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The Effects of Tuning a FreeBSD Box for High Performance
Gilbert Gong, <ggong@cal.alumni.berkeley.edu>
Introduction
A stock FreeBSD installation delivers a system which is designed to meet the needs of most users, and strives to provide the best balance of safety, reliability, and performance in a multi-user environment. It is therefore not optimized for use as a high performance dedicated network server. In this article, I will investigate the effect of tuning a FreeBSD for use as a dedicated network server.
System and Methodology
The test server was a Pentium III 600 MHz with 512MB of RAM, installed in a Super Micro P6SBU motherboard. The on-board Adaptec Ultra2 SCSI adapter was connected to an IBM DNES-309170W SA30 (8GB S
The Effects of Tuning a FreeBSD Box for High Performance
Gilbert Gong, <ggong@cal.alumni.berkeley.edu>
Introduction
A stock FreeBSD installation delivers a system which is designed to meet the needs of most users, and strives to provide the best balance of safety, reliability, and performance in a multi-user environment. It is therefore not optimized for use as a high performance dedicated network server. In this article, I will investigate the effect of tuning a FreeBSD for use as a dedicated network server.
System and Methodology
The test server was a Pentium III 600 MHz with 512MB of RAM, installed in a Super Micro P6SBU motherboard. The on-board Adaptec Ultra2 SCSI adapter was connected to an IBM DNES-309170W SA30 (8GB S