Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:06:02 +0100 (BST) From: Lloyd Rennie <lloyd@vbc.net> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Jesper Skriver <jesper@skriver.dk>, hackers@FreeBSD.org, Patrick Gardella <patrick@whetstonelogic.com> Subject: Re: Mirror requirements Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003311004130.18605-100000@brunel.uk1.vbc.net> In-Reply-To: <200003301820.NAA91182@server.baldwin.cx>
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On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, John Baldwin wrote: > On 30-Mar-00 Jesper Skriver wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 09:42:42AM -0500, Patrick Gardella wrote: > >> Lloyd Rennie wrote: > >> > > >> > I sent this to -questions, but have received no reply. Sorry to bug > >> > y'all, but... > >> > > >> > What are the hardware and bandwidth requirements to maintain a full > >> > FreeBSD mirror site? > >> > >> Having asked this before, I can try to answer it... > >> > >> Hardware: Disk space to hold the parts you want to mirror. Are you > >> looking to be just an FTP mirror, a WWW mirror (about 8 megs), a CVSUP > >> mirror, or some combination of all of these? I would say that a safe > >> bet would be an 8 gig HD for all of them. > > > > I keep a partial ftp mirror, and it barely fits 20 GB ... > > I was about to say. On ftp3.FreeBSD.org we use 3 9 Gb SCSI disks in a > vinum stripe to hold just XFree86 and a partial mirror of FreeBSD and it > runs at about 86% capacity. Right. Thanks to all who replied - will budget lots and lots of gigs ;-) -- Lloyd Rennie VBCnet GB Ltd lloyd@vbc.net tel +44 (0) 117 929 1316 http://www.vbc.net fax +44 (0) 117 927 2015 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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