What are hardware recommendations for Forte 4gl 3.0.M.2 under HP_UX?

We are running into performance issues that seem to be related to cpu speed using Forte 3.0.M.2 fully compiled under HP_UX 11 on three server models: HP9000/D370, /D390, and /L1000. We see large numbers of select calls (at the os level) 200-300 in a 15 second interval, that pin cpu usage. On the D370 (Pentium 166MHz) the spikes last for as long as 5-20 seconds and our users are complaining. We have not had complaints (yet) about the D390s (Pentium? approx 240MHz) or the L1000s (PIII? approx 440MHz).
What cpu speed was recommended for 3.0.M.x? We strongly suspect we are expecting too much of the D370 boxes but need supporting information to make our case.

Hi Patrick,
I do not think your problem is CPU-related. What do you mean by select calls? If your select stament is a SQL Select one then what maybe is happening is that your data access methods are no longer effective due to an increse in the volume of data they are now handling. What I would suggest you is to find out which are the methods having problems and then find out what the code does. If you figure out the problem is the volume of data you are handling then you will have to change your code to implement a better data interaction.
Anyways... keep me posted... I will be more than happy in helping you out.

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