On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:50:09PM -0400, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > > > But, does a diskless setup have any real advantages given the low price > > of storage these days? IMHO it is much better to have a small disk in > > each node and have the node boot from its own disk. Let /, /boot and > > swap remain local to each node and nfsmount the rest. With systemimager > > and friends, it is not difficult at all to keep the nodes in sync. > > I agree. One advantage of having diskless cluster is that the amount of heat > generated is less than what it would be if there are lot of hard drives > spinning around. It is probably not of a concern if there is a good cooling > system around. Just thought I would mention about it in case you > overlooked.
SSD or boot from flash USB drive ? > > raju > -- > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi > http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ > http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "It's one thing about insurance, that's a Washington term." - George W. Bush
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