> For those of you using virtual servers, how much CPU/RAM are you allocating > to run your CF applications?
That is too general a question to get a useful answer. > The IT department says we don't need more power because, statistically > (according to the VM tools), we don't need it. > However, it is my believe the apps will run much faster and CF/Java will be > able do a better job of maintaining memory > used by the JVM. Overall, our applications are running quite well with our > current config (2 CPUs & 5 GB of RAM), but > the occasional long running report, or heavy lifting scheduled page will > consume too much of the available memory > bringing a server to its knees. Are you running 32- or 64-bit OSs? If 64-bit, are you also running a 64-bit version of CF? > Of course, we can always go back and optimize code, but at some point you > reach a point of diminishing returns. Focusing > our programming resources on less than 0.1% of the code... wouldn't it just > be less expensive to throw some (virtually free) > additional processing power at the problem. How can that possibly hurt the > situation? It sounds like you have some specific things (long running reports, "heavy lifting" scheduled pages) which might be candidates for (a) handling outside of CF, or (b) optimization. As for whether it's less expensive, only you and your server admins can answer that with certainty. Nothing is ever free - presumably, your admins are rationing resources in order to share among all the servers. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:350699 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
