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Slow Response to Query directory located on ISCSI SAN

When I query a folder from an XP workstation to a mapped drive on an ISCSI SAN the response time is really slow. Using Ethereal I am seeing alot of SMB traffic and it takes approximately 45 seconds for the folder information to be viewed.

The typical information is alot of QUERY_PATH_INFO request and response by the workstation and the server using ISCSI.

I'm getting alot of complaints from users and need to know where to start looking as I can't decipher the captured packets.

Hypercat (Deb)

What types of files are on the SAN? Does this happen with all files on the SAN or only certain file types? Were these files recently moved from another server to the SAN?

YottaYotta

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Types of files are Microsoft office files. It is generally happening to all folders but it really shows up on directories that have alot of files in them.

I recently moved these files from a different server with DAS to a new server attached to the ISCSI SAN.

Hypercat (Deb)

Try setting the Web Client service on one of your workstations to "manual" or "disabled," and then stop the service, and see if it helps. If it does, then you can disable this service on all of your workstations with no negative effect that anyone on your network will notice.

Hypercat (Deb)

PS - forgot to say you want to reboot the workstation between changing the settings and testing.

YottaYotta

ASKER

Stopped Web Client service on the WS and set to disable and rebooted the workstation. Same thing is still happening.

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