HP Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller - Manual (Page 48)

5-8 Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller User Guide
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Optimizing Array Controller Performance
To increase the performance of your disk subsystems under Novell NetWare
versions 3.2, 4.2, and 5.0, perform the following steps before installing
NetWare volumes or partitions:
■ If you selected a fault-tolerance option, such as mirroring or distributed
data guarding when using the Compaq System Configuration Utility, do
not select mirroring while using NetWare INSTALL.NLM. The
fault-tolerance capabilities of the Integrated Smart Array Controller
provide performance improvements and automatic data recovery
features.
■ Novell recommends that you create volumes with a 64-kb block size and
that you use the Block Sub-Allocation feature of Novell NetWare. Using
a large block size decreases the amount of RAM required to mount the
volume, while Block Sub-Allocation allows NetWare to allocate disk
space more efficiently.
■ Linear memory configuration provides the best performance in a
Novell NetWare environment. When you use the Compaq
System Configuration Utility to configure your server with NetWare,
the memory options default to linear memory. To verify the setting, run
the Compaq System Configuration Utility and view the Compaq
Memory settings. Make sure that the linear option is selected under the
Base Memory option.