Getting Started
System Configuration and Resource Planning
More is better? CPUs? Memory? Disk?
CPUs - More or faster? Which is better investment? Consider scaleability. Sun reports that TPC-D did not gain from ɴ CPU VPS on 24 way E6000 w/ 250MHZ CPUS. We went from 12 VPS to 24 on a 32way E10000 w/400MHZ CPUS & 2x throughput! Value depends on architecture and processors.
Memory - Only if you can use it. Poor investment if you have lots. Great if you are running into limitations.
Disk - Good investment always! More spindles, more controllers, faster bus, faster transfers, faster seek speeds all benefit probably in that order.