Tim All that says is that win2000 has the support of up to 32 processors and x amount of memory. It says nothing in regards to the use of the processor.
"Success is a journey, not a destination!!" Doug Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:15 AM Subject: RE: Performance boost with Upgrade to dual processor ?? > That's wrong man, This is off of msdn: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/d nsql2k/htm > l/megasrvs.asp > > Here is the piece that pertains: > > Symmetric Multiprocessors > SMP gives vertical growth from small processors to MegaServers by adding > more processors, disks, and peripherals to a single system. Beyond a certain > point, this growth involves replacing existing equipment with a different > system model > > Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) grows a server by adding multiple processors > to a single shared memory. The system grows by adding memory, disks, network > interfaces, and processors. SMP is the most popular way to scale beyond a > single processor. The SMP software model, often called the shared memory > model, runs a single copy of the operating system with application processes > running as if they were on a single processor system. SMP systems are > relatively easy to program. They also leverage the benefits of > industry-standard software and hardware components. > > Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 are designed to scale > well on SMP systems. They can use up to 32 processors for some applications > but the practical limits for general-purpose use today are: > > Eight processors > 32 gigabytes of main memory > 10 TB of protected storage (300 36-GB disk drives configured as 60 hardware > RAID sets and 10 logical volumes) > 50,000 active clients accessing a SQL Server through the IIS Web server or > some transaction monitor > These are the maximum sizes Microsoft has seen. Typical large servers are > half this size or less. With time, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows 2000, and > hardware technology will evolve to support even larger configurations. > > > Tim Heald > ACP/CCFD > Application Development > www.schoollink.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 3:12 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Performance boost with Upgrade to dual processor ?? > > > I know for a fact that SQL 7 can take advantage multiple processors. You > have to be careful though, I am not sure but you may have to get another > license. > > Tim Heald > ACP/CCFD > Application Development > www.schoollink.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Innit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 3:11 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Performance boost with Upgrade to dual processor ?? > > > is this true for SQL server too? can SQL Server be configured to utilize > the extra CPU ? > > > At 03:09 PM 4/24/2002, Douglas Brown wrote: > >The answer is "no" the operating system determines the processor > >usage. When processor 1 is all used up, then the OS instructs the > >system to begin using both processors to carry the load. Only one > >processor is used during minimal usage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Success is a journey, not a destination!!" > > > > > > > >Doug Brown > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Innit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:14 PM > >Subject: Performance boost with Upgrade to dual processor ?? > > > > > > > Running a IIS 5.0 / WIN2K Server and CF 4.5.1 on a P3 500 with > >512KB RAM, > > > our DB server is also a P3 500 with 512KB RAM running WIN2K and > >SQL SERVER > > > 2000. > > > > > > I'm thinking of upgrading to dual processors (another P3 500) > >on both the > > > web server and DB server and want to know if there is any way in > >which I > > > can maximize the performance boost. I heard that the extra > >processor may or > > > may not boost CF the web server performance, and alot depends on > >how the > > > application is designed. Is this true ? Is there any way I can > >optimize my > > > application and CF server to harness the extra benefits of the > >new processor? > > > > > > I heard the the SQL server will definitely see a performance > >boost but the > > > CF server may or may not depending on how it was designed... > > > > > > any suggestions. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ _ > >____ > > > Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the > >latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. > >http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm > > > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ > > > Unsubscribe: > >http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ ____ > This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. 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