Stephen Boyd wrote:

>I am running Firebird 1.5.2 on a brand new Windows 2003 server. Dual
>3.6 GHz processors. 2GB ram. Dual channel mirrored raid array. I am
>testing this system at the moment and am the only user.
>
>Executing the same query repeatedly yields vastly different results.
>Sometimes the return is virtually instantaneous. Sometimes it takes
>over a minute. Windows performance monitor shows practically 0%
>processor utilization and 0% disk utilization during the time the
>query is apparently executing.
>
>Any guesses as to what might be causing this?
>
>The database file name ends with .fdb and volume shadowing is turned
>off. Connect string = localhost:e:\truckload\transeaz.fdb
>
>

Classic or super server ?

If Super Server did you notice a ping-pong effect of the fbserver
process between processors ?

If you are using SS try out CS, that is better for SMP machines.

see you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br