rootksh@uunet.uu.net (Operator) (04/12/90)
I need your help to select a new file server. We're a low budget operation running a 3/50, a 3/80, and two 3/60 workstations. Some folks want to get one or two more workstations to add to the network. In our current configuration, everything has 8 megs installed, and the 3/80 is the file server - it has three CDC SCSI disks attached. The clients run much slower than the server - and it's not limited by the ethernet. Now, we want to add one or two more workstations, and I'm afraid that a poor 3/80 will be overloaded in server duty ( it is also used for applications ). My question is this: What's the benefit/pain ratio of switching to a heterogeneous network, and putting a SS-1 in as a server ? We can afford an SS-1 with 8-12 megs of memory, but we can't afford to buy a real server. Alternatively, we could get more 3/80 workstations, and plug in additional memory. What tests can I do to find out what would help network performance the most ? Thanks, George Pontis ( uunet!moldev!geo )