[Zope] ZEO server setup question: cost/performance?

[Todd Elsbernd]

Hello, I am considering a new hardware setup for running several
Zope-powered web servers and am looking for feedback from the community as
to the validity of cost and performance for the setup.  How much traffic
will this setup be able to handle?  What future upgrades will need to be
considered to improve performance?  Thank you in advance for any feedback!

-- The Setup --
  Front end (Squid cache / Load balancer)
  CPU: 3GHz P4
  RAM: 4GB
  HDD: 2x36GB 10,000 rpm
  NIC: 1GBit Linksys


  Back end (ZEO server database storage)
  CPU: 3GHz P4
  RAM: 2GB
  HDD: 3x73GB
  NIC: 1GBit Linksys

  3 x ZEO clients
  CPU: 2.8GHz P4
  RAM: 1GB
  HDD: 36GB 10,000 rpm


  8-port GBit switch for local traffic

Todd Elsbernd
Computer Services Specialist
The University of Georgia
4-424 Forest Resources Building
Athens, GA 30602
telsbernd at sref.info
(706)-542-1078