> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Ken Sedlacek > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 5:18 PM > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: [CentOS] Will this work? server+centOS5+100users? > > I am an experienced MS administrator of W2003 servers & > Exchange systems. > > I have 5+ years UNIX mid-level experience but not in centOS. > Grounded in SCO UNIX (the real SCO UNIX). > > We want to use CentOS on a recently grave yarded Dell > poweredge 400SC server. > > This is a P4 3.0 Ghz, w/4GB memory, 2 SATA 250 GB disks. > > We want to use this server w/CentOS5, to provide file and > print resources to 100 users. > > Each Department wants control over common folders of info for > only their group. > > Each user wants control over their folders. > > Pretty much standard permissions for departments. > > Is this do-able with the server and centOS5 and 100 users? Sure you can, my only question is why? I just bought a Dell Poweredge 860 1u unit with a Quad 2.4GHz Xeon processor 2x4MB L2 cache and 4GB of memory for $1700. Granted it only has 2 84GB internal SATA drives, but it is ready to hook up to a storage enclosure, which could be a MD1000 which has 15 drive bays driven by a PERC 5e controller. Now of course the external enclosure will cost some $$ but it will provide for growing performance and capacity needs and you can always swap out the 860 for a higher end machine down the line without having to backup/restore your data volumes. A 400SC might make a good print server, but it will struggle as a good file server, especially as users start to want things like volume snapshots and replication, etc. Start with a lightly populated MD1000, say 4 SATA drives in RAID5 or RAID10 and 2 SATA drives mirrored for snapshots. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.