> Thanks for the responses! We'll definitely go for powerful servers to > reduce the total count. Beyond a dozen servers there really doesn't seem > to be much point in trying to increase count anymore for
Just be aware that if "big" servers imply *lots* of data (especially in relation to memory size), it's not necessarily the best trade-off. Consider the time it takes to do repairs, streaming, node start-up, etc. If it's only about CPU resources then bigger nodes probably make more sense if the h/w is cost effective. -- / Peter Schuller (@scode, http://worldmodscode.wordpress.com)
