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| 440659 | 2006-03-25 10:54:00 | Flash or Fireworks runs like a dog on eMacs with 1.42Ghz & 256 RAM. Problem seems to be related to Flash lib or cached files existing in users home library's which sit on the server (Tiger). Running an XServe (new, fast lots of RAM)... Problem seems to start when say 10 - 15 users log in in room next door. Flash becomes unusable. Slow to draw. Fireworks slow to open files. I teach using a PowerBook, as my account is mobile I go largely uneffected by the slow down. Grrr any clues? |
myke (7862) | ||
| 440660 | 2006-03-25 11:54:00 | yeah well 256 MB isn't too much these days for OS X. I like at least 512 MB. Best bet is to read discussion fourms for OS X server (discussions.apple.com) You probably want some folders such as ~/Library/Caches from being "portable" by the sound of things. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 440661 | 2006-03-26 03:10:00 | What speed is the network? Work out what half of 1/10th or 1/15th of that comes to. How big are these cache files? How often are they used? That could be quite frequently, if the clients have "only" 256 MB. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 440662 | 2006-03-26 11:13:00 | yeah well 256 MB isn't too much these days for OS X. I like at least 512 MB. Best bet is to read discussion fourms for OS X server (discussions.apple.com) You probably want some folders such as ~/Library/Caches from being "portable" by the sound of things. Yeah I know 256 MB is like the sweet spot for days long gone by. Thing is the machines largely work fine until other users jump onboard. I'll have a look at that link. Searched Macromedia's forums, knowledge base without much joy. I was kind of surprised that MX 2004 seems to work better on Windows and just get majorly complained about on OS X... slow they say (but haven't found anyone complaining about my issue specifically. |
myke (7862) | ||
| 440663 | 2006-03-26 11:30:00 | What speed is the network? Work out what half of 1/10th or 1/15th of that comes to. How big are these cache files? How often are they used? That could be quite frequently, if the clients have "only" 256 MB. We just put in Fiber to all cabinets. Horizontal cabling hasn't been touched yet, so I suppose all Cat 5e or less. All fiber run to the core at a Gig from switches. To be honest I was away at a conference and walked in on the end of a conversation... in regards to my tech support trying to solve this. They reckoned that the cache files were like 80 GB all up (all users I'm hoping). They have created a script that will clear these cache files. I guess that I will not know how effective their solution is until Monday. One issue is that trying to move the cache files (via scripts) to local on the machines just crashes with MX 2004. So ya think RAM might be the issue? I guess it would be interesting to stick more RAM in a machine and see if that makes a significant difference. I don't really understand the whole cache/library thing on a Mac. In tests last year the problem was resolved by creating a local account. "No spinning beach ball... well less often." But that would not be the point of installing an shiney new XServer with a ton of hard drive space and fiber and managed switches fiber and core. Grrr |
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