On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 09:21:12AM -0400, Darrell A. Sullivan, II wrote: > > I am considering porting our applications that currently use an > in-house database schema to MySQL. I need to setup a test system to > try this out and I am needing a few pointers.
Excellent. > First, what type of processor setup will provide the best > performance assuming that there will be multiple connections to the > database on a regular basis (about 50 users at a time. The fastest you can get your hands on. :-) Ideally, you might consider using multiple processors if you have an operating system that is friendly with threads on multiple CPUs (Linux, Solaris, Windows NT/2000/XP). > Most of the time they will be hitting seperate tables, but some > tables are used by everyone) and this could increase to 150 over the > next 12 months. 150 users? Okay. Not a problem. > I am planning to have a RAID 0+1 setup with 6 drives dedicated to > the database. An excellent choice. > Assuming the drives, raid controller, memory, etc. remain constant, > what type of Intel/AMD processor configuration will give the best > performance? The biggest variables yet are: 1. How much data will be in the tables? 2. How much data will be manipulated in typical queries? 3. How much RAM will the box have? It depends on #1 to a degree. If you can tell us that, we can better guide you. But assuming a reasonable amount of data (a few GB) you should be able use something like a dual P3-866 with 1GB of ram and have a lot of capacity to spare for growth. > Second, is there a guid anywhere that goes into the proper > configuration of the Linux kernel for a machine that will be a > dedicated MySQL server including anything necessary for replication > to work? You shouldn't have to touch the kernel. Standard RedHat kernels are just fine as-is. > I am not a Linux guru by any stretch of the imagination, but it > seems like the standard Red Hat installation probably has a lot of > stuff compiled into it that I don't need operational for a dedicated > database server. Ahh, you're using Linux. Good. Software that happens to be installed on the machine, but not running, doesn't hurt you at all. It just consumes disk space. Jeremy -- Jeremy D. Zawodny, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technical Yahoo - Yahoo Finance Desk: (408) 349-7878 Fax: (408) 349-5454 Cell: (408) 685-5936 MySQL 4.0.2: up 1 days, processed 41,977,865 queries (262/sec. avg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
