On 1/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I routinely hit 100% CPU utilization on the Via C3 1GHz Mini-ITX systems I
> use as backup servers. I will grant you that the C3 is not the most
> efficient processor, but I am definitely CPU-limited. I too have 512MB RAM,
> but the machin
On 01/08 12:30 , Jason Hughes wrote:
> Yes, do not use VIA C3 processors or motherboards. They are severely
> underpowered at any clock rate. :-)
they are indeed slow; but on the other hand they produce comparatively
little heat, and are cheap.
there's also some instructions built into them for
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I routinely hit 100% CPU utilization on the Via C3 1GHz Mini-ITX
systems I use as backup servers. I will grant you that the C3 is not
the most efficient processor, but I am definitely CPU-limited. I too
have 512MB RAM, but the machines are not swapping. And that's
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 01/01/2007 11:34:57
PM:
> I wouldn't be surprised, though, if your problem is either not CPU
related
> or caused by a misconfiguration if it really is. Please someone correct
me
> if I'm wrong, but a 1.3 GHz Duron doesn't sound slow enough by far to me
to
> be legiti
On 1/2/07, Jason Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Good recommendations, Holger. I would add that "nice"ing a process only
> changes its scheduling affinity, but does not modify in any way its hard
> disk activity or DMA priority, so until the original poster understands
> what exactly makes the
Holger Parplies wrote:
> Paul Harmor wrote on 01.01.2007 at 20:51:43 [[BackupPC-users] OK, how about
> changing the server's backuppc process niceness?]:
>
>> I have only 2 machines (at the moment) being backed up, but every time
>> the backups start, the server sy
Hi (or "ok, hi"),
Paul Harmor wrote on 01.01.2007 at 20:51:43 [[BackupPC-users] OK, how about
changing the server's backuppc process niceness?]:
> I'm running a 1.3Gig Duron, 512 DDR, LVM and 2x160GB drives, on Ubuntu 6.10.
while that's a nice start and possibly
Paul Harmor wrote:
>
>
> I'm running a 1.3Gig Duron, 512 DDR, LVM and 2x160GB drives, on Ubuntu 6.10.
>
> I have only 2 machines (at the moment) being backed up, but every time
> the backups start, the server system slows to an UNUSEABLE crawl, until
> I can, slowly, start top, and renice the 4 bac
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I'm running a 1.3Gig Duron, 512 DDR, LVM and 2x160GB drives, on Ubuntu 6.10.
I have only 2 machines (at the moment) being backed up, but every time
the backups start, the server system slows to an UNUSEABLE crawl, until
I can, slowly, start top, and r
