Re: Question for Sun experts

From: "Richard Walther" <richardw@dairymans.com> > >cpu vps. We've also had times when the whole server will hang. >Touching >the >keyboard/mouse on the console gets the thing moving again. >(Shamefully, >we've attached >a vibrating pager to the mouse to accomplish this movement remotely. > Only >had >to use >this once. ) :) Bwahahahaha!! >Bashar Chalabi wrote: > > > We are usually a PC shop (NT and SCO). One of our clients insists on >having > > a Sun server. They are horrified at the idea of PCs as servers. We have >no Go for broke, try and sell them clone PCs running Linux as a server... :-) > > experience of Informix on Sun, so here are a few questions: > > > > The application is mainly OLTP during the day with around 200 users. At > > night, there is a hughe batch run, written completely in stored >procedures. > > > > 1. How does an UltraSparc II 400MHz compares with a Pentium III Xeon >500MHz. > > I know they are better, but would a Dual UltraSparc replace a Quad >Pentium? Couldn't tell you. Only PIII experience I have is with my home PC, and I'm a bit underwhelmed. At a guess, I'd say yes, but it is *really* just a guess... :-) > > 2. We have to choose between the Workgroup Servers (450) and the >Entreprise > > Servers (3000). I assume the entreprise are faster machines, but the > > processors are the same. Will a typical database application see much >better > > performance in an Entreprise server? I think there's no real difference between the two, except how much you can stick in the box. I think the 3000 can take 2 extra CPUs and more disk. HTH. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com