Re: [Sheflug] Server Specs

[Alex Hudson <home [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 06:52:35PM +0100, Chris Johnson wrote:
> Intel or AMD?  How much does linux server benefit from dual processors or is
> the network the limiting factor?  Would it be easy to split the PCs onto 2
> switches and add 2 network cards to the server?  What backup devices are
> available that are linux compatible for backing up large quantities of video
> data?

Backing up video? :eek:

You don't say what standard of video, but you're talking big hardware. If
you're moving video from Mac<->Server, that's going to be harsh. Video
straight from the server will be nigh on impossible.

To give you a rough idea of rate, if you're talking full-screen PAL you're
looking at 5Mbs-1 absolute minimum, probably more like 10. 

To back it up, you'll be interested only in size. DVDs are unlikely to be of
much use. You might want to look at some form of NAS rather than a Linux-
based server.

Cheers,

Alex.

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