network performance

we are currently running SW2003 and working from a Project Server and
getting very bored with the 5-10 mins save and load times achieved
through our 100Mbit switched network.
Anyone got ag good peformance suggestion

Does a gigabit connection improve anything?
Does antivirus bog things down?
cheers
nigel

 

We had similar speed improvements when setting our AV to ignore SWX
files. I think the server AV can also impact performance.

 

Antivirus definitely boggs it down. I have mine set to ignore all SW files
and ACAD files. For now they are non malitius anyway. I did a test a while
ago and if I recall it was a 20-30% increase in speed. I don't know about a
gig connection I have heard the switch over is quite extensive but I am not
sure about that. I think you would still be held back if your server has a
slower hard-drive.

Corey

 

bob z. has seen a seat-of-the-pants improvement of about 50% decrease in
load/save times when going to a gigbit ethernet.
the difference was not 'scientifically' documented, so this number is pure
speculation, but more importantly, the cost for going gigabit is WELL worth
it.
we don't work off of the server here, we just move files back and forth a
lot.

 

I have had customers switch to a gig switch and it didn't improve their
proformance. If it did anything, it was minimal. The best practice is to
work locally. If you can't you should look into a PDM software of some type.

Regards,
Scott

 

Nigel,

If you have some spare time, you might try adding or deleting some network
protocols. I've seen a little improvement by adding ipx/spx especially
browsing. WinXP (and 2000) loads only TCP/IP by default. However, you can't
beat local storage speedwise.

Gary

 

We do not have a PDM system for SW, not have I worked with one.

If we did , would that allow us to work locally on models, from our
hard disks?

how does this work?

Does it really work, or is it sales gimmick?

What such systems are recommended?

Dont think we've got any chance of getting cash for such a system, but
if it can be justified by increasing the time it takes to load models
then they may listen to that.

Regards

Graeme Robinson

UK

 

We do not have a PDM system for SW, not have I worked with one.

You check files in an out from the server.

Yes it really works

It's an add-in to SW so there are not really HW recommendations

Talk with your Local VAR. -
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/solutions/pdmworks.html

Regards,
Scott