Re: [Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-16 Thread David Harrison
On 17/11/2006, at 4:42 AM, James McLaughlin wrote: Thanks for all the replies yesterday. Back to the initial question -- does anyone else have more references or a working .conf file that is designed, tested and working in an environment where large files (40-200MB) are being R/W constantly.

[Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-16 Thread James McLaughlin
Thanks for all the replies yesterday. Back to the initial question -- does anyone else have more references or a working .conf file that is designed, tested and working in an environment where large files (40-200MB) are being R/W constantly. Server OS: FC 5. Samba Version: Samba version 3.0.2

Re: [Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-15 Thread Aaron Kincer
James McLaughlin wrote: Out of curiosity--what is the same slot in your array that suffered the failed drive? Magic Number is 4 JM So what you are saying is that it is the SAME slot in which both drives died? I'd call you hardware vendor if you still have a warranty and let them know

RE: [Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-15 Thread James McLaughlin
Jean-Sebastien Pilon wrote: > 1. Are the files constantly accessed by the applications ( like an excel > file opened on a share ) ? Yup > > 2. What RAID settings does your controller support other than 5? >I know IBM servers use 5E, 5EE and 1E which are a little more > interesting than plain

Re: [Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-15 Thread Aaron Kincer
Can you be more specific than "burned through"? What brand of hardware are you running? I am unconvinced that your OS and/or Samba are the cause of your hardware issues. I've seen data intensive servers running RAID 5 run for many years with no problems. I would be more inclined to believe you

RE: [Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-15 Thread Jean-Sebastien Pilon
file serving where writes are as common as reads. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James McLaughlin > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:31 AM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: [Samba] AutoCad and A

[Samba] AutoCad and ArcView

2006-11-15 Thread James McLaughlin
Hello all, Just curious if anyone else has a SAMBA server that is serving up AutoCad and ArcView files to users on Windows. We are utilizing a RAID 5 setup on dual 2.8 GHZ 4 GB RAM Intel Controller card (all latest firmware, BIOS etc...etc..) Only 4 users are accessing the server, but it seem