tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726833.post115944442624418962..comments2023-11-11T19:20:51.515+00:00Comments on The Trouble with Tribbles...: T2000 - install performancePeter Tribblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363446984245451854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726833.post-1159466179609318602006-09-28T18:56:00.000+01:002006-09-28T18:56:00.000+01:00There's obviously some IO involved, but the instal...There's obviously some IO involved, but the install involves a lot of cpu (uncompressing the bzipped cpio archives is a big loss), and so does the patching phase.<BR/><BR/>Besides, it's not really relevant. Each machine is installing onto a single internal drive at this point. If IO was an issue, then it would indicate that the fancy new SAS drives are dismally poor, which I hope isn't the case.Peter Tribblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363446984245451854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726833.post-1159454952843617482006-09-28T15:49:00.000+01:002006-09-28T15:49:00.000+01:00Don't you think it's IO limited rather than CPU li...Don't you think it's IO limited rather than CPU limited? How many hard drives were in each server and how fast are those drives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com