[Users] Reasonable expectations

[Matt Ayres]

Cliff Wells wrote:
> I've got the following hardware:
>
> CPU: 2x1.6Ghz Opteron 242 (may upgrade to a pair of 2.4Ghz dual-core
> 880's at some point)
> RAM: 8GB Dual channel DDR-400 ECC (may upgrade to 16GB at some point)
> Swap: 2x16GB partitions, one enabled
> Disks: 6x160GB 7200rpm SATA-160 on 6-channel LSI MegaRaid (64MB cache)
> as 800GB RAID-5
> ...
>
> I'd like to hear any recommendations people might have for limits to put
> on this type of server.  I don't expect graphs or science, just the
> voice(s) of experience =) 
>
>
>   
40 VPS's max is what I'd put on it.  With decent load in each you could 
find yourself with as low as 20.