From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Jan 26 19:38:37 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from smtp7.atl.mindspring.net (smtp7.atl.mindspring.net [207.69.128.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DB3B1549A for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:38:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stuyman@confusion.net) Received: from confusion.net (user-2ive6im.dialup.mindspring.com [165.247.26.86]) by smtp7.atl.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA29145 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:38:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <388FBD77.B28A031C@confusion.net> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:37:27 -0500 From: Laurence Berland Organization: B.R.A.T.T. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: RealVideo, Databases, and Colocation (3 questions) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org If someone who has experience setting up Real Streaming audio and video on freebsd servers could send me a message off list, I'm trying to get some information that's more practical than what real is quoting me in terms of resource needs. I'm especially curious about CPU loads, and if anybody has any advice on load balancing between multiple real servers that'd be very good. Second, database mirroring. I'm looking to set something up with MySQL or PostgreSQL that will balance the load between multiple servers with the same database on them. What's the best way to go about this, and how large a load can I expect to handle with one server before I need to start adding servers. I've also gotten a few responses to my bandwidth question earlier, most asking me to elaborate. I'm not yet looking to host, but will be within a year or so. I'm interested in your rates for full colocation with backup power, full AC, and bandwidth that will eventually need to scale rather high (Pushing Gigabit in 4-5 years if all goes well). Our initial need is for a full duplex 100 Mbit dedicated/switched ethernet feed (dedicated preferred). It's important to have at least some estimates on what your rates will be 5-10 years down the line, and any place giving me data will be seriously considered when we actually require services. I apologize if these questions border on relevance for this list, and I'm thankful that people are willing to put up with me and answer me anyway. If this thing ever takes off I'm gonna make sure the FreeBSD project gets some major dough out of it. If anyone can suggest a list where these might be more relevant questions please let me know. Thanks again for all your help, -- Laurence Berland <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Windows 98: n. useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. http://stuy.debate.net icq #7434346 aol imer E1101 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message