[Samba] NAS on 2 sites connected via slow link

[Koen Linders]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-
> bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Kevin Keane
> Verzonden: donderdag 26 november 2009 9:20
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] NAS on 2 sites connected via slow link
> 
> I take it that the slow link is between the 192.168.1 and the 192.168.5
> subnets?
> 
> So you currently have:
> 
> Client ------SLOW--------> NAS
> 
> If you mount the NAS directory on your PDC, the data doesn't magically
> travel to the other end of your slow link.
> 
> You are, of course, right that the clients would have a fast connection
> - but the PDC still has a slow connection.
> 
> Client -----FAST---------> PDC ---------SLOW-----------> NAS
> 
> Installing a second server on site B also wouldn't solve the problem.
> You would then have:
> 
> Client -----SLOW---------> new server -------FAST-------> NAS
> 
> Basically, you need to focus on the slow link instead of on clients
> connect.
> 
> What I was thinking:
> 
> Client -----FAST---------> cache
> Cache ------SLOW---------> NAS
> 
> This would decouple the client's data transfer from the NAS device.
> 

The slow link is between 192.168.1. & 192.168.5. indeed.
But the clients will be accessing the data

Client -----FAST---------> NAS ---------SLOW-----------> PDC