Will prestoserve help a client

[Michael van Elst]

In article <PCG.91Mar17180404 at aberdb.test.aber.ac.uk> pcg at test.aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Antonio Grandi) writes:
>Rethorical question: how many megabytes of extra disk buffer cache on
>the client or server can you buy for the cost of one NFS accelerator?

Lots and lots but on the server the NFS accelerator isn't just an extension
to the buffer cache. It is an extension of the disk drive that makes
synchronous NFS operations much faster.
On the client it doesn't help and you'd better go with more memory for the
regular cache.

Regards,
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Michael van Elst
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