Search Again: Re: Time to upgrade... From: Sean Larabee Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 Time: 12:33:01 pm On Wed, 5 May 1999, Shawn Hogan wrote: > >I do have a PII400 sitting behind me that is going to become a new > >database server in the next couple days. I'll copy the datafiles over and > >do a test upgrade to see how more modern hardware affects the time. > Let me know how it goes... Well, after the most annoying NT Server install of my life and a few Microsoft induced crisises, I finally got to try a test upgrade on the PII. It took about an hour and fifteen minutes. Feels about right compared with the times we are seeing on the P166. > Also, what type of I/O system are you using for the hard drive(s)? > I would definately recommend SCSI if you aren't doing so, simply because > IDE drives are very CPU intensive, so reads/writes hog a huge chunk of > the CPU time, while SCSI does not. That, and SCSI drives are generally > more reliable and higher performing. :-) The newer IDE drives and interfaces are giving the SCSIs a run for the money with regards to both performance and CPU sucking. Many are now benchmarking (for what that is worth in the real world) at or better than SCSIs. But yeah, the current server and the test box I just played with are both IDE. I take it there is no hidden Super Rebuild Indexes button that will cut our upgrade times in half? Arguing from personal incredulity is not convincing, but I have a hard time believing a G3-333 is doing much larger upgrades in half the time due to raw computing power alone. Sean Larabee First Step Internet ------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe and list archive please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists -------------------------------------------

Messages In This Thread: Re: Time to upgrade... by Sean Larabee on May 10, 1999 at 12:33:01 pm Re: Time to upgrade... by Shawn Hogan on May 10, 1999 at 1:04:25 pm