Urchin Q and A: Urchin 5 hardware needs

Question:

What are the recommended hardware specs for Urchin 5?

Answer:

Urchin's superior performance allows you to get more from less hardware investment. For instance, an older Pentium II might be too slow for desktop use, but will make a fine Urchin server. And Urchin's unmatched portability means you can use whichever operating system you like. Below, we provide a recommended level of hardware for high performance.

Single Small to Medium Website Analysis:
500mhz or better processor
128mb RAM
10GB+ IDE hard disk
Ethernet interface

Service Provider / Enterprise Installations:
1Ghz Pentium IV / 500mhz UltraSPARC / similar mhz range PPC/MIPS/etc.
256mb RAM
Ultra2/Wide SCSI hard disk (such as a Seagate Cheetah)
100base-T ethernet

Backup system:
Memory/System/Disk Usage

Urchin Memory(RAM) usage can be configured to use between 20-500Mb

Urchin can be configured to run at low, normal or high priority

Urchin's data storage will use approximately 10% of the size of raw logs