Networker

[Networker] Sizing a Linux x86 server for Networker

2006-06-01 19:25:00
Subject: [Networker] Sizing a Linux x86 server for Networker
From: "Varaldi, Marcelo" <Marcelo.Varaldi AT BROU.COM DOT UY>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 20:09:20 -0300
I'm in the process of buying a Linux server for substitution of a Sun E450
(2 Ultrasparc 450Mhz, 2Gb RAM).

The actual server performs poorly mainly because of the slow performance of
de SBUS architecture and CPUs.

We will add 4 LTO3 drives (FChannel 4Gb) to 2 StorageTek L700 libraries. The
server will have 2 Gbit Nics with trunking to maximize throughput for LAN
backups.

Does anyone know if Networker uses threads under Linux? If so, it would be
beneficial to have multicore CPU's?

I found similar thread but nothing about similar scenarios. Sorry if this
has been covered.

Thanks in advance.

Ing. Marcelo Varaldi
Brou
Uruguay

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