On 2/14/2012 7:02 AM, Richard Ems wrote: > Hi Stan, > > I was not subscribed to the list so I did not get your mail. I Ahh, my bad. I should have done a reply-all. I sometimes forget XFS is an open list. > subscribed now, but apparently and admin has to aprove the subscription > since I am not getting any confirmation email. so this will take some time. > >> On 2/13/2012 10:57 AM, Richard Ems wrote: >>> The case is connected through SCSI. >> >> Do you mean iSCSI? Does the host on which you're running your "find >> dir" command have a 1GbE or 10GbE connection to the InforTrend unit? >> More than one connection using bonding or multipath? Direct connected >> or through a switch(es)? What brand is the switch(es)? Switch(es) >> under heavy load? > > NO. SCSI. Not iSCSI. No switches, it's direct attached through a LSI > SCSI Controller: Ok so it's obviously not a host bandwidth or latency issue then. I was just trying to cover the all the bases with my hardware questions. Also I didn't realize anyone was (still?) offering parallel SCSI host connections on their SATA arrays. > lspci shows: > > LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X? So this host and array have a few years on them I assume. >> Also check the performance data in the management interface on the >> InforTrend unit to see if you're hitting any limits there (if it has >> such a feature). RAID6 is numerically intensive and that particular >> controller may not have the ASIC horsepower to keep up with the IOPS >> workload you're throwing at it. > > There is no performance data in the management interface to check. Ok, so this is a relatively basic, entry level array? -- Stan _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
