Well, I have 100MB guaranteed to the internet and a 1 GIG NIC, the VM CPU is used at 40% (average) I guess I will fire a second VM and see what the total bandwidth result is...
2016-12-11 18:27 GMT+01:00 s7r <s...@sky-ip.org>: > Hello, > > Thanks for running relays. > > > Patrick DERWAEL wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I'm running a relay in a VM on a physical server which is largely under > used > > Current advertised bandwidth 26MB, consensus 76500 > > I'm considering running a second relay (2nd VM) on the very same > > hardware, but this brings a few questions: > > > > - is there any issue running it at the same geographical place? > > It desirable to have geographical diversity of course, but running two > in the same place to increase capacity doesn't do any harm. Just don't > forget to configure MyFamily in both torrcs so that the relays are > linked together as belonging to the same family. > > > - would the current total BW effectively consumed (26MB) be divided in 2 > > (i.e. no added value in BW)? > > This depends on a lot of things. If your network port can handle more > than 26MB, and the limit of 26 MB observed on the first relay comes from > CPU/RAM, the 26 MB will not be divided but increased. If the first relay > has underused CPU / RAM this means the 26 MB is a limitation that comes > from the network port speed, and in this case it will be obviously divided. > > > - basically, would it have any significant added value to the network? > > > > Thanks > > > > Yes, if the bandwidth grows. If the 26 MB is divided in two, it's easier > and better to run a single one of 26 MB (save space in descriptors > distributed network wide, have a single box to maintain and keep up to > date, etc.) > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > -- Patrick Derwael Rue de la fontaine, 3 4210 Burdinne G:0479.80.50.79
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