Re: [cobalt-users] Help settle a question...

["abc-123.net" <abc-123@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

AMEN to that.

David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kris Dahl" <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Help settle a question...


> on 4/20/00 5:31 PM, abc-123.net at abc-123@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > 250 sites can go on a Raq2, but we also have NT servers. Just have to
watch
> > the load on the raq2 servers, as they do die easy, we know this from
> > experience. Whereas, out NT has not died yet.
>
> I would argue that this is more of a hardware issue than a software one.
> The MIPS processor is not hard to load up a little too much.  I imagine
the
> Raq3 (although I don't like the K6), is far superior to the Raq2 in what
it
> can handle.  I don't think that a Windows NT machine running on a similar
> MIPS chip (which you certainly can purchase and run) could perform
anywhere
> near that of the Raq2.
>
> But you are correct... the load on the Raq2 you have to keep an eye
> on--especially if you have some heavy hitting sites on there (as far as
> scripting and DB is concerned).  You can get a lot more distance out of
them
> by having a dedicated SQL server, and moving the 'heavy cpu' sites off of
th
> Raq2 to the 'heavier iron' machines.
>
>
> -k
>
>
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