Hi,

This is my setup:
I'm using Visual Source Safe for my version control for my AS2005 cubes.
I have only 1 AS2005 server.
So all the developpers use the same target server.

everytime a developper deploy the cubes or part of the solution (like 1
dimension) there is a warning because the version on the server is different
(due to a previous deployment by another dev.)
Installing AS on each dev. station consume some resources on each station.

Do you think this setup is good? or not recommanded?
does installing multiple instance on the server is better?
anyone can share his experience for a team development around AS2005 cubes?

thanks.

Jerome.

It probably makes sense to give each developer separate instance if not
possible installing AS on each dev machine.

Edward.
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"Jéjé" <willgart_A_ (AT) hotmail_A_ (DOT) com> wrote

I want to centralize my AS server for multiple reasons:
* cost to upgrade each dev. desktop to support all the tools (client;
server; office...)
* processing time: slow other the 100mbps network; better other the 1Gbps
server(s) side; also my server use more memory, better disks (Raid 0+1) and
better CPUs (new AMD Opteron dual core x64) - Processing 40 millions of test
rows (shared in multiple cubes) takes 10minutes on the server...

but giving 1 instance by developper... what is the overhead?
How AS manage and release the memory when there is multiple instances?
(I mean 5 dev instances; maybe more)


"Edward Melomed [MSFT]" <edwardm (AT) norely (DOT) micrsoft.com> wrote

"Jéjé" <willgart (AT) BBBhotmailAAA (DOT) com> wrote

By having multiple instances you can provide each developer with an isolated
environment.

The price for that is:

you will have to adjust memory limits for each instance.

Same dimension if exists on each instance will be loaded multiple times.



The bottom line. If your can afford ( you hardware has capacity ) running
multiple instances, it cleaner approach.

If the data and dimension sizes are substantial and you are seeing
processing and query performance is suffering, you should bring all
developers back to the single instance.



Edward.
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"Jéjé" <willgart (AT) BBBhotmailAAA (DOT) com> wrote