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To: Mikes work account <mrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: help
From: Simon Matter <simon.matter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 22:11:44 +0200
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Mikes work account schrieb:
> 
> April 25, 2002
> 
> Last weekend, I installed the 2.4.9-12SGI_XFS_1.0.2smp rpm on my Linux box
> which was running RedHat 7.1 2.4.9-12smp.

Hi,

Did you just upgrade the kernel on a original RedHat 7.1 box. If yes
then it's clear that mkfs.xfs is not there because it doesn't belong to
the XFS kernel RPM.
Concerning your performance problem I strongly suggest upgrading to the
current 2.4.9-31SGI_XFS_1.1smp kernel and trying again. It contains much
improved XFS code. BTW what kind of storage are you using?

Simon

> I had no difficultywith the install except that the mkfs.xfs file was
> missing and I wondered why.  Si I copied it from another box I had running
> an XFS filesystem which had loaded and configured without problems.
> 
> I was able to then install and XFS filesystem and was able to automount the
> filesystem without errors.
> 
> The problem I have is that my system performance has degraded since the XFS
> install.  From all that I have read, my performance should have improved.
> 
> We run about 80 to 100 logins over a thin client to this server and although
> it has been busy we have never experienced this level of degredation in
> performance.
> 
> I did not install any of the patches and am not sure I know which I should
> install in the first place.
> 
> Can you offer any assistance into why my system should be slower than it
> was.  I have plenty of space and ram and am running on an IBM Netfinity 5000
> with dual 450 processors.
> 
> My supervisor wants me to go back to the ext2 FS and I am reluctant to do so
> because I feel I should be getting better performance with XFS if I can just
> get it tuned.
> 
> Thank you in advance,  You prompt attention will be appreciated.
> 
> Michael C. Rock



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