This article explains how PCIe width, speed, Max Payload Size, and Max Read Request affect network adapter performance, shows how to query and adjust these attributes with lspci and setpci, and provides formulas and examples for calculating the resulting PCIe bandwidth limits.
This article provides a comprehensive guide to selecting servers, covering popular brands, bandwidth capacity calculations, CPU characteristics, chipset roles, memory requirements, storage options, network card considerations, redundancy strategies, and expandability features, helping readers make informed hardware decisions.
This article explains how to select a server by reviewing popular brands and detailing essential parameters such as bandwidth capacity, CPU characteristics, chipset architecture, memory requirements, storage options, network interfaces, redundancy features, and scalability considerations, including a practical bandwidth‑to‑online‑users calculation.
This guide explains what a server is, lists the most common server brands, and walks through the crucial hardware parameters—bandwidth, CPU, chipset, memory, storage, network cards, redundancy, hot‑swap and scalability—helping you make an informed server purchase decision.
