You just need to monitor your server (proc/RAM usage, primarily). I've used servers that run with several hundred sites. I've also run servers that broke with a single site's load, forcing multiple servers to be utilized. So there isn't any kind of magic number, you just have to monitor the server and see. And keep in mind that there are always spikes, so make sure you leave yourself some room.
If you can talk total hits, then there's probably a ballpark answer for you. With that kind of hardware and well-built apps, you should be able to handle a couple million hits a day without difficulty, I'd say. I'm sure others have relevant experience to share as well. cheers, barneyb On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:19:33 -0500, jonese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > I'm looking for some feedback on what you consider a resonable > amount of clients to put on a dedicated server. We are currently > running dual processor 1GB ram servers etc at our hosting provider. > Each site includes our custom CMS and has a foot print of at > least 20MB. Traffic varies from site to site but we haven't "seen" any > real performance hits when we add new sites or other sites get an > infusion of traffic. > All in all each box right now has about 35 sites on it (one is > CFMX Standard, the other is cf5 which we're migrating to CFMX > Standard). > What do you use as a guage to tell you how many clients to host > on a server? When is too many? What tools etc are you using to monitor > this? > > Thanks in advance > Eric. > > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 8 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware: a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:191545 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
