consumes 26watts which= could be better but is not bad.

a pi with a few sa= ta3 interfaces would be interesting.

-Steve

On 12 Oct 2016, at 16:31, California Electric <californiaelectric@gmail.com= > wrote:

Jim,

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There are other low cost alternatives than an rpi. Higher kilowat= t-hour cost for sure than an rpi, but cheap...

My curren= t 32bit bell labs distro file server is a Lenovo (IBM) m58p small form facto= r. It has a 3.33 ghz intel core2 duo cpu, upgraded from it's stock 3.0ghz co= re2 duo. I have also tested it with a 3.0ghz core2 quad cpu, and that works.= With AHCI set to native everything works, including multiple cores and buil= t in gigabit ethernet. I boot off a USB stick, and it runs a 512GB fossil fr= om SSD. I bought mine for 60 $US on eBay. I just checked and they are as low= as half that now. Tilted on its side it doesn't take up much shelf space at= all.

The fossil is backed by a very large venti running u= nder plan9port on a mac that does other things, too.

My a= uth server is an rpi though, the original, and it sits on top and gets its p= ower from one of the USB ports on the fs, so it's all pretty compact and a s= ingle switch.

Greg

Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 11, 2016, a= t 5:33 PM, James A. Robinson <j= im.robinson@gmail.com> wrote:

Folks,

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One of the things I'm thinking about is setting up a full Plan 9
cluster, meaning one of the components would be a stand-alone
=
fileserver hooked up to a decent amount of storage.

I was wondering what experience people have had with slower or faster<= /div>
machines in this role?

I was wondering wh= ether or not it'd be feasible to hook up something
like http://tinyurl.com/jgov5gc (Amazon.com) to something small like a
Raspberry= Pi 3, or if the I/O would be too much for that kind of
computer t= o handle.

Does anyone here run a fileserver on a sm= all computer like a
raspberry pi 3, or perhaps something like an I= ntel nuc?

I wouldn't be supporting multiple users, j= ust myself moving between
a couple of devices.

Jim

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