Re: Subject: cgi on a Bumblebee

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

only a proposal to a "potential" customer. Larry suggested
it would probably not work. If someone in this group hasn't
done this successfully, I'd be scared.
jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan M. Andelin" <nathanma@haaga.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: Subject: cgi on a Bumblebee


> 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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