System slowdown, DOS version of FP

[Joe Acquisto]

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>Joe,
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>As it seems that your problem is caused by hardware/OS/environment and
>not filePro, I would however point out that I would recommend on all
>current technology that the runtime or executables for filePro be
>server-side not client-side.  Corruption of data can be caused by
>different clients running different versions of filePro, a real
>possiblity when the programs are client side.
>
>Nancy
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>-- 
>Nancy Palmquist 
>Virtual Software Systems
>PHONE: (412) 835-9417			Web site:  http://www.vss3.com 
>


I appreciate all responses received thus far.

The executables are PC side.  It appears.  At least that is where the first executable is called from.  I have no (authorized) control over the version(s) of FP, at this point.  

I'm not sure I made it clear, but this exact problem existed prior to installation of a new server h/w platform and NOS.  Was NW 5.0, traditional file system, now is NW 6.5, NSS volume. 

While I cannot rule out some server/os configuration issue, or an infrastructure issue, I see no evidence of such.  Nor do I see any indication of "errors" in  that area.  A simple test, a repeated copy of files between the server and errant PC's indicates "normal" transfer speed, even while the application crawls.  This would seem to indicate the server/infrastucture is fine.  Yet, a reboot of the server does clear up the problem, for a bit.

While it is entirely possible, however improbable, as co-incidences go, that this exact set of symptoms was due to cause "X" in the old environment, yet is caused by "Y" in the current environment, (or due to "Z" in both), the only true commonality is the FP program.   

Still, one is faced with the reality that FP is not a "client server" program and uses the server only as a file repository.   One supposes. 

So, I am left to ponder the explaination the developer (?) gives, that rebooting the server "re-orders" files and hence things speed up.  The implication being, I suppose, that this is normal behavior.  I tend to think not.

More investigation is in order, as the clients work load allows.

joea


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