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[SMP] P2 Database Srvr: 1x450 or 2x350 CPUs?

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Richard Fish

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Nov 11, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/11/98
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Jeff Noxon wrote:
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> I'm setting up a Debian box for my client as an Oracle server. I'm torn
> between Dual 350's or a single 450 MHz chip. The price is the same.
> The machine will have 256MB of RAM and a 16MB RAID-5 controller (either
> Mylex or AMI), and four Cheetah 9GB drives.
>
> Linux kernel will probably be 2.0.36pre, at least until 2.2.x is solid
> enough for production use. Our other Linux server had a 450-day uptime
> and I'd like this one to be just as stable, if not better. :-)

We'll, thinking long-term, I would probably go with the single 450. It
gives you a nice upgrade path when you switch to the 2.2 kernel.

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