Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 16:44:31 -0500 From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com> To: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>, "Jeff Gray" <jwgray@netbox.com> Subject: Re: co-location model Message-ID: <20010311214033.0DB1537B718@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103111328570.96200-100000@adsl-63-201-55-220.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net>
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Can you setup a mainframe to run multiple instances of FreeBSD? i really doubt it... and what if that single mainframe fails instead of few standalone servers? i'd probably stay away from something like that. -Simon On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 13:32:22 -0800 (PST), Jeff Gray wrote: >In thinking about the co-location model of many machines, whether 1U or >bigger, one realizes that lots of space, lots of energy [I am writing from >California], lots of iron and other materials are inefficiently consumed. >Let alone late night trips to the server farm. > >Instead of co-location with lots of physical servers if someone were to setup >a mainframe that provided, > -multiple OS configurations and alternatives > -centralized hardware management > -centralized security management on the mainframe > -flexible, reliable, scalable storage > >then space, energy, raw materials and I suspect major costs could be >minimized. Late night trips to the server could be eliminated! > >My two questions. >-Is this a reasonable long term model for ISPs and or server farms? > >-Does anyone offer this today at the scale of rack size bites of >physical space? > > >[I say mainframe only to emphasize extreme hardware and software >reliability]. > >Interested to hear what the community thinks. > >Thanks >jeff > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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