Chris,
> Eons ago PCs had those "turbo" switches (it was never totally clear
> why they put them there in the first place, anyway). I've this bad
> feeling there's a secret "turbo" switch I can't spot hidden somewhere
> in Solaris :/
Yes. Check out Jignesh's configuration advice .... ach, this is down.
Hold on, I will get you instructions on how to turn on filesystem caching
and readahead in Solaris.
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--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco