Re: Subject: cgi on a Bumblebee

["Nathan M. Andelin" <nathanma@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

This is something I have wished I knew, but never took the opportunity to
ask.  I've thought about it a lot.  But it would be great if someone were
able to share their experience of running non-Domino, batch programs - like
CGI on a Bumblebee server.  I've read that the Bumblebee servers were
introduced in response to the poor performance of Domino on traditional
systems.  And there are a lot of similarities between Domino and Web
applications.  So why wouldn't Web applications run great on a Domino box?

Domino and Web applications are more CPU intensive than 5250.  The Bumblebee
server you asked about (270-2422) has a 400 Mhz Pulsar CPU.  Not too long
ago, Joe Pluta and I compared the performance of his 270-2250 to my 170-2290
at running a CPU intensive benchmark.  His box ran the program 17 times
faster than mine.  His system apparently has the same 400 Mhz Pulsar CPU in
the Bumblebee 270-2422 you referred to, so it would perplex me if the
Bumblebee server didn't provide high performance for CGI.

But I don't know.  Can you run a test?

Thanks,

Nathan.

> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:49:24 -0400
> From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@triad.rr.com>
> Subject: cgi on a Bumblebee
>
> Can a Bumblebee server (270-2422) be used for rpg/cgi?
> Have a site with this 270 for email (200 users) and a separate
> older system. They would like a small e-commerce site, hoping
> not to upgrade the older application box. I have reservation about=20
> a 50 cpw bumblebee running rpg/cgi. Can it?
> jim franz


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