Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 01:18:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Wang <brian@vividnet.com> To: Khoo Swee Chuan <sckhoo@asiapac.net> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: number of servers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.92.960731003402.21165C-100000@aquarius.vividnet.com> In-Reply-To: <199607310648.OAA22857@gandalf.asiapac.net>
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On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Khoo Swee Chuan wrote: > hi, > > I am in a company which is chartered to startup isp > in my country. > I always hear people say about "keep it simple", > just one question, does that mean i should have one machine ( FreeBSD ) > each on mail/ftp/web/dns/etc etc or run multiple type of servers in > one machine, provided money is not a problem. :) > Which one is simpler? I'll want to have individual machine > doing specific job. WHat u think? All in one box vs. distributed environment, which is simpler to setup? One box approach is probably easier, since you won't have to worry about things like remote-backups, maintaining/syncing password files, upgrading/installin/maintainingg a fleet of FreeBSD servers..etc. However, I do not recommend the above approach (Others will proabably recommend the same thing), because when your one box goes down, everything goes down. It takes more effort, and costs more to operate a several boxes approach, but your customers will be much happier, because when a box goes down, you still have other boxes running. Make sure you have backup-servers for critical services like Radius/Mail..etc. If money is not a problem, buy all the redundancy you will need! --> Multiple T1's through different upstream, extra router, and extra hardware! Lastly, hire competent staffs to keep everything simple :) Sincerely, Brian Wang
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