H166165:  NETFINITY 7000 OR PC SERVER 704: PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS


 TEXT:

 Netfinity 7000 & PC Server 704: performance problems

 SYMPTOMS:

 Performance problems.

 PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

 - The system is any of the following IBM servers:

      a Netfinity 7000 server, Type 8651, any Model.
      a Netfinity 704 server, Type 8650, any Model.

 - The system's Diagnostics Pass.
 - The system displays the symptom (above).

 FIX:

 Reboot the system into the F1 Set-up Utility. Choose "Advanced"
 from the top of the screen, then choose  "Advanced Chipset
 Configuration".   Check the setting of "Cache Mode", it must be
 "Write Back."  If it is set to "Write Thru"  then a severe
 performance issue will be seen on the server and the setting
 needs to be changed to "Write Back".



DATE: March 29, 1999