Seed_pool and general storage question

I am trying to deploy EBS 12.1.3 Prod and Apps VM templates on a VM Server using just internal disk and I am running out of space.
So do I need the seed_pool files after I have successfully imported the templates as Virtual Machnes?
I was thinking I could also maybe create an NFS share from another server and mount the /OVS/seed_pool directory that way if needed.
Yes/No?
Edited by: user6445925 on May 13, 2011 9:33 PM

I don't know if there is a better way to manage this but what we are doing is NFS mounting multiple file systems from a NetApp then move the files we want to the file systems we want and connect it all back to the file system that /OVS is pointed to with symbolic links
e.g.
10.53.252.2:/vol/cos1_tier03_rms_testdev_os_ovm_nfs
158G 87G 72G 55% /var/ovs/mount/1A57047A2ABE4210B37DEEF62C33CF1F
10.53.252.2:/vol/cos1_tier03_rms_testdev_asm_ovm_nfs
2.0T 356G 1.7T 18% /var/ovs/mount/0465D5417DAB4F9F9D4EFDB141940AE6
10.53.252.2:/vol/cos1_tier03_rms_testdev_app_ovm_nfs
450G 417G 34G 93% /var/ovs/mount/7B543EC95C0B40648377E762F2F04713
[root@ovs-tst-01 /]# ls -l /OVS
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 Feb 9 16:00 /OVS -> /var/ovs/mount/1A57047A2ABE4210B37DEEF62C33CF1F
so copy the file you want into the 2tb file system then link them back to the same location in the 158gb file system where the /OVS link points to. This is the way that we have figured out to put different storage needs onto different volumes on the NetApp - specifically moving +ASM to a different storage pool on the NetApp.

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RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 2133 @2000
Motherboard - ASUS P9X79 WS LGA 2011
GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 OC 2GB (performed the compatibility list hack to enable hardware acceleration).
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Case - Cooler Master HAF X
CPU Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with 120 mm fan
Power Supply - Corsair Pro Series AX 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold
Optical Drive - Pioneer BDR - 208DBK
thanks in advance,
Eric

........software RAID 5 off the motherboard ??????......NOT a good idea, from what I have read here on this forum from experts like Harm Millard and others. They have mentioned a LARGE overhead on the CPU doing this....causing sub-par performance. RAID 0 off the motherboard will NOT do this, however.....RAID 0 would provide optimum speed, but, with the risk of total data loss if ANY drive fails. You may wish to reconfigure your RAID to be RAID 0...BUT...you would need to DILIGENTLY back up its entire volume onto perhaps a quality 4TB drive very frequently.
A lot depends on the nature of your current and FUTURE codecs you plan to edit. You may not want to sink a lot of money into an older setup that may have trouble with more demanding future codecs. For now, in the 1080p realm, your rig should be OK....the read/write performance on your CURRENT RAID 5 setup is not great, and a definite drag on the performance. The rest of your components appear to be fine.....the Samsung SSD, though not ideal, is OK.....it's write speed is WAY lower than the Pro model,but, the drive is used mainly for reading operations. Since you have Windows 7 Pro, and NOT Windows 8.......you CAN put the entire windows page file onto the RAID 0 you might create.....this will take that frequent read/write load OFF the SSD. Read the "tweakers Page" to see how to best TUNE your machine. To use your current setup most efficiently, without investing much money, you would :a. create the RAID 0 off the motherboard, ( putting all media and project files on it ) b. install a quality 7200rpm 4TB HDD to serve as a BACKUP of the RAID array. Then, install a Crucial M550 256GB or larger SSD, ( close in performance to Samsung 850 Pro...much cheaper), to put all previews, cache , and media cache files on....AND to use as " global performance cache" for After Effects...if you use that program. Exporting can be done to ANOTHER Crucial M550 for best speed...or, just to the either the FIRST Crucial or, the 4TB drive. Your current GPU will accelerate exports on any video containing scaling and any GPU accelerated effects. Your CPU is STILL important in SERVING the data to and from the GPU AND for decoding and encoding non-GPU handled video....your high CPU clock speed helps performance there ! You may want to check out possibly overclocking your video card, using MSI Afterburner.or, similar free program. Increasing the "memory clock speed" can RAISE performance and cut export times on GPU effects loaded timelines,or, scaling operations. On my laptop, I export 25% faster doing this. With my NEW i7 4700 HQ laptop, I export in the range of your CURRENT machine....about 2 to 3 times the length of the original video. PROPERLY SET UP...your desktop machine should BLOW THIS AWAY !!
Visit the PPBM7 website and test your current setup to possibly identify current bottlenecks,or, performance issues. THEN, RE-TEST it again, after making improvements to your machine to see how it does. Be aware that new codecs are coming (H.265 and HEVC,etc.) which may demand more computer horsepower to edit, as they are even MORE compressed and engineered for "streaming" high quality at a lower bandwidth on the internet. The new Haswell E...with its quad-channel memory, 8 core option, large number of PCI gen. 3 lanes, goes farther in being prepared for 4K and more. Testing by Eric Bowen has shown the newer PPro versions provide MUCH better processing of 4K than older versions.

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