Re: file transfers and the PIII
I would investigate the network card, hard disks, etc... I really doubt
it's the CPU's fault.
On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Jef Elliott wrote:
>
> Just joined the list - looks to be a good resource. Hope
> someone can offer some insight or advice.
>
>
> Are there any known concerns with the PIII chip and Linux?
>
>
> We run Debian on several Dell PowerEdge servers (2 6300s, 1
> 4300,and 3 2300s). Some run Debian 2.0, and others run 2.1. However,
> all run the 2.0.36 kernel.
> One of these servers, a PowerEdge 6300 with dual PIII 500's,
> has had a severe problem with large file transfers over ftp. (We
> have a large number of large files that are moved to all new machines
> - proprietary applications, several databases and files. Because of
> the nature of these files, they need to be on each server rather than
> mounted over the network.)
> This particular machine died on several 20MB transfers when
> it was first configured. A new 2.0.36 kernel seemed to cure that, but
> recently an 800MB transfer caused it to die again. It becomes
> totally unresponsive.
>
> Today, we are going to ramp up the debugging, as there are
> no messages leading up to the crash - but I thought I'd throw this
> out in case someone had some information.
>
> We could break the transfer down into smaller parts, but the
> fact that it dies at all on a transfer of any size (and has done
> several times) makes me hesitant to put this box into production.
>
> We have not had any problem with the other boxes (who all
> had these files moved over to them at one time or another), which all
> run dual PIIs. Configuration is basically the same, except for a few
> SCSI drives of differeing sizes and processor speed.
>
> All boxes have the same Intel EtherExpress NIC card in them.
> Could it possibly be a driver issue related to the PIII? Or possibly
> be bad hardware?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to email me
> if need be.
>
> Thanks
>
> jef
>
>
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