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Hi, Harold!
I'm on DIGEST, so please CC responses to me.
Fragmentation can - and will - decrease performance when it's on a volume with
data. I don't think you got accurate info about unix file fragmentation
improving performance...
Cheers!
Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Donovan, Harold [mailto:donovan.harold@nbpub.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:03 PM
>Subject: RE: Defragment or not
>
>
>Sorry, It's a Quadra 950 running A/UX. I know it's an old machine, but it
>definetly is slower than a year ago.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Schwartz [SMTP:Expresso@snip.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:37 PM
>> Subject: RE: Defragment or not
>>
>>
>> I'm a bit puzzled: Is it a Quadra 950 running A/UX; or is it a
>> PowerPC running
>> AIX?
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Dan
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Donovan, Harold [mailto:donovan.harold@nbpub.com]
>> >Subject: Defragment or not
>> >
>> >
>> >I recently ran into a server (Q9500/300) which is running AUX for an
>> >operating system. It originally ran fine, but now it is slowing down. I
>> >know that on my Appleshare and NT servers, we have to run defrag programs
>> to
>> >speed up throughput, however, on our Unix boxes, the more fragmented the
>> >better. What is the situation with AUX? Granted, the files are now
>> largger
>> >than when the system was originally installed (high resolution prepress).
>> >
>
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