Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:33:23 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Nick I <clusterbuilder@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backbone of a large-file streaming system Message-ID: <4370FD83.3000500@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <e073f9120511080921x50d603el9689567c43e582c7@mail.gmail.com> References: <e073f9120511080921x50d603el9689567c43e582c7@mail.gmail.com>
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Nick I wrote: > Hi, > I help maintain a Web site at > www.clusterbuilder.org<http://www.clusterbuilder.org/>. > You might have seen before that I have a section called Ask the Cluster > Expert, where I am building a knowledgebase of cluster and grid information. > When someone asks a question I am researching the answer to build this > knowledgebase out. I received the following question: > > *"I am looking for a variety of solutions to be a backbone of a large-file > streaming system providing thousands of concurrent download streams. > Preferably commodity hardware and Linux, though I'm open to commercial > solutions."* > > I am wondering if anyone here has suggestions of what applications will work > best for this type of setup. You can respond to the question at > www.clusterbuilder.org/FAQ > <http://www.clusterbuilder.org/FAQ>or respond in email. I suppose the answer depends on the protocol used for the streaming downloads. Assuming HTTP, apache on a FreeBSD server should handle this nicely. Example is ftp.cdrom.com. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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