RE: Slow NFS client performance w/Linux NFS server - My Resolution

From: Don Schultz (don_schultz@panvera.com)
Date: Tue Jan 07 2003 - 15:30:57 EST


Oh, I tested it with a 416mb transfer from the solaris client to the
linux server and here's the result:
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bash-2.03# time mv mandrake-disk2.iso /devshare

real 1m50.781s
user 0m0.090s
sys 0m20.280s
bash-2.03#
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.: Don Schultz
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Schultz
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 1:47 PM
> To: sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org
> Subject: Slow NFS client performance w/Linux NFS server - My
> Resolution
>
>
> I'd like to thank these guys:
> Alex Stade, Casper Dik, David Foster, Glen, Joe Fletcher,
> Rick Mayberry,
> Rich Teer and Tim Chapman
> For helping me out with my NFS issues.
>
> I have a Trustix 1.5 NFS server (NFS v3, kernel 2.2.22, redhat-based)
> and 3 solaris clients running solaris 8 on ultra-1's with from 256 to
> 768mb ram. NFS performance was really slow but I seemed to resolve it
> with these options:
>
> retry=3
> rsize=1024
> wsize=1024
> vers=3
>
> The full command line mount command would be:
> mount -F nfs -o "retry=3,rsize=1024,wsize=1024,vers=3"
> server:/exported/directory /local-mountpoint
>
> Or in /etc/vfstab:
> server:/exported/directory - /local-mountpoint nfs - yes
> retry=3,rsize=1024,wsize=1024,vers=3
>
> With this config the solaris 8 clients seem to be performing almost as
> well on as linux clients.
> The rsize and wsize options might need to be modified depending on the
> client and, your mileage may vary :)
>
> .: Don Schultz
> :: Unix Systems Administrator
> :: Panvera, LLC
> :: 501 Charmany Dr.
> :: Madison, WI 53719
> \\
> :: Phone: 608.204.5060
> :: Fax: 608.204.5061
> :: Cell: 608.213.7523
> :: Email: don_schultz@panvera.com
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