[wplug] disk:ram ratios

[Rob Nelson]

>The simple answer would be to just throw as much ram as I can in, but
>businesses usually want you to justify the need before they spend money on
>hardware :)

Normally, but even 4 gig of RAM right now costs less than $1k. I dunno the 
ratios, but if you were to buy an extra gig of ram (and I presume 3 more, for 
a total of 4, would be even better) it's not that much of an expense but with 
appreciable difference. What's the mem usage look like on the machine? Does 
top show any hogs?

Rob Nelson
ronelson at vt.edu