[ILUG] Advice on configuration sizes please

[Niall Sweeney, Eurorent Systems Ireland]

Thanks Liam. Vey useful and nice to meet everyone at the LinuxWorld stand.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Liam Bedford <lbedford at lbedford.org>
To: ilug at linux.ie <ilug at linux.ie>
Date: 28 April 2004 11:00
Subject: Re: [ILUG] Advice on configuration sizes please


>On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 09:46, Niall Sweeney, Eurorent Systems Ireland
>wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have been asked to put together a sizing matrix for Linux Servers.
Since I only have experience on the Solaris and HP-UX, I dont have alot of
experience on the Linux PC Platform. So can anyone assist me please. I need
a rough guide for the following:
>>
>> 1. Small office Linux server to be used as an email and firewall server
>Doesn't need much for basic stuff. If you're going to run lots of mail
>filters (like spamassassin) and have lots of large attachments, you may
>want to go bigger. Whatever the basic Dell server box is will do this
>without trying (though give it a reasonable about of RAM..)
>
>> 2. A development server for porting applications from Solaris/HP-UX
>Depends on the project IMO. If it can be parallelised, then a multi
>processor box, or a couple and distcc. If not, then the faster one you
>can afford.
>
>Say a Dual 3G Xeon with enough RAM to work.
>
>> 3. High Database server (Oracle) to support up to 100 concurrent users.
>Might as well ask Oracle.. If it was mysql it'd run on a 286, but oracle
>will have a better idea of how big you need for their lump of code.
>
>L.
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