Re: Limiting number of machines

[Frank Ranner]

Harish Chauhan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How can I limit the number of machines (Range of IP addresses / subnet) 
> getting the files from a server at any point of time so that our network 
> doesn't get flooded with the request coming all at one time.  I mean 
> when the system is doing activites based on daily cron jobs. There has 
> to be some mechanism that lets me specify the range getting the update 
> and then the next range, etc
>
> Looking forward to someones help.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards, Harish Chauhan

Divide your machines into groups:

group1 = ( ws20 ws21 ws22 )
group2 = ( ws23 ws24 ws25 )

Import your heavy workloads at different times:

imports:

group1.Hr03:: cf.apps
group2.Hr06:: cf.apps


Use different servers?

control:
group1:: app_server = ( bigbird )
group2:: app_server = ( gonzo )

Regards,
Frank Ranner