[BlueOnyx:19032] Re: VPS Specifications

[Colin Jack]

Thanks Michael,
 
> > Question. What is the suggested best 'middle of the road'
> > settings for CPU and memory for a 5209R VPS?
> 
> EL7 and 5209R are a bit greedy as far as RAM is concerned. I usually give them
> 4-8GB of RAM and 2-4GB of Swap for starters. If there is something memory
> hungry running on 'em (lots of PHP and MySQL usage by
> Vsites) then 8GB should be good a minimum. Of course: Your mileage might be
> different.

That's all I really needed for a starter. A lot of sites are using WP and Joomla now so PHP and MySQL.
 
> > Probably stick around 100 sites per server.
> 
> The Vsites themselves aren't so much a problem. 200-250 Vsites wouldn't be
> that big of a hit. The problem is more around the number of Users.
> Boxes seem to get sluggish with 500-800 Users. Even a lot earlier if you have a
> fair bunch of them checking their emails every minute.

Even better - we have quite a few sites that see very little traffic, so should be able to lump them onto one or two VPS.

Appreciate the input.

Regards

Colin