Re: Fujitsu Siemens Primepower

Daniel Rock wrote:
> Thorsten Jens <thojens@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > we are currently looking into buying new hardware, and the decision has
> > come down to either go for
> > - SunFire v490, 2x1.35GHz US IV+
> > or
> > - Fujitsu Siemens Primepower 250, 2x1.87GHz
> >
> > All other specs are almost the same. I've searched this group for
> > experieneces with Primepower servers, but everything I got was a little
> > old. Does anybody have recent experiences with these servers? Sun's
> > equipment is twice as expensive as the Siemens servers, is there a
> > catch?
> >
> > We are going to use them primarily for an Oracle database (9i), on
> > Solaris 9.
>
> You are comparing two different machine types here. The V490 is positioned
> as midrange (upgrade to up to 4 dual core CPUs), while the PP250 is more of
> an entry level server (comparable to the V240). You cannot upgrade the
> PP250 any further.

Those are the machines Sun and FSC recommended for the job. We're
currently running SunFire 3800, also with just 2 CPUs.

> It depends on your workload. If the expected load average is < 2-3 then
> the PP250 will most likely be faster. For higher loads you should probably
> go with the V490 (or PP450)

Workload is usually around ~1-2 at the moment during normal work hours
(on the older hardware).

[...]

Thanks for all the information!

Thorsten

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