We have been using a dual Athlon MP 1600+ (1,4GHz) MySQL box since december. Stability is rock solid and the performance is consirably higher than our previous dual PIII-1000 server (>40% clock speed difference).
Configuration: Tyan Thunder K7 motherboard, 2GB RAM, Adaptec 3200S SCSI-RAID, 3x Seagate Cheetah X15, 4U rackmount. Slackware Linux with 2.4.17 kernel, MySQL 3.23.47. We also have a dual Athlon MP 1,2GHz webserver based on the Tyan Tiger MP. Good CPU cooling is very important, especially when building a 2U dual Athlon server. Big heatsinks with big 6cm fans will limit the airflow because the fan is too close to the top of the case. Use ECC Registered memory and a high quality power supply. You will need at least 300W for a light webserver configuration and >400W for a heavy duty db server with SCSI RAID. >Hello! >I'm in the process of upgrading my Linux-server (currently a dual P2-400MHz), and >have been thinking >about getting a system with dual Athlons (maybe 2x Athlon MP 1800+). >Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with a dual Athlon system with Linux >running MySQL >3.23.x, and maybe Apache under HEAVY load? >Since the Athlon MP's haven't been around for very long, I'm a bit concerned about >the stability >under heavy load on the 2.4 kernel... >So please, if you have a success- or disaster-story I'd like to know! :) >I'm also very interested in what mainboard you are using for the Athlons, and what >Linux-kernel >version you're running... >Thanks in advance! >/Tobias Lind --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
