[WEB4LIB] Single/dual processor servers and ILLiad

[Brian Westra]

Dan, I'd echo the idea of separate servers being better, but my comments 
relate only to ColdFusion. We are gearing up for production with CF, and 
people I talked to at Allaire about an optimal setup stated that more than 
2 processors might not offer more bang for the buck, but for applications 
with a lot of query caching, at least 512 mb of ram is a good idea (and 
more would be better). If you can afford it, separating the database server 
from the Web/application server should also improve performance.


Brian Westra
Library Systems Intern
Health Sciences Library, University of Washington
bwestra at u.washington.edu     206-543-7497


At 01:09 PM 10/23/2000 -0700, Dan Lester wrote:
>I need to do some picking of the fruits of wisdom found hereabouts.
>Here's the scoop.
>
>We're about to purchase the ILLiad system for ILL management, ILL
>requests, and document delivery.  (We're doing all three now with
>three other systems, and none are integrated. We lack the time or
>inclination to reinvent the wheel now that ILLiad is affordable)
>
>We're also about to purchase a new webserver for the library.  If I
>were to buy two servers, they'd each run Win2K server, be on the order
>of 600mhz P3s with 256-512mb of ram and plenty of disk.  They'll run
>IIS5 for server (still really like WebSite, but....things change).
>Library server will also have a bunch of ColdFusion on it for local
>databases, etc.
>
>However, I'm also considering buying one big box and running all of it
>on a dual processor server.  Would save some money, be one less box to
>manage, and "feels better".  However, I'm interested in the gotchas
>that I'm not thinking of.
>
>NOTE:  Please don't bother me with why I should use **ix or any
>similar, why I should use PHP, Apache, etc.  Those aren't open for debate
>in the real world I'm operating in.
>
>Feel free to reply privately if you wish, though I'd personally rather
>see the dialogue in public.
>
>thanks
>
>dan
>
>
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