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Re: [LUG] File Servers

 

Richard Brown wrote:
> 
> What minimum spec of computer should I have for a file server please. I want 
> if possible to configure two hard drives within the computer to act as 
> mirrors to each other.

Depends entirely on access patterns, I've run file servers when 386's
were new and shiny (not on Linux), so the absolute minimum spec will
depend entirely on what it has to do.

How many client machines, sharing what sort of files, and what sort of
access pattern? What is acceptable performance?

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