Re: [cobalt-users] Hosting Limit on Cobalt RAQ3

["The Pissup" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a number of RAQ3's and have experimented with site limits to memory
ratio.  We had 400 sites running ok on one for a while.  But after further
testing
and monitoring.
250-300 - No Problems
300-350 - Ok providing no one is using massive amounts of cgi scripts or
                Getting a huge number of hits to the site
350-400 - Stability problems occur,  frequent restart required, at the upper
                end the unit just locks requiring a power cycle.  This
always causes
                 and fsck and after a number of these you will have to
re-install.

Please note these test were done on a machine with the clients permission
(he
wanted to know how many of his multiple site (1500) we could fit per raq.
He has settled on 275 as the optimum price / performance.

It has proved to us that the 250 limit is there for a reason.

The above information is based on our experience and may have no relation
to your usage.  Experiment at your own risk.



> > > I have a RAQ3i and when i try to add anymore websites on it
> > > it gives me an
> > > error saying This cobalt is limited to only 250 virt sites
> > > for optimised
> > > results and the site does not get added
> > >
> > > please tell me a way to get around this
>
> > A little research shows a limit set in the following file:
> > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/Cobalt/Product_raq.pm
>
> > Search this file for the following line:
> > $Sites_Max            = 250;  # how many sites can the system have?
>
> > I've no idea whether upping this number would suffice, but you could
try.
> > Assume that any future Cobalt fixes/upgrades may overwrite this again.
>
>
> My question is, has anyone tried this?
> If yes, does anything other than the GUI give you headaches?
>
> - Zahid