Re: sizing of a server

>
> The best way of finding out is to do some testing - use a standard
> desktop machine (or laptop) and see how that performs. Make sure you
> have a realistic mix and amount of data though.
>
> If I had to guess, I'd buy a cheap server with some SATA disks (at least
> 2 so you can mirror them) and as much RAM as was left in my budget.

Yeah, this sounds like a dualcore amd64 with a areca 4 drive sata raid
10 array. Put 2/4 gig of ram in it, and you will think it is just flying.

Joshua D. Drake





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