Just general suggestions:

1. Are you sure this is a CIFS-only problem ? Check that your network cards are set to 100MBit, Full-duplex on both sides, or better yet, move to gigabit... 2. Why not buy an HTTP license and use the filer as the web server itself ? 3. To the point - check your filer OnTAP version - there were many CIFS changes lately as I know - maybe performance also... 4. Be more explicit - give us your "sysstat", "sysconfig -r". You can also run from rc_toggle_basic "statit -b", then after some web pages flowing around, do "statit -e" into a file. You will be able to see disk activity there and see if it's the filer's "behinds". Check also for network errors in "netstat".

Eyal.

--- Mike Hopkins Mike@broaddaylight.com wrote:

I know this is a generalized question where the answer is shaped by a basketful of variables, but I need to start somewhere. I have a Filer 740 that I am using to store files for a Win2000 web server.

Pages served up by this combination of hardware are noticeably slower(5 to 10 seconds versus 1 second) than storing the web content on the local drive of the web server. This may not seem like much of a slowdown, but people notice these things and it is a big issue.

So, what are some of the things that cause performance hits in a CIFS environment. Any suggestions, war stories, magic potions, or good old fashioned know-how is greatly appreciated.

Mike Hopkins Broad Daylight, Inc.

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