[geeks] Solaris 9/x86 Performance

[Yuri K]

Hello Jonathan,

Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 06:27:43 (UTC), you wrote:

JCP> However, I'm leery of Solaris 9/x86.  Some of these machines are
JCP> "lowly" dual Pentium PRO machines, and the last time I installed
JCP> Solaris 7 on a dual Pentium PRO machine, the result was something even
JCP> -less- responsive than 2.6 on a SPARCstation 1+.

JCP> Has the performance gotten any better?

    I have not try 9 on IA yet, but it is noticeably more responsive
    on SPARCs. You may want to minimize Java based services though. On
    IA 8 had a markedly improved performance over 7 in my experience.


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Best regards,
 Yuri