[cvsnt] ram disk?

[keith d. zimmerman]

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