Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max
Thanx very much Andrew... Cheers, Deepak Naidu. --- "Andrew P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/15/05, Deepak Naidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Thanx Andrew, > > > > Could u provide some details, where > can I > > obtain 6.0, stable or what ever the updated > release is > > there for 6.0. The exact ISO download location. > > > > Bcos, I am always confused which one of 6.0 is > perfect > > or good. If at all I am upgrading, how should I > do. > > > > Thanx again for the feedback. > > > > Can I use Raisefs/XFS in Read and Write mode in > 6.0 > > > > I know I am asking for more. > > > > I see that you live in India. Unfortunately, there > are no > good mirrors there that I know about. You can try to > download 6.0-RC1 image from our central ftp server: > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/6.0/6.0-RC1-i386-disc1.iso > > But if the box is directly connected to the Internet > (even via slow/lossy link), you'd better cvsup to > the latest source tree and rebuild world/kernel. > The update from 5.4 to 6.0 is painless. > > 6.0 has read-only support for ReiserFS partitions, > there's an effort to provide XFS support also, but > it's far from complete yet. For most applications, > UFS2 is as good (fast, reliable, feature-rich) as > it gets. > > You can learn how to upgrade your system to > 6.0 by reading this: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html > > post to this list in case of trouble, but choose > a new subj line. > > > Good luck, > Andrew P. > ___ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max
In the last episode (Oct 15), Deepak Naidu said: > Hi, > I am running FreeBSD 5.4 on SunFire v20 on single > hard disk 73 GB... > > I googled down some links regarding increasing IO > performance. It said increase vfs.read_max from 8 to > 16. I have done that, but cant justify any > improvement, as I am running mailserver(spam checker). > Should I revert to 8 or use 16. Raising vfs.read_max is most helpful when you are reading large sequential files from RAID arrays. On a single-disk system, all it does is allow sequential readers to starve random readers. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max
On 10/15/05, Deepak Naidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanx Andrew, > > Could u provide some details, where can I > obtain 6.0, stable or what ever the updated release is > there for 6.0. The exact ISO download location. > > Bcos, I am always confused which one of 6.0 is perfect > or good. If at all I am upgrading, how should I do. > > Thanx again for the feedback. > > Can I use Raisefs/XFS in Read and Write mode in 6.0 > > I know I am asking for more. > I see that you live in India. Unfortunately, there are no good mirrors there that I know about. You can try to download 6.0-RC1 image from our central ftp server: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/6.0/6.0-RC1-i386-disc1.iso But if the box is directly connected to the Internet (even via slow/lossy link), you'd better cvsup to the latest source tree and rebuild world/kernel. The update from 5.4 to 6.0 is painless. 6.0 has read-only support for ReiserFS partitions, there's an effort to provide XFS support also, but it's far from complete yet. For most applications, UFS2 is as good (fast, reliable, feature-rich) as it gets. You can learn how to upgrade your system to 6.0 by reading this: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html post to this list in case of trouble, but choose a new subj line. Good luck, Andrew P. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max
Thanx Andrew,
Could u provide some details, where can I
obtain 6.0, stable or what ever the updated release is
there for 6.0. The exact ISO download location.
Bcos, I am always confused which one of 6.0 is perfect
or good. If at all I am upgrading, how should I do.
Thanx again for the feedback.
Can I use Raisefs/XFS in Read and Write mode in 6.0
I know I am asking for more.
Cheers,
Deepak Naidu.
--- "Andrew P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/15/05, Deepak Naidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am running FreeBSD 5.4 on SunFire v20 on
> single
> > hard disk 73 GB...
> >
> > I googled down some links regarding increasing IO
> > performance. It said increase vfs.read_max from 8
> to
> > 16. I have done that, but cant justify any
> > improvement, as I am running mailserver(spam
> checker).
> > Should I revert to 8 or use 16.
> >
> > Have any one tried or is it recommended.
> >
> > Also, how do I enable hyperthearding, does it
> improve
> > performance...
> >
> > Link:
> >
>
http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-performance@freebsd.org/msg00144.html
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Deepak Naidu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Think about upgrading to 6.0-RC1, its disk
> performance
> is great.
>
> Hyperthreading will probably bring you more
> problems,
> than performance. If you don't run very intensive
> virus scanning, you don't need it.
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Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max
--- "Andrew P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/15/05, Deepak Naidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am running FreeBSD 5.4 on SunFire v20 on
> single
> > hard disk 73 GB...
> >
> > I googled down some links regarding increasing IO
> > performance. It said increase vfs.read_max from 8
> to
> > 16. I have done that, but cant justify any
> > improvement, as I am running mailserver(spam
> checker).
> > Should I revert to 8 or use 16.
> >
> > Have any one tried or is it recommended.
> >
> > Also, how do I enable hyperthearding, does it
> improve
> > performance...
> >
> > Link:
> >
>
http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-performance@freebsd.org/msg00144.html
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Deepak Naidu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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>
> Think about upgrading to 6.0-RC1, its disk
> performance
> is great.
>
> Hyperthreading will probably bring you more
> problems,
> than performance. If you don't run very intensive
> virus scanning, you don't need it.
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Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max
On 10/15/05, Deepak Naidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I am running FreeBSD 5.4 on SunFire v20 on single > hard disk 73 GB... > > I googled down some links regarding increasing IO > performance. It said increase vfs.read_max from 8 to > 16. I have done that, but cant justify any > improvement, as I am running mailserver(spam checker). > Should I revert to 8 or use 16. > > Have any one tried or is it recommended. > > Also, how do I enable hyperthearding, does it improve > performance... > > Link: > http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-performance@freebsd.org/msg00144.html > > Cheers, > Deepak Naidu > > > > ___ > How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday > snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > Think about upgrading to 6.0-RC1, its disk performance is great. Hyperthreading will probably bring you more problems, than performance. If you don't run very intensive virus scanning, you don't need it. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Should I increase vfs.read_max
Hi, I am running FreeBSD 5.4 on SunFire v20 on single hard disk 73 GB... I googled down some links regarding increasing IO performance. It said increase vfs.read_max from 8 to 16. I have done that, but cant justify any improvement, as I am running mailserver(spam checker). Should I revert to 8 or use 16. Have any one tried or is it recommended. Also, how do I enable hyperthearding, does it improve performance... Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-performance@freebsd.org/msg00144.html Cheers, Deepak Naidu ___ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
