Re: [gentoo-server] Re: Old hdd in server

[Brian Klauss]

I also have to concur with the below message.  Adding old outdated hardware
to a production server not only creates a bottleneck in performance but
could cost you in the event the hardware fails whether it is in /tmp,
/var/tmp, or whatever path you destin it to be.  The best place for the
drives are in the trash can, not in a production server.

Brian...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stephen white" <steve@×××××××××××××××.au>
To: <gentoo-server@g.o>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Re: Old hdd in server


> On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 02:19  AM, Michael Diederich wrote:
> > Thanks for all your replies - /tmp is a very good idea ;-)
>
> Nobody else said it, so I will... your Linux system can also be
> improved by what you don't add, so I would recommend binning the
> drives. It's not worth the effort of trying, and it's a false economy
> to use them. On /tmp, the machine will die if the drive fails.
>
> As this is the server mailing list, I'll also point out that adding odd
> bits and pieces of hardware to your machines makes groups of servers
> more difficult to manage. You should be working towards standardised
> machines to minimise the number of hardware profiles you need to
> maintain.
>
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