Could nsd handle the future ".eu" ?

[Erik Rozendaal]

Arnt Gulbrandsen wrote:
> 
> Isn't it possible to run the zone compiler on a separate, cheap machine, 
> and transfer the compiled zone to the production server using e.g. ttcp?
> 
> A 64GB single-CPU opteron should be nice and cheap, and can also be used 
> to test a new NSD before running it on the production server.
> 

The main cost is the memory (about $35,000.-), not the CPUs. Also, each 
Opteron CPU is currently limited to 8 DIMMs, so there is a maximum of 16 
GB per CPU (2 GB per DIMM is the current maximum I think).

Erik