[Apologies for my first post here being semi-off-topic!] I normally deploys apps I develop (MySQL with Lasso web middleware) with an ISP, so I have no experience of choosing hardware configurations or sourcing them.
My current client's application involves a very large amount of data which I have split into a number of tables. These tables (data files) are currently between several hundred MB and 2 GB each for 6 1/2 years data, and will grow. However, tables are not updated in normal use (we can take the app off-line for updates) - so the data is pretty much read-only. >From my reading of the manual it seems that disc seek speed is the limiting >factor once tables get so large that the data and indices cannot be cached in >RAM. So I believe that the best hardware setup for a dedicated MySQL server >would include two fast discs striped (RAID 0) for the databases and a third >separate disc for the operating system. Does this sound right? (Also thoughts on SCSI versus SATA?) Second question: The chap who will probably administer the servers seems to prefer buying Dell, but AFAIK Dell don't do any 1U servers that would support 3 drives. Can anyone recommend any server brands available in the UK, or UK based companies that will build servers, supporting 3 discs (2 RAID & 1 for the OS)? Many thanks, James Harvard -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
