[windows2000] Re: large number of files in folder, slow lan access
- From: Mark Mucher <mm@xxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 13:33:51 -0400
Charles,
You go, girl!
Maybe now Frank will tell us where that statement came from.
Mark
Charles R. Buchanan wrote:
>Quite frankly I think maybe, just maybe the guy either have experienced this
>or what have you. Is it not true that AD can't be installed on FAT32?
>Anyway, it's this elitist attitude that keeps a lot of people from
>participating in forums such as this. Sure, it might be funny or intended as
>such, but that's neither here nor there. It (IMO) basically said the guy is
>full of sh!t. Maybe, maybe not, still I think it (the "pulled it out his
>arse") was uncalled for especially since the guy was trying to help someone.
>Instead of a smarta** comment, maybe a correction or clarification probably
>would have done much better at educating others who may not know these
>things.
>
>No, I'm not a moderator, that's Jim's job, but I do have my opinion, for
>ever what it's worth.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of James Powers
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 5:21 AM
>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: large number of files in folder, slow lan
>>acces s
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>>The same place he read that ntfs is the only file system for nt and 2k
>>"pulled it out his arse" magazine
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Aaron Dokey [mailto:adokey@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 8:15 AM
>>To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: large number of files in folder, slow lan
>>acces s
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>>Where did you read that NTFS is constrained to only 12MB/sec?
>>
>>-Aaron
>>
>>-----------------------
>>Aaron Dokey - MIS
>>Reid Tool Supply
>>2265 Black Creek Rd.
>>Muskegon, MI 49444=20
>>(231) 777-3951
>>(231) 767-3772 (Direct)
>>-----------------------
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: FBohnsack@xxxxxxx [mailto:FBohnsack@xxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 2:37 AM
>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: large number of files in folder, slow lan
>>acces s
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>>I would first check if there is a memory bottleneck before adding =
>>memor=3D
>>y. I
>>have seen the same problems on W2k when creating large numbers of =
>>files=3D
>>and
>>folders in the same structure. So this may be no solution either. I =
>>don=3D
>>'t
>>think this is a hardware problem, I would expect the CPU and memory to =
>>=3D
>>be
>>only marginally utilized. NTFS has its limits and this seems to be one =
>>=3D
>>of
>>them. It's also not possible to get more than 12 MB/sec. throughput =
>>fro=3D
>>m
>>one NTFS filesystem (=3D3Dpartition/volume) regardless of the hardware
>>underneath. So to sum it up, I don't think there is much you can do. =
>>Yo=3D
>>u
>>could make a test with W2k to see if there is a difference. But make a =
>>=3D
>>test
>>before actually migrating. NTFS is not the best filesystem out there, =
>>i=3D
>>t's
>>just the only available for NT/W2k.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Frank
>>
>>
>>Joe Shonk <JShonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent by: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>07.10.2002 08:12 MST
>>Please respond to windows2000
>>
>>To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>cc:
>>bcc:
>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: large number of files in folder, slow lan =
>>ac=3D
>>cess
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>>Add more memory, upgrade to W2k and turn on the index service.
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Richard Hopper [mailto:Richard.Hopper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:51 AM
>>To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>>Subject: [windows2000] large number of files in folder, slow lan =
>>access=3D
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>>Hi,
>>I have a NT4 server which has a few folders with a fairly large
>>number of files. 4000, or 12000 say. =3DA0Most of the files are fairly =
>>sm=3D
>>all <
>>16K. =3DA0 Browsing through these folders is painfully slow. =3DA0The =
>>serve=3D
>>r is not
>>heavily loaded by any means. =3DA0Is there anything I can do to improve =
>>t=3D
>>his.
>>The server is a 333Mhz PII with 256meg of ram. with over 180 megs of =
>>ra=3D
>>m
>>available.
>>
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>>Cheers
>>
>>
>>Richard
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>
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