On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:55:15 -0800, Max <maxdl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Rylander > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:02 AM > > To: Max; PgSql General > > Subject: Re: Splitting queries across servers > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:17:29 -0800, Max <maxdl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > With a Quad Opteron (4 memory slots per CPU), you could put > > 64GB of RAM > > > > onto a single machine using 4GB DIMMs in every slot. > > > > > > We were talking about a similar solution today, but not quite as good as > > > this. You really got me thinking now. 64Gb.. hm that would solve many > > > issues. what do you think the cost would be for such a beast ? > > Any idea ? > > > > Depending on the vendor and the storage subsystem, between $20k and > > $50k, and if you start with less memory it will be much less. I can > > attest to the fact that 4 x Opterons work VERY nicely. ;) > > > > Thanks. > > That would be quite an investment. Interesting. I wonder if we should put > windows or linux on it, since postgresql 8.0 works on windows. To the best of my knowledge there is no 64-bit Windows for AMD64, but I've not been forced to use Windows in 5 or 6 years... > > What OS are you running on your quad opteron ? We are using the x86-64 build of Gentoo Linux and compiling our own copy of PG 8.0. -- Mike Rylander mrylander@xxxxxxxxx GPLS -- PINES Development Database Developer http://open-ils.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
