> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Dale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 9:37 PM
> To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
> Subject: Dual Opteron, linux kernels, 64 bit, mysql 4.1, InnoDB
>
> A new server is about to arrive here and will have have 8x15K
> RPM spindles, dual Opteron processors and 4GB of RAM, and
> will have around 100GB of database (primarily stock market
> prices) - the SCSI controller will also have battery-backed
> RAM too. InnoDB will be used exclusively.
>
> I've searched the list and seen varying reports of which
> Linux kernels work best etc.
>
> I'd be intersted to know the following:
> a) Which 64 bit Linux distributions are good for the task?
Suse 8.1 2.4.21-215-smp #1 SMP Tue Apr 27 16:05:19 UTC 2004
x86_64 unknown
> b) Which 64 bit Linux distributions are bad for the task?
2.6 the IO sceduler is still messed up.
RedHat AS / Suse 9.x are messed up as well
> c) Any comments on kernels, particularly with regard to 64
> bit support and schedulers? Any problems with the latest
> kernels (2.6.11 & 2.6.12-rcX)?
> d) Any recommendations for RAID volume setup
Use RAID-10 split the disks evenly across each channel
> e) Any MySQL optimisations for multiple spindles, onboard
> caching, stripe sizes, RAID5 vs RAID10.
Don't use RAID5, use Reiser FS if your using SUSE
> f) Any MySQL reliability settings to take into account the
> battery-backed RAM on the RAID controller?
>
> I'm happy to collate the responses into a summary too.
>
> I'm aware of the following discussions which describes a
> reasonably grunty Dual AMD system with a similar
> configuration to mine:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_ordered_April_2005
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_order_May_2004
>
> Best regards,
> Richard Dale.
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