From: DUG@CZHETH5A.BITNET
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: File Service Timeout-Problem
Date: 14 Aug 92 14:30:00 GMT
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Author: AEOLUS::NOTES3B "Dillier Norbert"
Topic 2106.0
Time: 13-AUG-1992 18:23 ZRH
 
We have encountered very annoying file service connection problems
which seem to be related to the number of files in a file service
as well as to the network traffic.
The problem manifests itself as "network device unavailable" event
which occurs sometimes during a directory search or file lookup.
(e.g. during compilation of a list of files or during data analysis
or even during wordprocessing). The file service can be reconnected and
might work without problems or fail again occasionally.
We have file services with up to 2000 files (speech data files and
program source libraries) which should be read/write for several
users. We copied some file services to disk services and did not
encounter any network problems with the disk services. Disk services
however are limited to a single R/W-user and in addition the files in
a file service are better accessible from VMS than files in a disk
service.
We suspect some timeout problem but do not know which timer or parameter
could be responsible. Maybe someone has had similar problems and found
a solution. Any help would be appreciated. I enclose the parameter
file and the executor characteristics below.
 
Please reply via E-Mail to K365710@CZHRZU1A.BITNET
Norbert Dillier, ENT-Deptmt., University Hospital,
CH-8091 Z|rich, Switzerland
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! TITLE:        PCFS$STARTUP_PARAMS.DAT
! ....
! VERSION:      Supplied with PATHWORKS for VMS V4.0
! This file created on 15-JUN-1992 15:01:23.10
PCFS$CLUSTER_ROUTING=N
PCFS$NUM_OF_WORKSTATIONS=30
PCFS$EXTEND_BLOCKS=256
PCFS$OPEN_FILES_PER_WKST=10
PCFS$CACHE_SIZE=4096
PCFS$BUFFER_SIZE=8192
PCFS$CACHE_OPEN_FILES=Y
PCFS$CLOSE_DELAY=15
PCFS$LOG_DELAY=60
PCFS$LOCK_WAIT=200
PCFS$MAXIMUM_WORKING_SET=6800
PCFS$EXTENT=10200
PCFS$SPTREQ=4976
PCFS$PAGE_FILE=18460
PCFS$BUFFER_LIMIT=321000
PCFS$IO_BUFFERED=32767
PCFS$IO_DIRECT=32767
PCFS$QUEUE_LIMIT=32767
PCFS$ENQUEUE_LIMIT=32767
PCFS$AST_LIMIT=32767
PCFS$FILE_LIMIT=32767
PCFS$CONNECTS_PER_WKST=3
PCFS$PERCENT_AVAIL_MEM=80
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Node Volatile Characteristics as of 12-AUG-1992 11:50:11
 
Executor node = 1.1 (ORLLEA)
 
Identification           = DECnet-VAX V5.4-1,  VMS V5.4-2
Management version       = V4.0.0
Incoming timer           = 45
Outgoing timer           = 60
Incoming Proxy           = Enabled
Outgoing Proxy           = Enabled
NSP version              = V4.1.0
Maximum links            = 32
Delay factor             = 80
Delay weight             = 5
Inactivity timer         = 60
Retransmit factor        = 10
Routing version          = V2.0.0
Type                     = area
Routing timer            = 600
Broadcast routing timer  = 180
Maximum address          = 1023
Maximum circuits         = 16
Maximum cost             = 1022
Maximum hops             = 30
Maximum visits           = 63
Maximum area             = 63
Max broadcast nonrouters = 64
Max broadcast routers    = 32
Maximum path splits      = 1
Area maximum cost        = 1022
Area maximum hops        = 30
Maximum buffers          = 100
Buffer size              = 576
Default access           = incoming and outgoing
Pipeline quota           = 13000
Alias maximum links      = 32
Path split policy        = Normal
Maximum Declared Objects = 31
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