From 5ce32b2e0ed24a3b320cc9df62d288552d9616d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeffrey Altman Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:43:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] STABLE14-windows-notes-20050914 Add note regarding AFSCache file fragmentation affecting performance Fix one of the RPC registry entries Document UUID re-generation change (cherry picked from commit bd1cc3d37b456b02d9d1446ae12962fdd97fa1a5) --- doc/txt/winnotes/afs-changes-since-1.2.txt | 7 +++++++ doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-changes-since-1.2.txt b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-changes-since-1.2.txt index ee6c2cb82b..7b921b7366 100644 --- a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-changes-since-1.2.txt +++ b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-changes-since-1.2.txt @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +Since 1.4.0 rc3: 1.4.0 rc4 released (14 Sep 2005) + + * The AFSCache file has been modified to store both the + serial number of the volume on which the file resides + and the SID of the local machine. If either change, + a new UUID is generated. + * add "fs flushall" command that forces all data buffers to be flushed. diff --git a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt index f90733a366..b4eb2d4038 100644 --- a/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt +++ b/doc/txt/winnotes/afs-install-notes.txt @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ present and that they refer to the dll "rpcrt4.dll": HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RPC\ClientProtocols" "ncacn_np" HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RPC\ClientProtocols" "ncacn_ip_tcp" HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RPC\ClientProtocols" "ncadg_ip_udp" - HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RPC\ClientProtocols" "ncadg_ip_http" + HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RPC\ClientProtocols" "ncacn_http" 40. 1.3.83 adds a new command, "fs minidump". This command can be used at any @@ -612,6 +612,13 @@ cloning machines that have Windows AFS client installed, the AFSCache files must be deleted as part of the cloning process. +42. The performance of the AFS Client Service is significantly affected by +the access times associated with the AFSCache paging file. When given the +choice, the AFSCache file should be placed on a fast disk, preferably NTFS, +the file should not be compressed and should consist of as few fragments as +possible. Significant performance gains can be achieved by defragmenting +the AFSCache file with Sysinternal's Contig utility. + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to Debug Problems with OpenAFS for Windows: