RE: [cobalt-users] slow RaQ2

[Rickard Osser <ricky@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Ray Yon wrote:

> Thanks for the response, Rich.
> 
> My concern is the fact that the RaQ2 is incredibly slow compared to the
> Linux server I was on before.  I have two choices... either go to the RaQ3,
> or build a Redhat Linux box.  Is the RaQ3 comparable in speed to a regular
> Redhat Linux box, or will it still be slower?  What about FastCGI or
> Mod_perl?  Is this something I should consider on the RaQ3?
> 
> I appreciate any insight.  So far, I'm rather disenchanted with Cobalt.
Hi Ray! 

Your problem with the MIPS products is cache! There is no level 2 cache
built into the processor and there is none external from what I've seen...

For certail script languages this is a problem (read PERL). Fast-CGI and
mod_perl might help, I haven't tried...

BUT, We have a couple of customers running very large sites (for example
http://www.popwire.com) based on PHP3 which is blazingly fast ont he
RaQ2/Qube2 hardware.

The question is not "what should we buy?" but "what tools shoudl we use?".

The RaQ3 is obviosly a lot faster due to the cache built into the AMD and
external level-2 cache used in x86 architectures...

Best regards,,

Rickard Osser
Manager
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> Ray Yon
> OmegaNet, Inc.
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Hi,
> Having both a raq2 and a raq3, I can tell you that the raq3 runs scripts
> much, much faster. Cobalts specs for the raq2 are 10 million page views per
> day, the raq3 is 35 million page views. (Anyone know what Cobalt considers a
> page view?)
> 
> To get better performance from the raq2 usually means adding more RAM.
> 
> Rich
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Yon" <ryon12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "cobalt" <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 9:36 PM
> Subject: [cobalt-users] slow RaQ2
> 
> 
> > I have read a lot in the archives about the RaQ2 being slow, especially
> with
> > CGI.  My server is incredibly slow compared the the box we moved from a
> > couple of weeks ago.  Server side includes are so slow that they are
> > practically unusable.  I have a couple of questions.
> >
> > Is there any acceptable solution on the RaQ2 that can speed up CGI / SSI?
> >
> > Does the RaQ3 have the same problem?  I am considering just switching
> > everything to a RaQ3.
> >
> >
> > Ray Yon
> > OmegaNet, Inc.
> >
> >
> >
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