Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!sun-barr!newstop!east!hinode!geoff From: geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs Subject: Re: Speeding up PC-NFS Message-ID: <756@east.East.Sun.COM> Date: 24 Aug 89 05:40:26 GMT References: Sender: news@east.East.Sun.COM Reply-To: geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) Distribution: na Organization: Sun Microsystems, Billerica MA Lines: 26 In article joes@islsun3.mse.lehigh.edu (Joe Sieczkowski) writes: :: ::I recently moved my PC-NFS server from a fairly loaded 8Meg 3/260 to ::an unloaded 32Meg 4/280 (new). I expected a large performance ::increase; however over-all performance on a mounted drive only ::increased by a couple percent. This test was done on a PS2/50 with ::a 3c523 board. :: ::Is there anything I can do to increase the performance? The 4/280 ::is intended to be a dedicated server for several applications. :: ::I would appreciate any help. :: ::Joe I assume you're running 3.0.1 with the improved cache code. You are? Then the gating factor is the write access to the disk on the server. The best help here is the new Legato accelerator board. See comp.newprod or Unix Review for info. (Bob: d'you want to post anything here about it?) Geoff Arnold, Internet: geoff@East.Sun.COM PCDS Group, Sun Microsystems Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recording of the week: ALMOST ACOUSTIC by the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.