The one where Windows Server 2003 kicks Linux's butt
on serving files. [Chris Sells]
Key Findings.
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Windows Server 2003
delivered significantly better File server throughput compared to Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server 2.1 and Red Hat Linux 8.0 on the configurations we tested.
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Windows Server 2003
delivered between 66 and 95 percent better File server throughput in our tests
on a HP DL760 server using up to eight processors compared to Red Hat Advanced Server
2.1
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Windows Server 2003
delivered 100 percent better File server throughput in our tests on a HP DL380
server using two processors compared to Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
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Windows Server 2003
delivered 86 percent better File server throughput in our tests on a HP DL380
server using two processors compared to Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional.
The test
was commissioned by Microsoft and performed by Veritest.