I will second the nod to Penguin computing. We have a bit of Penguin
hardware here (though the majority is Dell). We did have issues with
one machine a couple of years ago, but Penguin was very pro-active in
addressing that.
We recently picked up a Dual Opteron system from them and have been
] On Behalf Of Richard Rowell
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 8:34 AM
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Whence the Opterons?
I will second the nod to Penguin computing. We have a bit of Penguin hardware
here (though the majority is Dell). We did have issues with one machine
On Sat, May 07, 2005 at 02:00:34PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
Question, though: is HP still using their proprietary RAID card? And, if
so,
have they fixed its performance problems?
According to my folks here, we're using the CCISS controllers, so I
guess they are. The systems are
Question, though: is HP still using their proprietary RAID
card? And, if so,
have they fixed its performance problems?
According to my folks here, we're using the CCISS controllers, so I
guess they are. The systems are nevertheless performing very well --
we did a load test that was
on anandtech.com)...
Thanks,
Anjan
-Original Message-
From: Geoffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 10:18 PM
To: Mischa Sandberg
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Whence the Opterons?
Mischa Sandberg wrote:
After reading the comparisons between
Geoffrey wrote:
Mischa Sandberg wrote:
After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for
Linux,
I'd like to add an Opteron box to our stable of Dells and Sparcs, for
comparison.
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
The IT people are not swell about
Anjan Dave wrote:
You also want to consider any whitebox opteron system being on the
compatibility list of your storage vendor, as well as RedHat, etc. With
EMC you can file an RPQ via your sales contacts to get it approved,
though not sure how lengthy/painful that process might be, or if it's
: John A Meinel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 11:22 AM
To: Anjan Dave
Cc: Geoffrey; Mischa Sandberg; pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Whence the Opterons?
Anjan Dave wrote:
You also want to consider any whitebox opteron system being on the
compatibility
On Mon, 9 May 2005, John A Meinel wrote:
Well, I'm speaking more from what I remember reading, than personal
testing. Probably 50% is too high, but I thought I remembered it being
more general than just specific cases.
Anadtech had a benchmark here:
Unfortunately, Anandtech only used Postgres just a single time in his
benchmarks. And what it did show back then was a huge performance
advantage for the Opteron architecture over Xeon in this case. Where the
fastest Opterons were just 15% faster in MySQL/MSSQL/DB2 than the
fastest Xeons, it
John A Meinel wrote:
Geoffrey wrote:
Mischa Sandberg wrote:
After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for
Linux,
I'd like to add an Opteron box to our stable of Dells and Sparcs, for
comparison.
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
The IT people are not
The DP+DC isn't available yet, from Sun. Only QP+DC is, for which the
bid opens at 38k, that is a bit pricey -:)
-Original Message-
From: William Yu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:24 PM
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Whence
: William Yu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:24 PM
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Whence the Opterons?
Unfortunately, Anandtech only used Postgres just a single time in his
benchmarks. And what it did show back then was a huge performance
advantage
Mischa Sandberg wrote:
After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for Linux,
I'd like to add an Opteron box to our stable of Dells and Sparcs, for
comparison.
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
The IT people are not swell about unsupported purchases
Thanks to everyone for their pointers to suppliers of Opteron systems.
The system I'm pricing is under a tighter budget than a production machine,
because it will be for perftests. Our customers tend to run on Dells but
occasionally run on (Sun) Opterons.
---(end of
Mischa Sandberg wrote:
After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for Linux,
I'd like to add an Opteron box to our stable of Dells and Sparcs, for
comparison.
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
The IT people are not swell about unsupported purchases
On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 02:39:11PM -0700, Mischa Sandberg wrote:
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
We've had some quite good experiences with the HP boxes. They're not
cheap, it's true, but boy are they sweet.
A
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In the future
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On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 02:39:11PM -0700, Mischa Sandberg wrote:
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
We've had some quite good experiences with the HP boxes. They're not
cheap, it's true, but boy are they sweet.
Question, though: is HP still using their
After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for Linux,
I'd like to add an Opteron box to our stable of Dells and Sparcs, for
comparison.
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
The IT people are not swell about unsupported purchases off ebay.
Anyone care
Mischa,
What kind of budget are you on? penguincomputing.com deals with
Opteron servers. I looked at a couple of their servers before deciding
on a HP DL145.
Ian
On 5/6/05, Mischa Sandberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for Linux,
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems.
The IT people are not swell about unsupported purchases off ebay.
Mischa,
I certainly understand your concern, but the price and support
sometimes go hand-in-hand. You may have to pick your batttles if your
want more bang for the buck
Please wait a week before buying Sun v20z's or v40z's from off of Ebay
(j/k). (As I'm in the process of picking up a few) From everything I
hear the v20z/v40z's are a great way to go and I'll know more in 15 days
or so.
Regards,
Gavin
Steve Poe wrote:
IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey
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