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SME server R7.0 and responsiveness

ltam

SME server R7.0 and responsiveness
« on: July 18, 2006, 03:59:34 AM »
This is a question on the performance of the SME R7.0 Server.  I'm running it on a Duron 1.7GHz with 512Megs of RAM and ECS motherboard.  Yes old stuff.  I'm seeing a difference in the responsiveness over time.  Has anyone noticed the performance degrading over extended uptime?  I'm able to regain the responsiveness after a reboot.  

Is this something that others have seen.  


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ltam

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Re: SME server R7.0 and responsiveness
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2006, 05:08:28 AM »
ltam

What "responsiveness" are you talking about. More details please.
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SME server R7.0 and responsiveness
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2006, 07:54:27 AM »
itam,

I am running my home server on a PIII 800 with 256MB RAM and single 40GB drive for my home system and 4 computers. Whilst the virus scan very night is slow I can't see anything else that is slow or unresponsive in normal use.

ltam

SME server R7.0 and responsiveness
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2006, 09:46:45 AM »
Thanks for your response guys.

The scenario was out of the ordinary and not repeatable.  I was changing between directories.  It behaved strangely where it would block my access to folders that should not have been blocked.  If I go up one level and come back down again, it would let me through.  This happened several times.  Or a simple thing such as going between folders, it would put up an hour glass when normally, that doesn't happen.  It was odd and frustrating so I rebooted the server.  Everything went back to normal after that.  I didn't want to report it as a bug because it was not repeatable.  I wanted to get some feedback from the field to see if anyone is having a similar experience.  It could simply be the beginning of hardware failure.  If this is what others have experienced that lead to imminent hardware failure, I want to prepare myself.  Or perhaps there is a maintenance job that I should be aware of that is slowing things down.  This happened 8:00pm.

Thanks.

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SME server R7.0 and responsiveness
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2006, 01:12:51 PM »
ltam

That sounds more like an incorrectly configured network or settings, or wrong DNS server setting or similar eg WINS server conflicts or browsemaster issues. Too vague to accurately indentify.
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ltam

SME server R7.0 and responsiveness
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2006, 05:29:19 PM »
Thanks.