file server slow to respond

From: Pat Mahoney (pmahoney_at_uiuc.edu)
Date: 03/03/04

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    Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:47:18 -0600
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    I have a file server (hppa, scsi disk) that spends most of its time
    idle. Logging in (ssh) takes several seconds. For any command, the
    first time it is run requires several seconds, and subsequent executions
    of the command occur quickly and normally.

    Here's the output of free -m

    pat@loop:~$ free -m
                 total used free shared buffers cached
    Mem: 500 490 10 0 64 342
    -/+ buffers/cache: 83 417
    Swap: 487 3 484

    I'm honestly not sure where to start in tracking down the cause of this,
    so any help is appreciated (especially a name for the problem to
    facilitate searching for an answer). Thanks.

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