> > Meanwhile, we hacked around this in a very cool way. We copied the imapd > process 60 times (assuming average of 12,000 processes, shooting for 200 > processes per executable, that is 60 individual executables). These were > named /usr/cyrus/bin/imapd_001 through /usr/cyrus/bin/imapd_060. We then > symlinked the "imapd" binary to imapd_001. We then wrote a cron job that > ran once a minute and relinked the imapd symlink to the next numbered > executable, rotating around to imapd_001 when the end was reached. This > worked like a charm and *all* of our problems went away... In fact, our > system has continued to get busier and we are still running pretty good. > > > I don't think the hack is ideal, but man, does it work! > > Scott That's the funniest hack I've heard in a long time. Interesting way to 'load balance' cyrus. Thanks for the laugh. -B ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
