Re: [Efw-user] EFW - Atom processors

[Andres G. <tu...@gm...>]

Thank you all for your time !!

The server that I'm talking is a SupraMicro (
http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-H.cfm?typ=H) but
I think that only comes with "Atom single core". I'll take a look if there
is a way to buy it with "Dual Atom", but if is not possible I think a "Core
2 Duo" CPU will work for the configuration that I need.

I have about 15 EFW installations with Pentium D 1.8 Ghz, Pentium 4 2.x Ghz
, Dual Xeon but with no more than 50 users.
The only problem that I had was with a 15 users installation with a Pentium
III CPU, the box was configured with content filter, AV, and openvpn
features, and when there was high traffic to the Internet the CPU usage went
to 100% (disabling CF feature fixed this issue, so change the CPU was the
final solution).

Thanks again.
Regards,
Andres





But I think I'll probably for this installation (~ 150 users)


On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Matthew W. Ross
<mr...@ep...>wrote:

> We are currently running 2.3 on a single server servicing 1000 machines,
> and a few (4, maybe) OpenVPN users. We are using the content filter features
> of the Endian, but not the IPS.
>
> The Server hardware we are using is a SuperMicro 1U server with
> Dual-Quad-core Xeons running at 2.0 Gigahertz. 8 Gigs of ram, which is being
> reported at in 50% used by the web Dashboard. Load is anywhere from 0.5 to
> 1.0 during the day. It's been running beautifully.
>
>
> --Matt Ross
> Ephrata School District
>
>
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> 12 Feb 2010 14:25:51 -0800
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>
>
> > I have several efw 2.2 servers running out in the world, and
> > you wouldn't want to run 2.2 on a P3, or a Duron.
> >
> > You can't compare a modern system with those old systems.
> > Drive and memory bandwidth speeds were pretty horrible back
> > then.
> >
> > One customer currently has a 1.5HGz Sempron 2200+ with
> > 512Megs servicing 10 internal users, and three openvpn
> > connections to servers located in other states, and a couple
> > of road worriers, so about 18 to 20 users in all.
> >
> > However, to get it to run in that much ram, I had to turn
> > off a few services like the content filer, IPS, and spam
> > filters. I kept the AV scanners.
> >
> > There's another box that services 45 users, (internal and
> > remote) has a gig of ram, and a dual core 2.3GHz amd cpu.
> > The content filter is off on that one too, but because it's
> > an oncology clinic and words like 'breast cancer' would
> > prevent access to sites. This runs in a VM on citrix
> > xenserver.
> >
> > The atom should be much faster at using ram and with r/w to
> > the drives. But a power saving, single core, 1.6GHz cpu
> > handling 150 users? I think it might be slow. A dual core
> > atom, maybe.
> >
> > Anyone with 150 user systems? I'd like to hear your specs...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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