Q) How many domains does Shanje host?
A) We current host over 13,000 (as of July 8, 2000).
See http://www.shanje.com/faq.shtml
I do not believe Shiloh would mis-state this.
I, and a lot others, have a lot of respect for him.
best, paul
PS> As has been pointed out before, this is possible
with WebSitePro www.ora.com
IIS has been reported to buckle under 100's.
At 11:05 AM 7/27/00 -0700, you wrote:
>On top of everything you said, I don't believe an OS can support 13,000 IP
>addresses, therefore they cannot support that many virtual domains on a
>single host. I think there was probably a typo in the original post.
>
>j
>
>
>At 11:40 AM 7/27/2000 -0600, Nick Call wrote:
> >Okay, I am calling BS on this. Total BS. I priced rack-mount servers.
> >Even if I could afford a dozen of them in one shot, the discounted cost per
> >server never gets below 1300 each for a CHEAP one with no OS or CF. We are
> >talking one SCSI hard drive, 512 meg ram, medium-range dual processor, only
> >one NIC card, only one power supply. Rack mounts are more expensive by
> >nature. My ENTRY level server TOWER with NT, SQL, CF, and e-mail cost me 7
> >grand. Welcome to reality.
> >
> >You are also talking about 13,000 domains on one single server. That would
> >require multiple NIC cards, redundant power supplies, RAID-5 array, quad
> >processors, some sort of load balancing switch to handle it all, and plenty
> >of bandwidth. In my region, you can't get a single T-1 for less than $825 a
> >month on a one-year contract, and that's if you know someone and get special
> >pricing.
> >
> >I could go on and on, but the reality is it costs money to do hosting
> >properly, period. Way more than a grand.
> >
> >Also, there are plenty of us running an entire server farm just to handle
> >ONE domain! A single rack mount box would melt if you tried to put 13000
> >domains on it, even if only half of them were running CF.
> >
> >Okay, I am ranting. My point is, don't be taken by marketing fluff! If
> >Shanje wants to stick by that claim (listed below), I will gladly pay for a
> >plane ticket to go down there myself and tour their facility. If it turns
> >out to be true, I will move my domains there. I believe they are NOT
> >running 13,000 Fusion-driven domains with 99% uptime on a single rack-mount
> >box that they will sell me for a grand. More like a couple of boxes each
> >the size of a refrigerator.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >Nick
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Cary Gordon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:40 AM
> >Subject: $1,000 servers (was: High-Powered Scaling)
> >
> >
> > > Yo, Paul,
> > >
> > > Where can I get a $1,000 server that will run 13,000 domains with 99.9%
> > > uptime? I am serious. I am paying about $800 for 512mb of ram on our
> >Dell
> > > 2450s. At that price, I would have to get everything else for $200!
> > >
> > > Please tell us. Or, just tell me<g>.
> > >
> > > Cary
> > >
> > > At 09:24 PM 7/26/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >It would be interesting to see an accurate estimates of price points.
> >For
> > > >example, http://www.shanje.com/loadbalancing.shtml uses inexpensive rack
> > > >units for web/CF servers, about $1,000 each, and hosts over 13,000
> >domains
> > > >on each server. Shiloh's web farm provides over 99.9% uptime on
> >websites.
> > > >
> > > >So I wonder what the software/hardware costs are, NT vs Solaris, to
> >achieve
> > > >the same reliability goal of 99.9%
> > > >
> > > >best, paul
> > >
> > >
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