[cvsnt] Re: Does a dual processor server help that much?

Tony Hoyle tmh at nodomain.org
Thu May 19 03:50:12 BST 2005


Lehman, Curtis wrote:
> I googled for this but never found a clear answer. The cvsnt manual talks
> about how to estimate memory, but doesn't mention dual processor support.
> Our IT department is considering upgrading our CVSNT server. Does anyone
> know if CVSNT server can take advantage of multiple processors? Is there any
> numbers to show how much of a gain would be achieved? Any specific type of
> server HW that would make a big difference in performance? 

Dual processors help as you have a process per connection, and they can 
run in parallel.

However the system is generally more I/O bound than CPU bound may be 
more effective to go for fast SCSI drivers rather than an extra CPU.

Tony



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