Philip,
Yeah, thanks I'll take this information under consideration.
And I found out about the SQL licence on a single server !!! eeeps! don't
even say it !!
I'm going to be sharing an SQL server with another company. So that works
out cheaper a month.
regards,
VINCE
At 06:54 PM 5/21/00 +0100, you wrote:
> > what is the right environment to run the CF server ??
> > I've got :
> > CF enterprise server 4.5
> > NT 4 (SP6a)
> > SQL 7
> >
> > On an Netfinity PIII with 128MB
> >
> > is this ok ? are there any more patches to put in ??
>
>For perfect SQL Server 7, it should be run on it's own machine, with 512Mb
>RAM...
>
>There is a real reason for this... SQL Server loves memory, it eats memory
>as soon as it can... and then holds onto it!
>
>I would run a CF machine with 128Mb, but not CF and SQL Server. At a
>minimum, upgrade to 256Mb, but again, with SQL Server, up the memory to a
>minimum of 512Mb.
>
>This is assuming that you're going to run more than one site, with a fair
>amount of access.
>
>There is another reason to split the SQL Server onto another machine - if
>you decide to upgrade to add another, you can just get the webserver and CF
>running on the new machine, and talk to the SQL machine. As SQL Server with
>an Internet License is hellishly expensive, it's a lot cheaper to add a new
>machine than to buy another copy for another server.
>
>The speed difference to a single machine is really noticable, a LOT more
>than double the speed.
>
>Trust me on this - it's worth the extra money to have another server just
>running SQL Server.
>We've just installed 4 new webservers (all running CF4.5, all with 128Mb
>RAM) and all talking to one database machine (with 640Mb RAM) dedicated to
>those 4 machines.
>
>Philip Arnold
>ASP Multimedia Limited
>T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
>
>"Websites for the real world"
>
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