[CentOS-mirror] 5.6 is coming closer

Roelf Wichertjes info at roelf.org
Thu Apr 7 11:46:20 EDT 2011


I forgot to change that,
2 weeks ago i got a e-mail from my host saying:
Our new data-center is finished!
<some specs>
We will be moving the servers!
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Sorry for that.


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Roelf Software
software.roelf.org
www.roelf.org
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Op 7 apr. 2011 om 17:16 heeft "Paul Stewart" <pstewart at nexicomgroup.net> het volgende geschreven:

> Why are you listed under Canada when your server is in the USA?
> 
>  1 dis1-rtr-tu-ge0-0.nexicom.net (76.75.85.129) 0 msec 0 msec 0 msec
>  2 dis2-rtr-mb-ge9-7.nexicom.net (76.75.85.33) 0 msec 4 msec 0 msec
>  3 ge5-1-9-4.core1.toronto1.nexicom.net (98.124.0.226) 12 msec 8 msec
> 12 msec
>  4 gige-g2-20.core1.tor1.he.net (209.51.163.145) [AS 6939] 12 msec 12
> msec 12 msec
>  5 10gigabitethernet1-2.core1.nyc5.he.net (72.52.92.165) [AS 6939] 24
> msec 28 msec 24 msec
>  6 bluehost.tienyc.telxgroup.net (206.126.115.34) [AS 25973] 92 msec 92
> msec 92 msec
>  7 tg2-5.ar01.prov.bluehost.com (69.195.64.41) [AS 11798] 92 msec 92
> msec 92 msec
>  8 mirror.roelf.org (69.195.90.115) [AS 11798] 92 msec 92 msec 92 msec
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-mirror-bounces at centos.org
> [mailto:centos-mirror-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Roelf Wichertjes
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 11:14 AM
> To: Mailing list for CentOS mirrors.
> Subject: Re: [CentOS-mirror] 5.6 is coming closer
> 
> By the way, can someone add a function to the mirror-status so you can
> let it sort sites on other things then country?
> 
> 
> --------------------
> Roelf Software
> software.roelf.org
> www.roelf.org
> --------------------
> 
> Op 7 apr. 2011 om 17:11 heeft Roelf Wichertjes <info at roelf.org> het
> volgende geschreven:
> 
>> Also i found out that i made a error in the cron settings, instead of
> it syncing once every 12 houres, it synced every 12 DAYS, i fixed it,
> hopefully fixing the low ranking
>> 
>> 
>> --------------------
>> Roelf Software
>> software.roelf.org
>> www.roelf.org
>> --------------------
>> 
>> Op 7 apr. 2011 om 17:03 heeft Roelf Wichertjes <info at roelf.org> het
> volgende geschreven:
>> 
>>> Oh, by the way:
>>> What's "mirror age, daily stats" at the mirror list?
>>> I'm increasing the sync rate to once an hour.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --------------------
>>> Roelf Software
>>> software.roelf.org
>>> www.roelf.org
>>> --------------------
>>> 
>>> Op 7 apr. 2011 om 16:58 heeft Roelf Wichertjes <info at roelf.org> het
> volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>>> I've got the bandwith and speed for it,
>>>> I once pulled all 7 install iso's (at the same time) from a high
> ranked mirror, it took me 16 min.
>>>> Then did the same but now used my mirror, it took me 15 min.
>>>> My bandwith is enough.
>>>> Ps. I know what a busy server is.
>>>> I get a bonus from my host if i have a lot of traffic.
>>>> I forgot the tier of the site and i removed the --delete flag.
>>>> (my mail software is broken and the webmail i'm using can't handle
> the e-mail format of the list-admin, so i can't read the mail in which
> he told me the tier).
>>>> 
>>>> I'm ready for it!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --------------------
>>>> Roelf Software
>>>> software.roelf.org
>>>> www.roelf.org
>>>> --------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Op 6 apr. 2011 om 20:42 heeft "Paul Stewart"
> <pstewart at nexicomgroup.net> het volgende geschreven:
>>>> 
>>>>> I'm curious as to what a busy mirror is...
>>>>> 
>>>>> We are currently delivering about 60GB a day of CentOS files...
> does
>>>>> that put us at the bottom or near the top? ;)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Paul
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: centos-mirror-bounces at centos.org
>>>>> [mailto:centos-mirror-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of J.H.
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:37 PM
>>>>> To: Mailing list for CentOS mirrors.
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CentOS-mirror] 5.6 is coming closer
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 04/05/2011 01:52 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote:
>>>>>> On 04/05/2011 12:30 PM, Roelf Wichertjes wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Maybe a idea,
>>>>>>> Why not choose the least busy ones,
>>>>>>> Say there are 100 mirrors, 5 are busy and 5 almost unused
>>>>>>> Isn't it a better idea to let the 5 busy and the 5 unbusy pull
> from
>>>>> centos.org
>>>>>>> And have the other 90 pull from the 5 unbusy?
>>>>>>> That should even the load better.
>>>>>>>> On 04/05/2011 10:20 AM, Prof. P. Sriram wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Maybe it's been discussed before, but would it not be
> worthwhile to
>>>>> do a
>>>>>>>>> DNS based thing for this? We create a temporary rsync source
> domain
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thats quite a lot of work, I'm more keen on having ACL's in
> place
>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> only allow some specific mirrors ( maybe the 100 busiest ones )
> to
>>>>> pull
>>>>>>>> from centos.org; and have everyone else pull from them.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> from 'busy' -i meant more like kernel.org / heanet.ie or
>>>>> mirrorservice.org
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> - KB
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tiering the mirror distribution is pretty common, and honestly
> makes
>>>>> things a *LOT* easier for everyone.  I agree with the sentiments
> already
>>>>> stated, automation is what makes this all doable.  Removing things
> like
>>>>> --delete from your mirrors, is just a PITA.  Yes accidental
> upstream
>>>>> removals will happen, but if the mirror infrastructure is
> structured
>>>>> well it will propagate out and the fix will propagate out quickly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The way I've normally seen it is a small number (say 10) mirrors
> are
>>>>> allowed to pull form the master machines, and servers are then
>>>>> encouraged / forced to pull from those tier 1 mirrors.  This means
> the
>>>>> tier 1's can pull more often from the upstream, and everyone else
> can
>>>>> make better use of the 1 & 10 gbps (and associated big hardware)
> links
>>>>> some of the bigger mirrors have.  Personally I think it's
> worthwhile,
>>>>> and it's not too hard to implement.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Keep in mind that the 'busier' servers (kernel.org at least) are in
> a
>>>>> better position (hardware / bandwidth) to support a greater number
> of
>>>>> people pulling from them.  I would guess many of those "unused"
> mirrors
>>>>> may not be able to support the deluge you could potentially be
> pointing
>>>>> at them, this isn't universal but it's something to be aware of.
>>>>> 
>>>>> - John 'Warthog9' Hawley
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