I've lived by the following... 1. Dual processors min / Quad processors max (if you need more processors get more servers and split the load) 2. RAM 1 gig min / 4 gig max (if you need more again split the load on more servers) 3. Drives RAID either RAID 1 or RAID 0+1 (all other RAID levels are to slow or don't offer any protection)
Christopher Checca Packard Transport, Inc. IT Department 24021 South Municipal Dr PO Box 380 Channahon, IL. 60410 815 467 9260 815 467 6939 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.packardtransport.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Imail Admin Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 6:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IMail Forum] CPU versus RAM versus drive space If you built a new mail server today, for a fixed budget, what would be your priority on the following choices: multiple CPUs higher CPU speed more RAM faster RAM more disk space faster disk drives Our company went through this process a couple of years ago, but it seems to me that choices have changed, and that the requirements might be different. For example, would dual Xeons be that much better than a single P4 at a higher frequency? Also, I wonder whether the answer would be different for SmarterMail? We're using IMail, but I'm just curious if the same logic would apply to SmarterMail? Ben BC Web To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
