My server is running in a node in www.linodes.com, so it is not a fast server.
I have a mongrel cluster with 3 instances. When I do a mongrel_cluster start, the 3 mongrel_rails instances churn at 15-20% CPU for about 4 mins before they are initialized. The pid files are not written until this 4 mins is completed.
In those 4 mins, all calls to the server seem to hang.
What happens in those 4 mins? What all happens when a rails instance is started through mongrel_cluster? Of course, I don't see this on my fast development machine.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
