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From: djc@duke.cs.duke.edu (David J. Cherveny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Experiences with ASYNC NFS wanted
Message-ID: <669817796@lear.cs.duke.edu>
Date: 24 Mar 91 12:29:57 GMT
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.
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Could anyone comment on the merits/problems with using ASYNC NFS.  The
write performance speedup is phenomenal but I worry about integrity after
a crash.  I know its not recomended for databases, etc.  Also, could
several workstations overwhelm a net and/or server?

David Cherveny
djc@rm2000.mc.duke.edu
djc@cs.duke.edu