> Our current server has a 3GHz Xeon Processor, 1 GB RAM, a mirrored pair > of 36GB Drives, running Ubuntu Linux (2.6.x kernel) . I have hyper > threading turned off.
Why would you turn off HT? I'd think that the system could benefit from an extra CPU or two. As to the RAM usage: How much of the RAM is file cache? If you don't actually use the RAM, the OS uses it for cache and there's never too much of that! The startup time is a tough one, since Mapserver is a CGI app and therefore doesn't do magical things like caching open filehandles or prefetching data. If you're using Mapscript, maybe there's some accelerator for the language you're using, e.g. PHP Accelerator? -- HostGIS Cartographic development and hosting services 707-822-9355 http://www.HostGIS.com/ "Remember that no one cares if you can back up, only if you can restore." - AMANDA
