I've found that by tuning the NFS options I can get an install down to around 15 minutes (~870 packages).
nfs --server=1.2.3.4 --dir=/export/install/el5_x86_64 --opts="tcp,nfsvers=3,rsize=32768,wsize=32768" CC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Krizak Sent: Friday, 8 December 2006 9:03 AM To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) Beta releases discussion mailing-list Subject: Re: [rhelv5-beta-list] RHEL5 B2 installs sssllllooowww? Ed Brown wrote: >> Yes, though I don't have many data points, having only done a 3 or 4 >> installs so far, and focused on other details (like changes to kickstart >> files). I've done many many (hundreds) of installs, and they're all slow. I've jumped into the shell during an installation to try and locate the source of the slowness and have failed. The hard disks are being accessed at full speed (IDE systems have DMA enabled, and SCSI systems are ... SCSI...). The network is at gig/full-duplex. The network is not dropping packets. The CPU is not pegged, though iowait is through the roof. I have a feeling it's got something to do with the disk or network drivers in the PXE/installer kernel versus the production kernel. Anybody know a way for me to dig deeper and try to locate the source of the slowness? Paul Krizak 5900 E. Ben White Blvd. MS 625 Advanced Micro Devices Austin, TX 78741 Linux/Unix Systems Engineering Phone: (512) 602-8775 Silicon Design Division Cell: (512) 791-0686 _______________________________________________ rhelv5-beta-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-beta-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-beta-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-beta-list
