I think you might have replied to the wrong post :) On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Chris Austin <cjausti...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > If you're talking in regards to RPC timeouts they can be changed at the > following path> > > $root\IBM\unishared\unirpc\unirpcservices > > I have no idea if this will help with your issue at hand, does the > exception throw any code#? > > Chris > > > Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:10:25 -0400 > > From: jthompson...@gmail.com > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: Re: [U2] UV 11.1 64-bit on Cisco UCS with NetApp Filer? > > > > Ooops, had a typo there... > > > > This is a false statement I made: > > > > "If you are running a fiber link to it, you probably can't use NFS, so > that > > idea is out." > > > > Sorry about that. > > > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:04 PM, John Hester <jhes...@momtex.com> wrote: > > > > > We have a NetApp FAS2020 with a fiber-connected shelf and use NFS for > > > the VMware VMs stored on it. We don't run UV on it, though. The > > > problem with running an I/O intensive app like UV on a SAN is that > > > there's no way to predict the concurrent I/O demands that will be > placed > > > on the SAN by other virtual machines at any given time. To get > > > predictable perfomance from an I/O intensive app, direct-attached > > > storage is usually going to be the best bet. NetApp has recently > > > addressed this issue, though, with a product called Flash Cache, which > I > > > believe can be retrofitted into existing FAS models. Flash Cache > stores > > > frequently accessed data on SSDs that sit between the network and the > > > hard drives. > > > > > > -John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > > > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of John > Thompson > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:44 AM > > > To: U2 Users List > > > Subject: Re: [U2] UV 11.1 64-bit on Cisco UCS with NetApp Filer? > > > > > > Googling during my lunch... > > > > > > I'm guessing this is the box you have, or something similar: > > > > http://www.netapp.com/us/products/storage-systems/fas3100/fas3100-tech-s > > > pecs.html > > > > > > You might try disabling that RAID DP stuff they have and just running > > > RAID 1 > > > or RAID 10, as a first step in your process of elimination. > > > > > > Any of the options I suggested are a project. > > > Reconfiguring just the disk shelf is less work than reconfiguring a > host > > > for > > > it to run on. > > > > > > If you are running a fiber link to it, you probably can't use NFS, so > > > that > > > idea is out. > > > > > > If you are doing any de-duplication/compression, turn that off too. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > U2-Users mailing list > > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > John Thompson > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- John Thompson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
