What is the suggested I/O scheduler for a Video on Demand (VOD) server using Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Releases Found:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the default scheduler cfq is ideal in most cases because it performs well on nearly all workloads.

However, if a VOD server runs with the cfq scheduler, its average I/O latency will increase when the amount of connec...

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