[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Server loads (theoretically)

[Bill Ott]

Should Evergreen run more efficiently with more application servers, or 
more processor power?

I've got several blade servers running a test cluster (much prettier 
than my franken-cluster of months gone by).  I'm running one virtual 
brick (VMware w/ one OSRF router/gateway & 3 application servers) along 
with individual EG servers on other blades.  What I lack is enough test 
traffic to make a dent in the processing power (dual quad-core Xeons 
with 8GB RAM).

 From an architectural perspective, once I get some real world load, 
should I see better performance running the OS natively and having more 
raw horsepower, or having ump-teen application servers available?