christopher.mor...@gmail.com wrote on 01/17/2013 11:01:06 AM: > From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.li...@gmail.com> > To: Joe Loiacono/USA/CSC@CSC > Cc: Tim Calvin <tcal...@tlsn.net>, "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org> > Date: 01/17/2013 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: Netflow Nfsen Server Hardware > Sent by: christopher.mor...@gmail.com > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Joe Loiacono <jloia...@csc.com> wrote: > > Tim Calvin <tcal...@tlsn.net> wrote on 01/16/2013 05:51:11 PM: > > > >> PowerEdge R610 - > >> > >> 2x Intel E5540, 2.53GHz Quad Core Processor > >> > >> 32GB RAM > >> > >> 2x 300gb 10k 2.5" SAS HDD > > > > Since netflow processing is generally I/O bound, you may want to invest in > > 15K drives. > > I had suggested off-list that perhaps primary storage as SSD was a > better path, is there a reason to not do that? (with some larger > storage on spinning-media for historical storage/query).
Nope, great suggestion. Just a cost consideration ...
