Ah, of course. My apologize for being insufficient. OS will be Linux, Redhat 7.2. Please note, I'm only looking for a very general (and probably rough) estimate for the amount of internal memory. That's why a rule of thumb. There are a lot of circumstances that can make the world look completely different.
Thanks, Maarten -----Original Message----- From: Berry Sizemore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 3:37 PM To: Hoeven, Maarten van der Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Amount of memory: rule of thumb jihad! My opinion is memory concerns are bound to operating system. What is recommended for your OS? Best, Jerry Cornelius Hoeven, Maarten van der wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a rule of thumb how much internal memory you should install, > when pursuing maximum performance? A rule of thumb like: "Internal > memory should be equal or more than the size of the database". Example: > total database size=3 GB; therefor internal memory should be at least 3 > Gb. > > Is there such a rule of thumb? Of course, I'm ignoring all other > parameters and settings now for convenience reasons... > > > Greets, > Maarten > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Zie ook/see also: http://www.knmi.nl/maildisclaimer.html > -------------------------------------------------------------- Zie ook/see also: http://www.knmi.nl/maildisclaimer.html -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]