So you get the 5 minutes down to what? 3-4? -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:50 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] To kick or to clone ... that is the question
> David Boyes wrote: > >> Are you using NFS to host the install tree? In some recent tests, I > >> noticed a huge improvement installing over NFS when tweaking the NFS > >> mount options (rsize, wsize, tcp instead of udp, timeout). > > > > This is also one of the few cases where memory-mapping the install > repository filesystem in XSTORE on the kickstart server is worth > considering. Speeds up the process enormously at the cost of paging > space and operations. > Hmm, interesting.. do you mean creating a DCSS for the install tree? > That would be blazing fast. That's one idea (and since that filesystem usually doesn't change all that often, it'd be a nifty way to share a single copy between multiple servers -- just treat the DCSS as local disk for installation purposes). If you have a lot of install/change traffic, that might be really spiffy. I was just experimenting with ramdisks/the xpram driver and copying the install files from real disk to ramdisk at system startup. Causes lots and lots of I/O initially, but once the ramdisk is populated and exported, it's *really really really* fast to do jumpstart installs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. References to "Merrill Lynch" are references to any company in the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. group of companies, which are wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this E-communication may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
