ditto, ditto, ditto. RAM good! SCSI good! Dual processors good!
I'd point out though, that if you can get two machines -- one for a
dedicated DB and another for web serving -- that is often better
performance- (and cost-) wise than a single monster machine intended to
do both. Web servers and database servers have very different resource
utilization patterns, and separating them onto separate hardware is a
very good thing in most cases.
If you choose one machine, consider putting in two different SCSI
controllers at least, and run the database off one and the websites off
another.
thornton
Jonathan Wilson wrote:
>
> I forgot: dual processors rock for web servers that have with SQL and stuff.
>
> JW
>
> At 01:40 PM 9/26/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >I completely agree about the RAM - people totally underestimate how important RAM
>is these days. When I first got into computers that was all people talked about -
>more ways to get RAM - I remember that we always filled all the slots on our
>mainboards. Now most people buy one stick and shrug the rest away - very bad idea.
> >
> >RAM, RAM, RAM.
> >
> >The second thing is, if you're gong to be doing things like file serving (as in
>http downloads) SQL/DB stuff, dynamic pages, or media streaming, you simply _muist_
>pay the extra for SCSI hard drives. I talk to people all the time who refuse to
>belive that you *really* get more performance out of a SCSI disk then you do from a
>ATA one, but let me promise you, you'll notice the difference. Think "at least 2 if
>not 3 times as fast" compared to the average 7200 RPM ATA 66 hard drive.
> >
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