[Koha] Estimating Server Storage Space for a Koha 3.22 library

[Craig Butosi]

Hi all,

A brief question. Would anyone be willing to share with me a ballpark figure (in GBs) on the server storage space requirement for a Koha library with the following parameters in mind:


1.       Koha 3.22 (Koha + LAMP software + Unix environment updated to current)

2.       Library:

a.       60,000 bibliographic records

b.      70,000 item records

c.       1000 borrower records

d.      Loan transactions (1 year to date): 4500

e.      Authorities: 0

3.       Annual average growth in biblio: 3500 records

I do realize that one's koha configuration, cataloguing policies, LAMP environment, etc. all influence storage capacity (i.e., using the images table, etc.). I just need a ballpark for a proposal with the above in mind.

On a related note, has anyone calculated the average "unit size" of, say, a monograph record in Koha (biblio + item + image + name authority) for their instance?


On my personal instance of Koha (3.22, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, etc.) - which runs on a dedicated server (nothing else running), my library stands at about 250 works, with approx. 330 volumes. Used server storage is about 9.5 gigs, at present.

Thanks all!

C

Craig Butosi, MA, MLIS, B Mus (Hons.)
LIBRARY SERVICES MANAGER
the royal conservatory
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M5S 1W2
416.408.2824 x338
www.rcmusic.ca<http://www.rcmusic.ca/>



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