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I have Compaq servers with win 2000 and sql server 2000 I have some problems as the clients hang some times having the work stations blocked. I have been told that this could be also due to the disk controller cache. I have been advised to dis-activate the cache. Is this right and can some one advise. A Viegas
If it strikes again check connection on the SQL server by using SP_WHO and check whether any blocking is persisting. Also capture few h/w counters like physical disk, processor, process, memory alongwith SQL server counters for assesment on the system usage. Fyihttp://www.sql-server-performance.com/fixing_bottlenecks.asp Satya SKJ
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Also monitor Hit cache ratio.
BTW:What kind of RAID do you have? Luis Martin
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I agree with Satya on this, if blocking is due to disk controller cache, you should see large disk queue length and large write time during the blocking period. Gaurav
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If you have a good controller, the cache really shouldn’t cause the issues you are experiencing. What do you have your cache set at? What are the percents of read/write? What are you seeing on the counters recommended here? MeanOldDBA
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