[CentOS-mirror] New Mirror - Space Required?

Tue Feb 17 22:44:42 UTC 2009
Tim Nelson <tnelson at rockbochs.com>

----- "Tru Huynh" <tru at centos.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 02:51:41PM -0600, Tim Nelson wrote:
> > 
> > I appreciate the pointer above in regards to mirror usage. I'd be
> creating
> > this local mirror to remove some load from the other mirrors as we
> provision
> > anywhere between 1-25 CentOS based servers per week. In this case,
> what
> > mirror would I use for syncing these repos?
> 
> any of the public mirrors listed at
> http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=30
> http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=31
> http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=32
> 
> pick the closest to you (rsync?) and as a courtesy to the mirror
> manager
> you are pulling from, just send them an email?
> 
> > 
> > Also, is it possible to create a repo in a sort of 'cache' mode
> where
> > packages are only stored on the local repo if requested by a device
> using the
> > repo? Essentially a 'yum caching proxy' for lack of a better term?
> a squid proxy might be able to do it (the centos mailing list  may be
> more
> appropriate for this kind of discussion), see also cobbler.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Tru
> -- 
> Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance)
> http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B

Thank you again for your help. I'll look into the Squid option.

--Tim