From: Hugh Caley Subject: Re: Performance Difference Between Linux NFS Server and Netapp Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:41:02 -0700 Message-ID: <42D6CDDE.90703@plasmabat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1DtAW0-0001jV-SW for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:41:04 -0700 Received: from firewall.neomorphic.com ([205.217.46.68] helo=roma.ev.affymetrix.com) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1DtAVz-0006ig-Iw for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:41:05 -0700 Received: from [10.82.12.54] (puglia.ev.affymetrix.com [10.82.12.54]) by roma.ev.affymetrix.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j6EKf2H31746 for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:41:02 -0700 To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Thank you! Just the sort of thing I'm looking for ... Hugh >From: Chris Penney >Reply-To: penney@msu.edu >To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [NFS] Performance Difference Between Linux NFS Server and Netapp > > >On 7/14/05, Hugh Caley wrote:=20 > > >>>=20 >>> A valid point, of course, but I don't think I'm actually expecting a >>> single NFSd to act like an expensive Netapp. I do think that wondering >>> why the Netapp is twice as fast for a sequential write is a valid >>> question, even if the OS and NFS server subsystem are free. I was kind >>> of hoping someone would just say "you're getting what you should expect >>> to get" or "wow, that's slow, try this and this and this". >> >> > > You referenced that you were getting 300 megabits (or 37MB/s). I have=20 >several SLES 9 nfs servers (using self compiled 2.6.11.5 >kernel) running on IBM x345 hardware (dual cpu pentum >4, 2gb ram, dual >qlogic hbas) connected to a single LSI storage array that presents four lun= >s=20 ... > -- Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. - Leviticus 11:9-12 http://godhatesshrimp.com Hugh Caley hcaley@plasmabat.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs