[CentOS] Formatting file system too slow on CentOS

Tue May 11 06:12:34 UTC 2010
Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler at riscworks.net>

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thus David Suhendrik spake:
> @Rajagopal:
> 
> This result:
> # hdparm -tT /dev/hda5
> 
> /dev/hda5:
>   Timing cached reads:   9952 MB in  2.00 seconds = 4980.51 MB/sec
>   Timing buffered disk reads:    8 MB in  3.08 seconds =   2.60 MB/sec
> 
> @Timo:
> 
> 458930-B21 HP 750GB 7.2k HP MDL SATA
> 
> I don't have idea for this case :(

Hm, says that's *not* a 4K drive, so this is not the source for the
problem. Would have been too easy...

Timo

> --
> Best regards,
> David
> http://blog.pnyet.web.id
> 
> 
> On 05/10/2010 03:19 PM, Timo Schoeler wrote:
> thus David Suhendrik spake:
>    
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> I've a new server HP DL 180 G6 with quad core processor, ram 4 GB, hdd
>>>> (WDC) 1x750GB Sata.
>>>> I was confused when installing CentOS 5 64bit on that server, I take
>>>> about two hours to format the ext3 file system. is this normal?
>>>>      
> Hi,
> 
> could you provide the exact model number of that HD?
> 
> I think it could be a 4K issue. We ran into this, too, some months ago:
> 
> http://www.hv23.net/2010/02/wd10ears-performance-larger-block-size-issues4k/
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Timo
> 
>    
>>>> Because when I compare with other sata hard drive in another computer
>>>> file system format is not too long like that.
>>>> And when I copy the file on the local hard drive for longer time when
>>>> compared with the copy of the file on another server.
>>>>
>>>> How to debug on this issue?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> David
>>>> http://blog.pnyet.web.id
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