| Title: | NetWorker |
| Notice: | kits - 12-14, problem reporting - 41.*, basics 1-100 |
| Moderator: | DECWET::RANDALL .com::lenox |
| Created: | Thu Oct 10 1996 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 750 |
| Total number of notes: | 3361 |
Thanks for the performance and sizing guidelines in note 43. They will be very helpful. Most of the inquiries I receive these days are regarding NSR on WNT/Alpha. Is the performance characterization presented in these notes valid for WNT? If not, then do we have a feel for how it differs? I am in the process of proposing three WNT/Alpha-based backup servers right now and it would nice to be able to size the configurations confidently. Thanks in advance, BC
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| 471.1 | DECWET::LENOX | Beep, beep! | Tue Mar 11 1997 07:58 | 6 | |
in 42.2 where they talk about specific versions, they are talking about the Digital UNIX versions of NetWorker. Specifics under the past/present/future sections may or may not apply to NT. 'Rules of thumb' generally apply to all NetWorker situations. | |||||
| 471.2 | DECWET::ONO | Software doesn't break-it comes broken | Tue Mar 11 1997 08:31 | 20 | |
While 43.2 is written from the UNIX perspective, many of its guidelines should apply to NetWorker on NT. There are a few caveats: 1) Using SMP to increase CPU capacity does not scale as well on NT as it does on UNIX. 2) We have done no testing to determine the performance of the IP stack on NT. 3) The futures discussed in 43.2 do not apply to NT. As mentioned in 43.2, the sizing guidelines are a set of "rules of thumb" based on anecdotal experience, not a deterministic model based on rigorous measurement. In other words, your mileage may vary. Regards, Wes | |||||