Re: sybase system 10 limitation of 4 processors ?

In article <3luvmj$1he@athos.cc.bellcore.com> ahl@cc.bellcore.com writes: >Hi: > >I am trying to find out the conceptual reason why sybase system 10 does >not work well with more than 4 processors. I have heard that it has >scalability problems. Is this true ? Are there any other major problems >related to system 10 ? Is there an architectural flaw that is difficult >to correct ? The technologies available to correct the scalability problem are well-known. If Sybase wants to do it, they can correct it in short order. There is no fundamental architectural flaw. > >Do most database servers need more than 4 processors ? The scalability problem of Sybase only shows up in CPU-bound environment. Most database installations out there are IO-bound anyway. -- Paul Chen, Ph.D. consulting at DEC Disclaimer: My opinions only!