Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 12982 invoked from network); 11 Aug 2006 16:47:21 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 11 Aug 2006 16:47:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 91481 invoked by uid 500); 11 Aug 2006 16:47:20 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 91451 invoked by uid 500); 11 Aug 2006 16:47:20 -0000 Mailing-List: contact derby-dev-help@db.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: Delivered-To: mailing list derby-dev@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 91442 invoked by uid 99); 11 Aug 2006 16:47:20 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:47:20 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests=UNPARSEABLE_RELAY X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [192.18.42.249] (HELO nwkea-pix-1.sun.com) (192.18.42.249) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:47:19 -0700 Received: from d1-sfbay-09.sun.com ([192.18.39.119]) by nwkea-pix-1.sun.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k7BGkwKS021198 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:46:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from conversion-daemon.d1-sfbay-09.sun.com by d1-sfbay-09.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) id <0J3U00101EIKWA00@d1-sfbay-09.sun.com> (original mail from David.Vancouvering@Sun.COM) for derby-dev@db.apache.org; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:46:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.9.61.102] by d1-sfbay-09.sun.com (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPSA id <0J3U00KX3EM961A0@d1-sfbay-09.sun.com> for derby-dev@db.apache.org; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:46:58 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:47:05 -0700 From: David Van Couvering Subject: Re: [jira] Assigned: (DERBY-1664) Derby startup time is too slow In-reply-to: <44DCB331.6020202@gmail.com> Sender: David.Vancouvering@Sun.COM To: derby-dev@db.apache.org Message-id: <44DCB489.8070409@sun.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <21233852.1155248954791.JavaMail.jira@brutus> <44DBC695.1060303@sbcglobal.net> <44DBCB1D.6060103@sun.com> <44DCB331.6020202@gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060427) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Great, thanks! David Sunitha Kambhampati wrote: > David Van Couvering wrote: > >> Dumb sysadmin question: on Solaris, XP, and Linux, how do you find out >> if your system is syncing to disk or not? >> > For Linux: Use hdparm -W0 on all your drives to turn write cache off. > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Use_hdparm_to_improve_IDE_device_performance#Write-Caching_-W > > > For Windows (2k) I'd expect something similar for XP. > go to My Computer -> Right click on Manage --> In computer management > --> Device Manager --> Pick Disk Drives ---> Right click on the Disk, go > to Properties --> Pick the disk properties tab and you should see a > checkbox with writecache enabled. > > I dont know about Solaris. > > HTH, > Sunitha. > > >