Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:06:22 -0700 (MST) From: "Forrest W. Christian" <forrestc@imach.com> To: Jeff Gray <jwgray@netbox.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: co-location model Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103112002330.10411-100000@workhorse.iMach.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103111328570.96200-100000@adsl-63-201-55-220.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net>
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Have you looked at jail? With jail you can effectively create numerous machines in one physical machine. I am planning on doing this as an entry level option in our colo space. man jail On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Jeff Gray wrote: > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 13:32:22 -0800 (PST) > From: Jeff Gray <jwgray@netbox.com> > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Cc: Jeff Gray <jwgray@netbox.com> > Subject: co-location model > > In thinking about the co-location model of many machines, whether 1U or > bigger, one realizes that lots of space, lots of energy [I am writing from > California], lots of iron and other materials are inefficiently consumed. > Let alone late night trips to the server farm. > > Instead of co-location with lots of physical servers if someone were to setup > a mainframe that provided, > -multiple OS configurations and alternatives > -centralized hardware management > -centralized security management on the mainframe > -flexible, reliable, scalable storage > > then space, energy, raw materials and I suspect major costs could be > minimized. Late night trips to the server could be eliminated! > > My two questions. > -Is this a reasonable long term model for ISPs and or server farms? > > -Does anyone offer this today at the scale of rack size bites of > physical space? > > > [I say mainframe only to emphasize extreme hardware and software > reliability]. > > Interested to hear what the community thinks. > > Thanks > jeff > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) AC7DE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iMach, Ltd., P.O. Box 5749, Helena, MT 59604 http://www.imach.com Solutions for your high-tech problems. (406)-442-6648 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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