Actually - that is a point in FAVOR of combining the 2. If you have 2 servers - one for database and one for Webserver/CF, a failure on either one will bring down all of your websites. You double the chance that there will be a problem.
I run a server that combines everything.. It only has a few small websites, and CPU is usually sitting at about 2%. I would say combine them all, and see how it goes. When it gets to the point where the websites aren't snappy enough, separate out the database server to a different computer. I am about to upgrade to a newer server also. (Mine is about 5 years old).. what are people using for a firewall / security appliance? I am looking at a cisco 5505. At 10:17 AM 1/14/2011, you wrote: >This does cause you a single point of failure though, so if CF for example >canes the CPU then this will affect the database server as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:340876 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
