Ibiblio runs at University of North Carolina which uses RedHat software.

Linux software storage facility had a total of 171 gb of total accumulated data. I don't know if that is all the 18/19,000+ programs.

They have several file servers and go thru Internet clouds then load balancing failsafe arrangement.

In many cases download is done thru mirrors around the world. These mirrors are often changed.

But since Apache is done thru tomcat; the problem is the synchronization with MySQL on data submitted. Sometimes, the storage of data superseded fragmentation limits in the HDD FAT table.

So, they are now planning network drive using virtual servers. This technology change may have cause unusual difficulties synchronizing with other servers. Just a guess, but so far they are still waiting for a solution.

The real problem is the ISP servers matching load balancing schemes with virtual servers? Secured connections often lock up keyboard and mouse until ISP servers releases the lock up.

The problems of using virtual servers is that PcLos website can not take the load redirected by ibiblio traffic. Novell will have hardware problems, once they deploy virtual servers. SunMicro can always support images with their own mainframe computers everywhere that they designate to be virtual servers.