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> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Sedlacek
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 5:18 PM
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Will this work? server+centOS5+100users?
>
> I am an experienced MS administrator of W2003 servers &
> Exchange systems.
>
> I have 5+ years UNIX mid-level experience but not in centOS.
> Grounded in SCO UNIX (the real SCO UNIX).
>
> We want to use CentOS on a recently grave yarded Dell
> poweredge 400SC server.
>
> This is a P4 3.0 Ghz, w/4GB memory, 2 SATA 250 GB disks.
>
> We want to use this server w/CentOS5, to provide file and
> print resources to 100 users.
>
> Each Department wants control over common folders of info for
> only their group.
>
> Each user wants control over their folders.
>
> Pretty much standard permissions for departments.
>
> Is this do-able with the server and centOS5 and 100 users?
Sure you can, my only question is why?
I just bought a Dell Poweredge 860 1u unit with a Quad 2.4GHz
Xeon processor 2x4MB L2 cache and 4GB of memory for $1700.
Granted it only has 2 84GB internal SATA drives, but it is
ready to hook up to a storage enclosure, which could be a
MD1000 which has 15 drive bays driven by a PERC 5e controller.
Now of course the external enclosure will cost some $$ but it
will provide for growing performance and capacity needs and
you can always swap out the 860 for a higher end machine
down the line without having to backup/restore your data
volumes.
A 400SC might make a good print server, but it will struggle
as a good file server, especially as users start to want
things like volume snapshots and replication, etc.
Start with a lightly populated MD1000, say 4 SATA drives in
RAID5 or RAID10 and 2 SATA drives mirrored for snapshots.
-Ross
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