At 09:58 11/06/02 -0400, Adams, Jeff wrote :- >That depends on what you are doing with the server. If volatility is not >an issue, RAM is cheap. Drop a good 1G in the server, create a RAM drive, >copy Sambar to it, and run the server from RAM. File I/O speed becomes a >non-issue as it's all in RAM. However, if you want to keep your log files >and/or deal with mail, you would not want these things stored only in >volatile memory. Even with a battery backup, the risk of loss is too high.
Well - With 'tweaking' - You could put it all in RAM, - But make all important stuff - Write to the Hard-drive, - Even once every 5 minutes or so (if there was any activity) - & you wont lose too much... in my Belarc report, is this any good ? - Or do I NEED to upgrade, before going "live" ?? 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! 64 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache From the discussion tonight - I dont think the above is suitable (I'm only on a 56K modem now - Getting higher speed (cable etc.. -) In a 4-5 months)... >If you are using software RAID, switch to a hardware RAID controller. If >you are using a hardware RAID controller, make sure it has adequate >RAM. Examine why are you using RAID. Is it for speed and space? What is Raid ? The only Raid I know is a fly/bug killer ;-) G. ------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe please go to http://www.sambar.ch/list/
