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From: kajifk@TERMIX.TERMO.UNIT.NO (Kjell Arne Jacobsen)
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Subject: Slow Aufs discs
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Date: 15 Nov 90 09:10:47 GMT
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I m currently running CAP (uab, atis and aufs) at our VAX 3200 running
Ultrix 4.0. It is stable and is functionality is as described in the
documentation of the CAP software. However, there are one nag... writing to
the Aufs volumes are really slow. This confuses me beacuse reading data
from the same discs is pretty fast (something between a internal floppy and
hard disk). 

There are two bridges in our local area; one AlisaShare bridge and one
Gatorbox. They are both connected to the fast ethernet cable, however the
communication to the Gatorbox has to go through a 64 Bits/sec. bridge (it
is one a remote ethernet segment). The latter could parhaps be an
explanation for the slow write transfer but not the "fast" read transfer.

Is there anyone able to give me an explanation on this phenomenon? I would
be glad to know....