We converted our server farm and clients from 10.3.x to 10.4.x last
summer and had the same symptom set reported to us by users, with an
additional symptom of client computers hanging on logout and
occasionally at login.
We opened a case in the Fall with Apple server support and luckily
caught a tech we had previous experience with and found highly
effective. Working with the tech we identified 3 leading
possibilities; problematic image builds (based on early 10.4.x
imaging tools), Spotlight indexing, and Norton's live update scan.
Working with the tech we developed several test image loads we
deployed to different labs in order to test possible solutions.
In the end it appears all 3 causes played a role. The final image
build we used to re-image the campus during the December holiday
break was made with the Netrestore 3.1 tools, 10.4.3, and Spotlight
indexing turned off and Symantec anti-viral tools removed. This
seems to have resolved the majority of issues, however we still see
an occasional hung logout if clients either use a set of photos as
their desktop picture set change on a fixed schedule or they attempt
to logout w/o quitting open apps.
Hope This Helps,
Mark
On Jan 27, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Rick Davis wrote:
Any opinions or experiences with Spotlight on OS X clients with
network home directories? Is there an impact on network performance?
I just replaced a high school lab of eMacs running Panther with G5
iMacs running Tiger. Yesterday was the first "load" day and the lab
teacher called stating that they were experiencing major lags in
logins and applications opening. When testing one machine in an
empty lab I saw no problems. But thirty simultaneous logins seem
to bring things to a standstill. So I am looking for culprits.
Spotlight? Dashboard and widgets? Tiger client to Panther server
incompatibilities? Other suggestions.
The current G5 server is running 10.3.9 and scheduled to be
replaced or paired with a Tiger XServe as soon as we get a break.
Still researching the best procedure for the migration. Preliminary
plan is to upgrade the G5 tower to Tiger and load balance with the
Xserve as a replica. Or would it be best to start fresh with the
Xserve as OD Master, move/split home directories and reconfigure
the tower as the replica.
Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated.
Rick Davis
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