[Samba] Am I getting the best performance?

[John H Terpstra]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Leroy van Logchem wrote:

> > Much more overhead! NO questions!
> >
> > > > What file system? ext2, ext3, reiserfs, xfs, jfs???? Even that makes a
> > > > hugh difference.
> > >
> > > All my server file systems are ext3.
> >
> > Good results then. Try ext2fs.
>
> I'am running two 1+ Terrabyte servers using samba, but I changed
> from ext3 to SGI's XFS - much faster with alot of small files and
> also much faster when multiple users are accessing alot of files
> ( even a dir listing with 2000 files went several times faster )
>
> So for real performance:
> - buy 3ware ide raid controllers  (10+ points for the 8500 serie!)

That's what I use - swear by 3Ware IDE RAID. Nothing is faster!

> - use XFS instead of ext3 (no battles please)

you bet. ext3 is like a wounded dog that has both rear legs shot off.

> - when having 400+ users think about troughput management(ratelimit/ip)
> - attach only *one* disk per ide port if you concat/stripe

Absolutely!

> - copper gigabit is getting cheap now...

Most certainly use 1Gbe and run to an etherswitch to fan out to user
workstations.

Above all - memory - LOTS OF IT!


- John T.
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org