[thelist] Multiple Processors???

[Anthony Baratta]

At 09:31 PM 2/22/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks for the information Anthony. We were
>considering 256 MB of RAM but it looks like you are
>suggesting that that might not be enough. Why do you
>install hard drives in pairs?

With Win2K 128MB of RAM is the "base" memory foot print for the OS itself, 
IMHO. Everything after that is for your applications. If you are running a 
MS SQL server under 'moderate' load your going to need the overhead. If you 
expect higher traffic, then go to a gig. Seriously.

We use RAID5 and Disk Mirroring as our fail-safes against hard drive 
crashes. With drives so cheap we are currently mirroring 75 GB drives for 
each system (we use 2U rack mount machines so more than 2 drives in the 
system is a very tight fit). The overhead to the OS to do mirroring is 
minimal, IMHO.
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Anthony Baratta
President
Keyboard Jockeys