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Performance halved at a stroke (ReadyNAS Duo, 4.1.8) ...
In a busy few weeks, my little ReadyNAS Duo's performance seems to have halved at a stroke. The problem seems to be a consequence of upgrading to RAIDiator 4.1.8 (release) and performing a full facto...
Justin S wrote: So, I was wondering why most/all of us here are running Mac's?
We all see the 4.1.8 performance problem consistently and clearly, across the whole range of protocols (CIFS, AFS, NFS) and with the widest range of clients we could expect (Macs, Windows PC's, Linux boxes included) but what we don't see is a simple, dedicated PC network (home or office) and a ReadyNAS ... no doubt the most common configuration out there. Something must set us apart, no?
Having complaints from a fellow user (running 30 macs from 1 NV+) on 4.1.8 about speed, I stumbled upon this thread.
I run an NV myself with 4.1.8 and need it for Lion. Only services running are FTP, AFP and SRync, though only AFP is actively used. Checked performance options are full data journalling disabled, optimized for os x. I'm on a DGS_1005D gigabit jumbo frame router. The NV has 4x Seagate ST21000542AS drives. Copy of a single dmg file of 1.2 GB (average over 3 measurements each)
Bonjour on
jumbo on read 32.4 MB/s write 22 MB/s
jumbo off read 17.1 MB/s, write 10.9 MB/s
Bonjour off
jumbo on read 21.8 MB/s write 18.2 MB/s
jumbo off read 21.8 MB/s write 13.3 MB/s
Processor load was about 0.4 (as per MenuMeters) across all measurements. I think this throws a spanner in the works of your conclusion?
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