> We're doing some load testing on our application - particularly focused on > a registration process. > We're monitoring the test with a number of tools, including FusionReactor. > As the test progresses, it's pretty easy to see the "Memory Used" statistic > climbing. That's expected but we'd obviously like this to be as low impact > on the memory used as possible. So, I'd like to have a better > understanding of what exactly constitutes memory usage (as measured by > FusionReactor) and what, if anything, can we do to make it more efficient. > > I assume that a large query will grab a lot of memory. But, are there > other drivers? Any insights into exactly what is in there and how to limit > it appropriately to keep memory allocation down during high load periods.
Why do you want to keep memory allocation down? That's the point of having memory - so your applications can use it! You shouldn't have to worry about it unless you're using more than you have. And, ideally, you should be on a 64-bit system so that you can more effectively use the memory you have. ("effectively" in most cases, of course, not all) Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:354892 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm