We have run out of patience running ROS on even really high end x86 hardware. It has just been too unstable for us over the years.
So we want to convert our core router to a RB1000. It will route about 60mbit of sustained traffic and do full Conntrack and L7 shaping.
I am trying to import the user-manager database into the RB1000 but it does not have a big enough HDD.
My questions:
Why does my usermanager database take up 100MB? It is only a few thousand MAC Addresses in size.
How do I use the RB1000 as an AAA server with such a small HDD?
I have added a Industrial Flash to it but I cannot find any docs on how to use it to store the database.
How do I clear the User-manager log?
I think I figured it out.
The database is huge because the logs are in there too.
I did an export and pasted the config into the new RB1000 and it looks good now.
I am still concerned that I have no relaibale way to clear the user-manager logs. The 64mb will fill fast. I tried a script on here and all it did was set my cpu to 100%.
Near as I can tell a Flash may only be used for web cache unless it is your boot device.
I am still having a hard time accepting that this little board hardly bigger than a Geode 266mhz will prefom comparably to my 3ghz x86 current core router. This thing uses under 40watts and weighs nothing. I have POE injectors on my network that are bigger than this. The wonders will never cease . . .
What kind of life can I expect from the nand memory? Our CRM updates the queues every 60 seconds and add/remove AAA users many times a day.