Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:58:10 +1100 | From | Anton Blanchard <> | Subject | Re: Linux NFS vs NetApp |
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> I am trying to understand how NetApp can be so much > better at NFS servicing than my quad Opteron 250 SAN > attached machine. So I need some help and some > pointers to understand how I can make my opteron > machine come on par (or within 70% NFS performance > range) as that of my NetApp R200. I have run through > the NFS-how-to's and have heard "that is why they cost > so much more", but I really have to consider that > probably most of the ideas that are in the NetApp are > common knowldge (just not in my head). > > Can anyone shed some light on this?
Definitely sounds like something is wrong. You can do your own comparisons of Linux 2.6 vs Netapp here (the OpenPower 720 is a ppc64 Linux box):
http://www.spec.org/sfs97r1/results/sfs97r1.html
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