Re: Performance: NFS v3 mounting with 'noac' option

[AK <amithl_prem@yahoo.com>]

--- Peter Staubach <staubach@redhat.com> wrote:

> > We have multiple file systems begin mounted from
> the
> > same NFS server. One of our user's application
> > requires to mount the file system with 'noac'
> option. 
> >
> >   
> 
> What about this application requires that the "noac"
> option be used?
  application is romio with mpich2 ...
 
> 
> One of the impacts of using the "noac" option is
> much more network
> traffic and it will be composed of small packets. 
> If the server is
> busy handling all of the additional GETATTR
> requests, then it won't
> be handling other requests.  The client will also be
> a bit busier
> with generating the additional requests, instead of
> just doing what
> might be considered more useful work.
> 
> So, there should be no direct impact to other
> mounted file systems.
> However, there may be indirect impacts.

indirect impacts: can you please elaborate on this.

~ thanks!


 
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