At 17:59 18.04.2008, you wrote: >What is your hardware like and how many $max_servers are you running?
$max_servers=15 its a dual xeon, 2gb, scsi hw-raid (10.000 u/m) i dont think it is a hw issue ... like said CPU load is at 40% avg. >If you run amavisd-new at $log_level = 2; for a minute or so, you will >get some TIMING data that will show that 95% of the time spent is on >spamassassin scanning. SA is CPU intensive and queries many external >network resources (RBLs etc.), so additionally it is subject to high >delays. A local caching DNS server helps here. ah ... i will investigate in DNS lookups... >If other resources like >Razor, Pyzor and DCC are utilized, no. >you can expect further delays >(mostly from Pyzor - especially if using the default server). There >have been a few posts looking for the same type info, like this one >for example: > >http://marc.info/?l=amavis-user&m=120283445607760 > >It would be cool if someone were to take the time to create a document >outlining all the ways that SA could be performance tuned. There seems >to be an increasing need. > >On a powerful system with a lot of $max_servers running, eventually >one may reach the point where the disks can't keep up. is it just the amavids $max-servers ? i switched it from 10 to 15 - showing no effect at all... shouldn't sendmail/amavisd-milter/clamd be configured alike? regards MK >-- >Gary V > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference >Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. >Use priority code J8TL2D2. >http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone >_______________________________________________ >AMaViS-user mailing list >AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user >AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 >AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
