Fair point. However its going to be running a base install with only the core package group so there shouldn't be much going on. Is the nfs daemon capable of leveraging multiple processor cores? On Feb 9, 2011 5:54 PM, "Ken Rossman" <wkrossman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Frankly, I don't see why any NFS server should NOT be > multithreaded. Most operating systems running NFS server > processes end up running more than one of them, to handle > multiple parallel incoming requests. > > And being that processor technology is moving in the direction of > multi-core multi-threaded processors as the norm (hence those > processors won't end up costing much more than simpler ones as > time goes on), it's just not worth worrying about to my mind... > > Also, keep in mind that the average linux(unix) type system is > running lots of processes in parallel to support the general > operation of the machine, in addition to the specific set of > processes that comprise the intended service (e.g. NFS servers). > > > Ken > > ---------- > > On Feb 9, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Matty Sarro wrote: > > Hey everyone, > This is a pretty simple question but I can't seem to find the answer. > I'm looking to purchase a dedicated NFS server. Most of the vendors > are pushing quad/hex core processors. There's one model left that > still has a dual core. So far as I can tell, the default NFS server > isn't multithreaded, so even dual core is going to be overkill. The > server is going to be getting Log data copied to it N times a day, > where N is the number of times the files reach a certain size. > > The only other thing the server will be doing is running a cron job > which deletes files that are more than 60 days old. Pretty simple, > right? > The only reason I can see justifying a quad core processor is if NFS > is multithreaded. Thoughts? > -Matthew > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
