Re: Networked Application Slow with SBS2003
From: Robert Wagner (good_at_swdeveloper.com.au)
Date: 10/06/04
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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:51:12 +1000
Thanks for that input, it's given me some new ideas:
- NIC is using the MS drivers, I'll try update that
- Use an add-in NIC. Perhaps there is a bottle neck with the onboard one.
We have used the Intel gear for years now and havn't had anything similar,
but then again we don't have many of this type of application to manage.
"Chad A. Gross [SBS Community Member]" <chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com>
wrote in message news:eULwPf0qEHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Make sure that you have the latest bios / firmware / drivers - especially
> for the on-board nics. If you aren't careful, SBS setup will use the
> MS-supplied drivers for those - but you'll get much better performance by
> using the Intel drivers . . .
>
> Not sure if it's related, but I've been fighting a similar problem with a
> Windows-based network application on an SBS2k3 Premium with that exact
same
> motherboard. My problem box is using Intel RAID, and the next step in our
> troubleshooting process is to replace with Adaptec RAID (which is going to
> happen this coming weekend). I spent considerable time with Intel
support,
> and they insist their hardware is working fine. However, we took a
similar
> server (SuperMicro mobo & Adaptec RAID - otherwise identical - same hard
> drives, same RAM, even same case - also running SBS2k3 Premium will the
same
> applications, same setup and even same partition sizes (I installed both
> boxes)) on a similar network, and loaded the problem app up - and it
> absolutely screamed on the LAN with the SuperMicro / Adaptec
configuration,
> and was terrible on the Intel box. How terrible? A custom job cost
report
> on the SuperMicro / Adaptec box was generated in about 10 seconds. Same
> report with the same parameters on the Intel box took over 20 MINUTES . .
.
> I haven't proven beyond a doubt that the problem is hardware yet - but I'm
> getting pretty close . . . Now, I have friends who are system builders
who
> only use Intel boards and haven't seen this (and one has clients using
this
> same app) - but they only use Adaptec RAID, which is why I'm going that
> route next (as all other avenues have been exhausted) . . .
>
> --
>
> Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
> SBS ROCKS!
>
> www.msmvps.com/cgross
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>
>
> Robert Wagner wrote:
> > One of our clients recently changed (i.e. new install) from SBS 4.5
> > to SBS 2003. Since them they have been having intermittent trouble
> > with one of their applications. This particular application is DOS
> > based and is run directly off the server using file sharing. The
> > program does utilize a file based database. Occasionally one of the
> > clients access to the program slows down significantly, it may take
> > up to 10 seconds to change a screen, where it usually is not at all
> > noticeable. There is no pattern as to when and which workstation
> > exhibits the problem.
> >
> > Workstations have not been changed, and still run NT4SP6. The only
> > change is the new server.
> >
> > We have disabled all non-essential services including:
> > - Antivirus (Uninstalled)
> > - UPS Monitoring (Uninstalled)
> > - RAID and Intel MB Monitoring
> > - WMI control
> > - SBS 2003 Logging
> > - Sharepoint
> >
> > Old Server:
> > Small Business Server 4.5 (Exchange, SQL, ISA installed)
> > P-II 400Mhz
> > 256mb RAM
> > 2 x 9.1GB SCSI Drives is Software RAID 1
> >
> > New Server:
> > Small Business Server 2003 (Exchange, SQL, ISA installed)
> > Xeon 2.66Ghz
> > Intel Server Board SE7501BR2
> > 2 GB RAM
> > 2 x 36GB Seagate SCSI Drives in Hardware (Adaptec 2120S) RAID 1
> >
> > Does anyone has any ideas what could be happening?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Robert Wagner
> > BInfTech(Data Comm/Software Eng)
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > Application Development and Systems Engineer
> > CROSSLINK PTY LTD
>
>
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