Matt wrote: > All of your suggestions have been great. Thank you.
> My only concern is this.... > If I were to setup another server, that server would be a single 3.06 > ghz machine with 1 GB RAM and IDE drives. The current server is dual > 3.06 ghz 4 GB RAM with SCSI drives and RAID. > So my choice is either to keep the virus filtering on a dual 3.06 ghz > with 4 GB RAM and SCSI, with Local Delivery of mail as well, or move it > to another server thats single 3.06 ghz, 1 GB RAM, IDE drives, but with > no local delivery. If you already own the hardware, here is a (possibly lame) thought (but the theory sounds good to me). Set up amavisd/spamassassin/razor/dcc/avprogram on both machines. Have the local machine configured, but don't start amavisd-new. If the remote server can't handle the load, switch to the local system (and requeue the mail) and then re-purpose the remote server. If it works, this would also offer redundancy. If you don't already own that hardware, well... you decide. Another gig (or even half a gig) of RAM in your single processor machine would be nice: In Mark's paper: 1 GB: 25 processes - just manages to reach optimum with all checks enabled. 2 GB: 60 processes - plenty of headroom But then he mentions 32 processes is an optimum number with all checks enabled and that 1GB would suffice. (page 28) Headroom never hurts. All just ideas... not necessarily recommendations. Gary V ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
