On Friday 07 April 2006 20:09, Ilya Konstantinov wrote:
> Shlomi Fish wrote:
> > If we want the system to perform well, we need to make sure it has enough
> > RAM. Now, while 320K was enough when we got Eskimo, it's not a lot now.
> > Since then, programs have expanded in size, (from RedHat 6.2 to Debian
> > Woody to Debian Sarge which we are using now), and we also run more stuff
> > (MediaWiki, Sympa, etc.). If we wish to upgrade to Postfix (which I do,
> > at least), then we may need even more RAM.
>
> We're only 94MB into swap. What makes you think its so bad?
>

94 MB into the swap is quite a lot. It means the machine is using over 400 MB 
of memory which we don't have.

> > I don't suppose upgrading Eskimo's memory will cost too much and it
> > certainly would save us a lot of frustration in the future. I am willing
> > to finance part of this cost (or all of it should the need arise) from my
> > own pocket.
>
> Do we even know what kind of memory we need? Maybe it's an older kind
> which's more readily available from someone's junk drawer than a PC store?

According to:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant800/index4.html

We need:

<<<
64-MB 100 MHz registered SDRAM DIMM memory standard, upgradable to maximum 1GB
>>>

OK?

Regards,

        Shlomi Fish

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