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Chuck Kirschman wrote: > On our Linux servers (800 MHz, 2Gb Ram, Raid 5 SCSI drives), we used ram > disks for the CVS temp space to dramatically improve performance. This > was years ago, when the fastest boxes were 800 MHz, but we were able to > take them up to 2 Gb Ram and use a 1.5 Gb ram disk. We're currently > moving to Windows Server 2003 and CvsNT on these same servers, and I'm > wondering how CvsNT uses memory vs temp space? I'd like to know if a > ram disk is a good idea, or does CvsNT strongly prefer more memory and > make less use of the temp space? > > Thanks > chuck Windows Server 2003 on a 800 MHz proc. is a BAD idea, IMO.... 2003 is very expensive, install 2000 if at all possible. -kz