[CentOS-mirror] New Mirror specs

[David Richardson]

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, João Carlos Mendes Luís wrote:

> Hi,
>
>    This is surely a FAQ, but I could not find the answer anywhere.
>
>    What are the needs in terms of disk space for a CentOS mirror?   I
> understand that we can choose to carry DVD images or not, but can we
> choose to carry only some archs and/or releases?  And in this cases, are
> there already any measures on disk space needed?   Is there some
> expectancy on how this will increase over time?
>
>    I hope to set up a new 1Gbps mirror (inside a 20Gbps backbone) in
> Brazil ASAP, but first I need to get these and some other answers to
> convince the bureaucrats.   ;-)


My mirror (mirror.chpc.utah.edu) is using 160G right now (that includes 
the DVDs).

After the 5.4 release, when the 5.3 tree is removed, that will drop back 
down to about 130G.

DR

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