>>>>> "Fred" == Fred Chen <fred@stripped> writes:
Fred> Hi:
Fred> My company is using the newest version of Mysql on a large databases. We are
> thinking of using a multi CPU system (will be running Sun OS version 5.1) to host this
> database. Since I have not done this before, here are a couple questions. Your help is
> greatly appreciated.
Fred> 1. Is compiling the Mysql on a Multi-CPU system the same as a single CPU system?
> if not, where do I set the options?
There is no difference when compiling MySQL.
Fred> 2. How to take a advantage of the Multi CPU system to make the database run
> faster? How fast can it run compare to a single CPU system? I notice the Mysql
> documentation did mention that the Mysql can take advantage the multi CPU system. I just
> want to understand how to implement it.
Each connection uses a separate thread in Solaris. This means that if
you run 2 threads that doesn't use the same resources they should both
run on their own CPU.
Regards,
Monty
