> -----Original Message----- > From: Rodrigo Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:17 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: ColdFusion Server x Hardware > > > Dan and Tony, > > thanks for your reply ! > Well, i have more than 1000 users registered in my system and i have 40 > simultaneous users making queries. > > With that enviornment, my hardware is good ?
It really depends on the application and how it's used. But VERY generally: 1) CF apps have a tendency to be CPU bound: so multiple processors often help more than most other things. 2) If you're doing a lot of caching (of queries for example) or are heavily using shared memory scopes (Session, Application or Server) then more memory may help (you want to avoid moving to virtual memory if at all possible). 3) As others have said Win2K is a much superior platform to NT 4. 4) You haven't mentioned your database - I think most people will assume that it is NOT on the same machine as CF. If it is focus all of your resources to get it on its own machine. In general dedicating hardware to services is a good way segment load. The obvious one is never have you database and application server on the same box, but others can be targeted as well: you may dedicate a machine for sending email, dedicate a search (Verity) server or whatever - all of this depends on what your application does. 5) In a general sense we've had more luck with clusters of moderate machines than with heavy-duty single machines. For example two dual processor machines sporting older chips (for example PIII 500-1000s) will often do much, much better in real-life work than a single dual P4 machine and may cost about the same in total. In the same way four older single processor machines will often beat a monster. ColdFusion isn't unique in this - the same guidelines apply to pretty much all application servers. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
