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[Lucid]

I have a 14MB Indesign file that updates on high quality object display settings very slow (approx 4-5min at most per page). My original setup was with XP.

Setup
DIR-655, DNS-323, Vista (XP - Original Setup)

I recently moved into a newly renovated home in which I also wired CAT6 cabling. After the move and upgrade from XP I noticed this decrease in performance. I used NASTester to determine what could be the cause (app is posted in this forum) and found the results acceptable (see post below).

Since the NAS Test results are fine I can exclude wiring. The various network settings didn't seem to make much of a difference either as you will notice below. I thought maybe there was a compatibility issue with Vista and Indesign. So, I copied over the links to the local HDD and presto! Everything worked fine. I even found my antivirus slowed down network traffic but not by enough to warrant a 4 minute load time for a 12 MB file.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

RESULTS OF NAS TESTER

Test 1 Jumbo 4k

Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file write benchmark on drive y:...

Iteration 1:     5.3 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     6.75 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     6.93 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     9.28 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     7.29 MB/sec
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Average (W):     7.11 MB/sec
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Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file read benchmark on drive y:...
Iteration 1:     10.46 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     14.52 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     9.66 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     12.53 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     16.91 MB/sec
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Average (R):     12.82 MB/sec
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Test 2
7k Jumbo on PC / 9k Jumbo DNS-323

Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file write benchmark on drive y:...

Iteration 1:     15.79 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     17.26 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     17.03 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     17 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     16.98 MB/sec
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Average (W):     16.81 MB/sec
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Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file read benchmark on drive y:...
Iteration 1:     24.33 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     25.34 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     23.35 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     25.39 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     24.7 MB/sec
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Average (R):     24.62 MB/sec
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Test 3
7k Jumbo on PC / 9k Jumbo DNS-323
QoS Enabled on PC

Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file write benchmark on drive y:...
Iteration 1:     16.89 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     16.05 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     12.05 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     16.61 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     16.59 MB/sec
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Average (W):     15.64 MB/sec
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Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file read benchmark on drive y:...
Iteration 1:     23.02 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     21.84 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     25.39 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     24.01 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     24.24 MB/sec
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Average (R):     23.7 MB/sec
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Test 4
7k Jumbo on PC / 9k Jumbo DNS-323
QoS Enabled on PC
Kapersky NDIS Filter
Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file write benchmark on drive y:...
Iteration 1:     6.06 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     11.91 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     13.52 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     11.53 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     12.69 MB/sec
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Average (W):     11.14 MB/sec
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Running 5 iterations of a 200MB file read benchmark on drive y:...
Iteration 1:     24.19 MB/sec
Iteration 2:     23.79 MB/sec
Iteration 3:     22.93 MB/sec
Iteration 4:     24.7 MB/sec
Iteration 5:     24.56 MB/sec
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Average (R):     24.03 MB/sec
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TIA
Lucid

[fordem]

Just a suggestion...

How long does it take to transfer the 14MB Indesign file from the NAS to the local drive - I'm guessing less than 4~5 minutes - try loading it across the network from a different PC (ie stored on one PC and loaded on a second)

My suspicion is that your application does not load the entire file into memory at one go - but rather loads and parses as it goes - and it will be the stop start transfer that causes the delay.

[Lucid]

Just a few secs to transfer the files. Indesign checks for modifications, then load new (iv avail) proxy image. Even if high quality the object is still a proxy. Since it has to do this I would expect a delay, but I also had this on my previous setup and never experienced an issue. Now one could also assume that CS4 might manage the network files better. Once I get a hold of that app I am sure I will find out.

I don't want to turn this into an Adobe question (thats being handled elsewhere). I am trying to figure out if anyone else seems to be having the same issue and hopefully we can narrow down the options.

One more thing: I am using file permissions for directories and had done so before the backup. I think it could also be possible that since the security was created through XP, Vista wasn't able to modify or look at the files. I had to telnet into DNS-323 and change all the file permissions via cmd line. Further to this, I have read that security checks are a major bottle-neck for files and dir's. I would venture here lies the issue.


Cheers!

Lucid

[Lucid]

Speaking of File Permissions what is the easiest way to return all files and DIR to the default "everyone" or "all"?

TIA

Lucid