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MattBoB
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|  Posted: T Post subject: i/o read/write caching | |
| | I am using licensed version of starwind professional and was wondering about the RAM caching. Is this enabled by default? Do I have to select the "Use file system buffering" option to enable it? |
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anton (staff)
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| | Posted: T Post subject: Re: i/o read/write caching | |
| Yes, you need to check this box to enable extensive RAM caching. However it's not recommended ATM as our latest test show it does provide benefits only to a very small set of the software. So for now (until version 3.5.1) just keep the things AS IS.
| MattBoB wrote: | | I am using licensed version of starwind professional and was wondering about the RAM caching. Is this enabled by default? Do I have to select the "Use file system buffering" option to enable it? |
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MattBoB
Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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| | Posted: F Post subject: | |
| OK, thanks for the prompt reply.
Could I put in a request for future versions to have an option to allow read only RAM caching aswell. I am nervouse of using RAM to cache writes as this could result in data corruption should the server starwind is running on crash for any reason. Having a UPS only covers power outages. My experience of starwind so far is its rock solid stable but still better to safe than sorry in this game! |
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anton (staff)
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| | Posted: F Post subject: | |
| You're not the only one complaining about this! So we'll move away from Cache Manager owned buffers to own caching in the next versions. With "write-thru", "write-back" and "read-ahead" caching only.
| MattBoB wrote: | OK, thanks for the prompt reply.
Could I put in a request for future versions to have an option to allow read only RAM caching aswell. I am nervouse of using RAM to cache writes as this could result in data corruption should the server starwind is running on crash for any reason. Having a UPS only covers power outages. My experience of starwind so far is its rock solid stable but still better to safe than sorry in this game! |
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MattBoB
Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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| | Posted: W Post subject: update | |
| | I notice verwsion 3.5.1 is now available, but no mention of any changes to caching. Are there any? Should I consider turning it on now? |
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bohdan (staff)
Joined: 23 May 2007
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| | Posted: W Post subject: | |
| Hi. We planned to include this feature in 3.5.1. But it hasn't been finished.
We are still working on it. |
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