John Clogg wrote:

> I still feel there is a place for defragmentation.

i very much agree with john.

> You want large files spread over multiple spindles, but it's best to have
> the extents on each spindle be as contiguous as possible.

in my experience, i've found that mpe/ix is very sensitive to defragmentation.
i run a defrag job on my big box once a week.  without it, i'll begin seeing
performance problems.  right now (since i have plenty of cpu) it's negligible.
however, if you're pushing your cpu -- defragging with get you some horsepower
back....not much but it'll certainly make a difference.    - d

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