> > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:32:58 -0400 > From: OddSox <oddsoxster [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Questions about a Linux file server I am > about to build. > To: OCLUG Technical <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> > Message-ID: <B6D870B7-B221-4420-A74B-CD155CDC4EAA [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > > On Sep 17, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Charles Nadeau wrote: > > > ? How much RAM should I get for a file server like the one I am building? > > Will more RAM means more cache and better performance or with a small > number > > of clients it doesn?t really matter? Is ECC-RAM really important in my > > situation? > > In terms of file-serving, the drives will likely be the bottleneck - > especially running RAID 5. Your router/switch/network may very well I know but I think the transfer rate of 6 RAIDed "green" drives will still be higher than the one of one fast drive. On my current machine, I get 275MB/sec from my RAID 5 array of 6 drives. Network-wise I am using a pair of bonded gigabit NIC per workstation so I am pretty good on this side. Thanks! Charles > be the next bottleneck before RAM. With only 3 users any additional memory > probably won't even be noticed (most of the time anyway - lots of small > files and/or really big files can make a difference) but it sure won't hurt. > > Buy as much RAM as you can afford, keeping in mind that it almost certainly > will be cheaper next year. > -- > Charles Nadeau Ph.D. > http://charlesnadeau.blogspot.com/ >