[lug] Speed up osm2pgsql

[Lee Woodworth]

On 02/08/2018 04:22 PM, Rob Nagler wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 3:15 PM, Lee Woodworth wrote:
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>>     $0.136 / hr  vCPU
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> Don't forget that vCPU is not a CPU (core) but hyperthreads so add another
> 2x factor if you are comparing bare metal cores.
> 

Oh wow. Didn't think of that.

> You might consider buying refurbished. I just bought 3 x Dell r720xd with 2
> x e5-2660v2 106GB[avg] RPS and rails (no disk) for $6K including shipping.
> 

That's something for us to consider next year. For now we will probably have
to settle for wearing out ssds.