06.11.09, 00:02, "Stan Hoeppner" <s...@hardwarefreak.com>: > devel anaconda put forth on 11/5/2009 5:19 PM: > > Hello everybody! > > > > I have a high-performance server (dual quad-core Xeon 2.8Ghz + 16GB RAM + > > 2SCSI disks 140Gb), RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.4, software RAID1 + Postfix > > 2.5.9. > > This server serves only smtp traffic. The only thing postfix should do - > > receive mails for one user and send it to local script via pipe. Like this: > How many free (empty) SCSI disk bays do you have in this server? Is it > a 1U server chassis? Post the make/model of the server please, or > preferably a link to a photo of the server on the manufacturer's > website. The answer to this may or may not limit your options in > increasing your disk throughput, and thus solving your problem. > If it's a 1U server, I can tell you already that you are screwed, and > that you need a bigger chassis with more SCSI/SAS disk bays, at least 8 > disks given your load of 250-300 msgs/sec.
This is an 1U PowerEdge server with 4 slots for SCSI disks
