Soldato
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At work we have one fileserver which connects around 15 workstations.
Its main function is to run a server versions of a booking/notes/xrays system.
We have noticed especially more so recently, that the system grinds to virtual standstill several times per day before resuming normal function. It is most fustrating, and I am unable to figure out what leads to the slowdowns.
The server itself is a HP tower, which is populated by a single processor, the drives are in 2 separate banks of raid, one handles all the main data, records, bookings papernotes equivalents, and the other bank is dedicated to digital images. Each is backed up separately, each night, and this process completely without problem and well beofre anyone arrivesback the next day.
What are the likely bottlenecks in such a system, and how am i likely to relief them? There is a hardware company involved, they are muppets. There is also software support who have investigated and seem to think it isn't anything to do with them. When the system is grinding to a halt, i have view the server in task manager and nothing appears to be stealing major CPU cycles.
Its main function is to run a server versions of a booking/notes/xrays system.
We have noticed especially more so recently, that the system grinds to virtual standstill several times per day before resuming normal function. It is most fustrating, and I am unable to figure out what leads to the slowdowns.
The server itself is a HP tower, which is populated by a single processor, the drives are in 2 separate banks of raid, one handles all the main data, records, bookings papernotes equivalents, and the other bank is dedicated to digital images. Each is backed up separately, each night, and this process completely without problem and well beofre anyone arrivesback the next day.
What are the likely bottlenecks in such a system, and how am i likely to relief them? There is a hardware company involved, they are muppets. There is also software support who have investigated and seem to think it isn't anything to do with them. When the system is grinding to a halt, i have view the server in task manager and nothing appears to be stealing major CPU cycles.