On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, TTSG wrote:
We loaded the content onto the F720, and unmounted ALL the disks of Thor, and told it to use the Filer.
What does `sysstat 2` show on the F720?
Maybe a CPU % of 8-12, NFSops of 400-600. (I haven't gotten authorization to put the machine back on in a bit, since it really does a number on the web site they run)
If there is a low-load, the problem is with Thor.
I tried it on Sif. Sif went nuts with file locking. CGI's that need to do file lock seem to take FOREVER (7-10 seconds). If I change the CGI to point to a local filestore, the load goes from maybe 2.X to 6-7.X . The CPU goes 100% with an increased user and kernel.
If the load is high, the filer might be resource bound. If in the middle, <shrug>. A single F720, though, should be able to handle anything an Ultra1 could throw at it, without breaking a sweat.
Thats what I figured. I need to throw 2 of them, serving 7-8Mb/s content out the front end.
What network pieces are between Thor and the F720?
Thor -> 4 ft network cable -> Cisco 2924 switch -> 8 ft network cable -> Cisco 5505 -> 6 inch network cable -> RJ45/Punchdown block -> 200ft network cable -> RJ45/Punchdown block -> 6 inch network cable -> RJ45/Punchdown block -> 24 ft network cable -> RJ45/Punchdown block -> 8 ft network -> Cisco 2924 -> 8 ft network cable -> F720
Sif has a 6foot cable, then the rest is the same.
NFS v2 or v3? If v3, over TCP or UDP?
ACK, how do I know/tell? I just do a "mount -o soft IP:/vol/vol1 /mnt".
Until next time...
Thanks...
Tuc/TTSG