From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 10 21:57:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA27690 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 21:57:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gromit.pinpt.com (gromit.pinpt.com [205.179.195.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA27650 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 21:57:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from schluntz@dns.pinpt.com) Received: from [206.170.30.23] (ppp-206-170-30-23.hywr01.pacbell.net [206.170.30.23]) by gromit.pinpt.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA00717; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 21:57:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802110557.VAA00717@gromit.pinpt.com> Subject: Re: How to optimize a FTP/Web Server? Date: Tue, 10 Feb 98 22:02:59 -0700 x-sender: schluntz@dns.pinpt.com x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v2, June 6, 1997 From: "Sean J. Schluntz" To: "Doug White" cc: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG *From the fingers of Doug White >> Is there a FAQ somewhere that will help me optimize a FTP and a Web >> server? I have to systems, one dedicated to FTP and one to Web (running >> Stronghold) both under FreeBSD v2.2.5-R and neither of them seem all >> that snappy, esp when under a load. I need to speed them up because a >> big mail drop is one the way and they will be hammered when it hits. > >What class of machine is this? > >The big three ways to increase speed on Unices: > >1. More RAM. Ok, web has 64 now and FTP has 32. I've been meaning to up the web to 128 (how fast can you get a web server if you make a 30 meg RAM disk and move all of the web files and cgi scripts to it... No disk access to slow it down.) >2. More disks and controllers and move frequently-used FSs to different > disks on different controllers. That's an idea. >3. Faster processor (to a point) or faster bus speed. It's on a 166 now, I will probably get a second system and split the load between the two before I get a faster CPU or a second controller. >This `big maildrop' had better not be nastygrams. Nope, standard snail mail. We sell a network diagraming, auto discovery and remote control system and the last people we want to tick off are the sysadmins! ;) -Sean ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean J. Schluntz schluntz@pinpt.com Systems Engineer (408) 997-6900 x222 PinPoint Software Corporation http://www.pinpt.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message