Configuration: Client hardware
Sufficient main memory for caches
- MVFS caches avoid RPCs to view_server
- View caches speed replies & reduce VOB load
Not too much!
- Cache maintenance overhead
- Monitor both hit rates and capacity (cleartool getcache)
- MVFS caches consume “wired” main memory
- Leave memory for other tools (compilers, clearmake)
Local views
- when MVFS calls a view_server, local calls are faster
- local view-private files faster & more reliable than NFS/SMB