[Seaside] 64-bit hardware [was [ANN] (gem)Stone Soup]
Martin McClure
martin.mcclure at gemstone.com
Tue May 8 19:30:58 UTC 2007
> Could we have a few comments on the 64 bit hardware? I'm sure that
> some folks understand the nuances but a few minutes on Wikipedia has
> made my head hurt.
Yes, it'll do that. :-)
>
> I assume that the processor needs to be 64 bit and this means either
> AMD64 or Intel's Core 2 (Duo?)?
Correct. Any of the AMD 64-bit CPUs should work fine, as well as any
Intel processor with their 64-bit extensions.
>
> If I was going to setup a linux box using either RedHat/Suse
> Enterprise x versions what would be an example hardware spec?
Wide variations are possible, but I'll give some examples.
Machines I use (and successfully run GemStone on) are these:
My home desktop, built myself, components of various ages up to 3 years:
Athlon 64 CPU
2GiB DDR 400MHz RAM
1 350GB SATA 300 hard drive
My work desktop, a Dell Precision 390:
Intel Core 2 duo 6600 dual-core CPU, 2.4GHz
2GiB DDR2 667MHz RAM
2 350GB SATA 300 drives
My laptop, a MacBook manufactured in February 2007:
Intel Core 2 duo T7200 dual-core CPU, 2.0GHz
2GiB DDR2 667MHz RAM
1 80G SATA drive
I run Gentoo Linux on all of these (and the MacBook dual-boots with Mac
OS X). Most other folks here at GemStone run Suse. Whatever you run, get
the latest version.
Unless you're running a high-volume production system (please note that
I do not define "high-volume", YMMV) a single-core CPU, 1G of RAM, and a
single SATA drive should do fine. Last I checked, you could build one of
these for about $700 using fairly high-quality components. Each of the
commercial dual-core systems above cost about $1500.
Regards,
-Martin
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