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Solaris 8 for x86 for machine with less than 8 processors is free
(price of media ~$100). You get good threads with this. ;-)
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> This thread brought up a question I have about Java performance. I work
> for a Internet startup and we are setting up our architecture to load
> balance from Apache to the JVM(s) running on a different box. When I
> first started planning for this architecture (around 6 months ago, Java
> on Linux was kind of dicey. There was ports of JVMs but they were almost
> all in pre-release form.
>
> Today, that can no longer be said. Blackdown, IBM, Sun...all have robust
> JVMs. I had planned to get some Sun hardware to run the Java side of the
> equation but I am finding that a purchase of Solaris will mean I
> basically am stuck with Sun's JVM. There is not the JVM competition, or
> so it seems to me.
>
> I am putting forth the general question: is it better to worry about
> better JVM performance and scalability (based upon benchmarks existing
> out there) or is the Sun "iron" the more important factor in
> performance?
>
> I wish I could test these things in a "real world" or, perhaps close
> enough, a test environment. But with Sun entry level boxes starting at
> $10k, that is not possible with a startup! Any experience you could
> share with me would be appreciated.
>
> Ben Ricker
> Senior Web Admin
> US-Rx, Inc.
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