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Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> writes:

>On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Akop Pogosian wrote:

>> What's a good Sun server to handle 300,000 requests for dynamically
>> generated web pages per day? Those are all plain cgi scripts that
>> don't use mod_perl, mod_php, or any other embedded interpreter. A Sun
>> E250 feels pretty slow and unresponsive for such load during peak
>> times (that is, probably most of time). I am thinking of getting
>> dual-processor dual-core Operon-based Sun server as a replacement.

>I think that would handle your projected workload with ease--overkill,
>even!  A Sun Fire X4100 or X4200 would be a pretty good choice; they're
>essentially the same machine, but the former is a 1U device while the
>latter is 2U, which means they hold s or 4 hard drives respectively
>assuming you don't replace the DVD drive in the X4100.

>To save $$$, a dual-CPU (with single cores) would give you better
>price/performance, provided you didn't need every last ounce of perfromacem
>from the dualies.

Or go the other way and use a Netra rack-mount low-profile server. Even a
t105 would suffice. Without running any resource-hogging X applications or X
server, a t105 is a great server machine. I'm using one as a combined
new/dns/ntp/proxy server.

Craig.
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