On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 11:26:46AM +0200, Willo van der Merwe wrote: > Richard Huxton wrote: > >Willo van der Merwe wrote: > >>Hi guys, > >> > >>I'm have the rare opportunity to spec the hardware for a new database > >>server. It's going to replace an older one, driving a social networking > >>web application. The current server (a quad opteron with 4Gb of RAM and > >>80Gb fast SCSI RAID10) is coping with an average load of ranging between > >>1.5 and 3.5. > >> > >>The new machine spec I have so far: > >What's the limiting factor on your current machine - disk, memory, cpup? > I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I'm not sure. The reason we're > changing machines is that we might be changing ISPs and we're renting / > leasing the machines from the ISP.
Get yourself the ability to benchmark your application. This is invaluable^W a requirement for any kind of performance tuning. -- Decibel!, aka Jim Nasby [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)
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