On Thu, 8 May 2003 03:08, peace bwitchu wrote: > this box working too hard or is the normal. Since > this box is dedicated solely to dns I just want to > make sure that I'm not pushing bind too hard and end > up with stability problems.
Without knowing how many machines are using "this box" as a DNS proxy or how important the domain(s) it serves are how can we determine if it's normal load? Some DNS servers I've run have used 1% CPU time on a Pentium-166, some have used >50% on a P3-1200. -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page