Moloko Monyepao wrote: > I RedHat 7.2 (Server Installation). I am currentely testing sendmail (Comparing the >load handling between Linux on Intel and Linux on S390. I am using an IBM z37 machine >with one IFL and I gave my Linux LPar 80Pwt (processor weighting on the IFL) > When the sever gets too busy start rejecting messages. Just for outbount mail and I >also want to test for both Inbound/Outbound. What could be the problem here. I will >send any further information if it is needed. The following is what I got from my >mail administrator. > > This is the BogoMips rating for the various machines: > > Mainframe: 326.04 BogoMIPS (Mainframe) > Maggie (mail-spool, 500Mhz): 996.14 (Intel) 500meg (processor) > > Higher is better, BogoMIPS should also be generic across platforms. >
BogoMIPS is a fairly useless speed rating for the system, especially if you even start to try to use it to compare different archs. Better use some 'real' benchmarks, e.g simple ones like dhrystone or similar... Read ya, Phil -- Philipp Knirsch | Tel.: +49-711-96437-470 Development | Fax.: +49-711-96437-111 Red Hat GmbH | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hauptstaetterstr. 58 | Web: http://www.redhat.de/ D-70178 Stuttgart | Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free.
