Re: Hardware spec - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Willo van der Merwe
Subject Re: Hardware spec
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Msg-id 46DFC7D6.2080803@mirasol.co.za
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In response to Re: Hardware spec  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
Responses Re: Hardware spec  (Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>)
Re: Hardware spec  (Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>)
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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.

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