From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: Sergey Zhilkin Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:20:21 +0300 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11471aee9c6b46053ea780b7 Subject: Re: [9fans] What does your fileserver consist of? Topicbox-Message-UUID: a4bb3984-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11471aee9c6b46053ea780b7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi ! Rip is good for running terminal. It do not have modern (and old :) ) interfaces to storage. I'm use old big tower PC, with several hard drives. I think Eric or Brantkey can tell more, as he still run Kfs. (Cwfs) =D1=81=D1=80=D0=B5=D0=B4=D0=B0, 12 =D0=BE=D0=BA=D1=82=D1=8F=D0=B1=D1=80=D1= =8F 2016 =D0=B3. =D0=BF=D0=BE=D0=BB=D1=8C=D0=B7=D0=BE=D0=B2=D0=B0=D1=82=D0= =B5=D0=BB=D1=8C Tyga =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BB: > Hi Jim, > > I think you should be fine. I'm using five rescued HP ePCs > all > with PIII @800MHz, 128MB RAM and a range of HDs, including one one with > 80GB. All connected via a HP ProCurve 1G switch. I have one RPi2 > connected to the cluster and it, too, works fine with them. Still having > struggles with auth, etc. > > For what it's worth, I have an ePC booting off a compact flash card (via > an IDE adaptor) - that one is rather slow. I haven't benchmarked this > cluster against anything, but my impression is that it's Ok, but a single > contemporary PC seems faster (SSD, SATA3, etc) > > Well that's one dodgy data point for you! > > > On 12 October 2016 at 11:33, James A. Robinson > wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> 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 >> machines in this role? >> >> 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. >> >> Does anyone here run a fileserver on a small computer like a >> raspberry pi 3, or perhaps something like an Intel nuc? >> >> I wouldn't be supporting multiple users, just myself moving between >> a couple of devices. >> >> Jim >> >> > --=20 Sent from Gmail Mobile --001a11471aee9c6b46053ea780b7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi !=C2=A0

Rip is good for running terminal. It do not h= ave modern (and old :) ) interfaces to storage. I'm use old big tower P= C, with several hard drives. I think Eric or Brantkey=C2=A0can tell more, a= s he still run Kfs. (Cwfs)=C2=A0

=D1=81=D1=80=D0=B5=D0=B4=D0=B0, 12 = =D0=BE=D0=BA=D1=82=D1=8F=D0=B1=D1=80=D1=8F 2016 =D0=B3. =D0=BF=D0=BE=D0=BB= =D1=8C=D0=B7=D0=BE=D0=B2=D0=B0=D1=82=D0=B5=D0=BB=D1=8C Tyga =D0=BD=D0=B0= =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BB:
Hi Jim,

I think you should be fine.=C2=A0 I'= ;m using five rescued=C2=A0HP ePCs=C2=A0all with PIII @800MHz, 128MB RAM and a range of HDs, i= ncluding one one with 80GB.=C2=A0 All connected via a HP ProCurve 1G switch= .=C2=A0 I have one RPi2 connected to the cluster and it, too, works fine wi= th them.=C2=A0 Still having struggles with auth, etc.

<= div>For what it's worth, I have an ePC booting off a compact flash card= (via an IDE adaptor) - that one is rather slow.=C2=A0 I haven't benchm= arked this cluster against anything, but my impression is that it's Ok,= but a single contemporary PC seems faster (SSD, SATA3, etc)

=
Well that's one dodgy data point for you!


On 12 Oct= ober 2016 at 11:33, James A. Robinson <jim.robinson@gmail.com> wrote:
Folks,

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

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

I was wondering whether = or not it'd be feasible to hook up something



--
Sent from Gmail Mobile
--001a11471aee9c6b46053ea780b7--