On 21/8/05 11:10 PM, "Uzi Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > jmc wrote: >> For the best database-write performance on the DL380G4, make sure you >> have the Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) option. > > Never heard of it. I'd take it as a hardware setup in BIOS? > (The server is in co-location, i have no physical access to it but i can > explain ISP sys-admin what to do if needed) This is an option on some raid cards - basically the battery protects the ram cache located on the card so it can complete the writes to disk when power goes out. I know top end 3ware cards have this option amongst others. > Are you suggesting AMD based boxes outperforms Intel based machines? > That's what I'm really interested in... I don't have first hand knowledge but the rumour is the 64 bit cpu's will give better DB performance as the DB size grows. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
