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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: REPOST: Parameters for Diskperformance
- Date: 11 Jan 1993 10:55:11 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
- Lines: 34
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <1irjmfINNjcb@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1993Jan11.070517.6916@hasler.ascom.ch>
- Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
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- In article <1993Jan11.070517.6916@hasler.ascom.ch>, WITTWER@biel.be.tech.ascom.ch (Wittwer Fritz) writes:
- >..... I think the first time I selected distribution:world, so here it comes
- > again......
- >
- >We will install a new RF73 disk during the next days. And I'm rembering there
- >are some parameters like clustersize and so on wich affect the performance of
- >disks. But unfortunatly I don't remeber were I saw it. I tried the manuals, but
- >its a hard work to check all. Perhaps some kindly soul has it handy and may
- >help me.
-
- Please, can someone out there tell me why there are now people out there (e.g.,
- WITTWER) who think you can manage a computer without ever having to use your
- brain?
-
- WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT OUT OF THE DISK? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO
- WITH THE DISK?
-
- If you've got a lot of small files, use the smallest cluster factor allowed;
- If you've got a few big files, and the disk is fragmented, use a large cluster
- factor. Otherwise, cluster size doesn't make much difference at all.
-
- Next time, try thinking about what you're asking.
-
- Adage of the day: If the computer he's managing isn't the *SECOND* most
- powerful processor the manager is using, it's time to find a new
- manager.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-