Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:08:38 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: "Clark C . Evans" <cce@clarkevans.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: read-only CD-ROM boot partition for vinum webfarm? Message-ID: <200202280008.g1S08co54485@ambrisko.com> In-Reply-To: <3C7D69E0.3BF404EC@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert writes: | "Clark C . Evans" wrote: | > Hello. I was wondering if it is possible to make a read-only | > boot partition (core kernel, static configuration, and /usr) | > for a web-farm application. I've posted this question to the | > freebsd-small list as well and will try to solicit comments | > there as it seems that is the most appropriate list. Thus | > far these are some of the challenges outlined on the freebsd-users@uk | > list... | | It's possible to do; you probably want to limit it to | a "test drive" CDROM, rather than putting it into a | production setting. | | The issue is that the MTBF for IDE CDROM drives is very | low, comparatively, when they are forced to a continuous | duty cycle. This was discuseed two years ago, and I don't | think the situation has improved any. 8-(. Actually 2 years ago it got much better to be a non-issue. 4 years ago with IDE CD-ROMs it was sketchy. ... but what do I know being responsible for manufacturing systems based on FreeBSD mounting root via a CD-ROM in a dirty and hostile environment? Doug eh? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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