Novell and SASIXP

[IdahoTech]

Hello all,

Being a school technology person one of the wonderful things we all get to do is support large softwares that we had recieved no training on what-so-ever and are expected to be gods with it...anyway )

We have SASIXP and Novell 6 SP3 latest Java, you know the usuall to keep it running nice and smooth. The server runs normally at 3 to 4 percent. When teachers are really pounding it maybe 10.

Our administrators, in all thier infinate wisdom say it is the server and what can be done about it. I say it is SASI and the problem is with the software. Am I wrong? Are they wrong? Or are we both.

I need to know if anyone out there has run into this same problem as we have. Everything else including the network seems to be running with no problem at all, but when SASI is opened it seems slow. Is there something I can do on the server to help it out? It doesn't seem to take anything from the server as far as processing power. Seems to be all local on thier systems at thier desks.

HELP!! They are slamming us because they say it is the server. I say it is the software itself. In order to help alieviate the situation I wondered if there was anything I can do on the server to help the software out? Like some kind of swap area, something with giving it memory to use. Something that will help the software run.

I know this might be the wrong group or might not belong here but if someone in here has run by the same problem that may have a solution it is worth it.

Thanks again for every ones time who reads this.


IdahoTech
'Only two things are infinite - the Universe and human Stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the Universe' Albert Einstein

http://www.sd60.k12.id.us

 

[Lou0686]

Hi Idaho,

I don't know if this will solve your problem, but whenever I hear that a server is sluggish it usually means low free block. Have you checked this? Try purging all the volumes on the server to see if it helps.

Lou

 

[jnew1999]

Hi Idaho, Have you been to

http://www.pearsonedtech.com/sasi/

to view the minimum requirements page? It looks to me like your server needs a lot of free space especially if you have graphics or photos. But, being an old Novell person, I remember the refrain we were always taught - "ADD RAM, ADD RAM, ADD RAM". If I heard it once....,etc. I know its not much, but someone here will help you eventually. Let us know...GL

 

[IdahoTech]

Hey All,

Well I have tried all. The server has the following:

1 GIG of RAM
2 20 GIG WD Hard Drives
Pentium 4 2.1 Ghz

I have purged the drives and also setup swap space on the system. So I am still wondering about the software itself. I went to the site and it seems like that SASIXP needs a ton of Memory to run. So I will look into that and see if we meet the minimum for all our students and such.

Any thing else you can think of Lou0686 and jnew1999? I am also looking into the network cards because I think one of them may have a problem, but we will see.

As far as running stuff off the server it seems to be ok. It is just SASI that is a pain in the ass.

Well hope someone has some more ideas for me. Thanks for those tips but been there and done them. If I need to add more RAM then I will once I do the calculations. I will let you know what I come up with. Thanks again guys...



IdahoTech
'Only two things are infinite - the Universe and human Stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the Universe' Albert Einstein

http://www.sd60.k12.id.us