Conference mvblab::alphaserver_4100

583.0. "2 processor system slower than one processor..." by NPSS::GLASER (Steve Glaser DTN 226-7212 LKG1-2/W6 (G17)) Wed Apr 30 1997 15:19

    I got a voice mail today from an ISV that's trying to sell qty 10 4100
    systems into an Internet Service Provider.
    
    The application in question is some sort of web server based on
    Microsoft IIS, SQL server and a custom lookup engine hooked up using
    named pipes.
    
    The claim is that adding a second processor produces a net decrease in
    performance or around 20% (as measured by wall clock time).
    
    Not being a IIS / or SQL server user, I don't have a clue.  I said I'd
    ask in here.
    
    The contact is Larry Lopez +1 888 858-1787.  He's a former deccie.
    
    Please forward this as desired to get to the proper folks.
    
    Steveg

    
    So, did they configure SQL Server to run on a 4100?  You can't just 
    install it and walk away...  (Well, you can but you can't expect to 
    have any kind of performance)
    
    Mary Jo 
    

    No idea.
    
    I just got the voice mail and agreed to forward the issue onward.
    
    I don't know squat about SQL server (other than my Signficant Other
    works for Oracle so I constantly hear that SQL server is junk but not
    much on what kind of junk :-)