Re: Netflow Nfsen Server Hardware

[Joe Loiacono <jloiacon () csc com>]

christopher.morrow () gmail com wrote on 01/17/2013 11:01:06 AM:

> From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>
> To: Joe Loiacono/USA/CSC@CSC
> Cc: Tim Calvin <tcalvin () tlsn net>, "nanog () nanog org" <nanog () nanog org>
> Date: 01/17/2013 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Netflow Nfsen Server Hardware
> Sent by: christopher.morrow () gmail com
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Joe Loiacono <jloiacon () csc com> wrote:
> > Tim Calvin <tcalvin () tlsn net> wrote on 01/16/2013 05:51:11 PM:
> >
> > > PowerEdge R610 -
> > >
> > >     2x Intel E5540, 2.53GHz Quad Core Processor
> > >
> > >     32GB RAM
> > >
> > >     2x 300gb 10k 2.5" SAS HDD
> >
> > Since netflow processing is generally I/O bound, you may want to 
invest in
> > 15K drives.
>
> I had suggested off-list that perhaps primary storage as SSD was a
> better path, is there a reason to not do that? (with some larger
> storage on spinning-media for historical storage/query).

Nope, great suggestion. Just a cost consideration ...