Dear sir/madam
I have set novell 4.11 server on P4 1800 MHz with 256Meg ram.whenever I restart the server all my clients can work with application program on server very slowly for 10 to 20 Minutes then it works normally and the speed changes and running and changing the menus of application program become normal.All clients work with dos 6.22 OS.I don't know where I have not configure the server well because I saw other network administrators work with similarity case(on both hardware and software) but doesn't have this problem.so I avoid from restarting the server az far az I can,because it become slowly for 10 to 20 minutes when my clients work.also during this time the LED of Hard server on and shows that work so much until situation become normal.My application program on server is on foxpro.be happy to help me and hearing from you soon,thanks.(shahram_khatabi@yahoo.com)

Netware servers should only be restarted, if necessary.
The longer a netware server is running, the faster it gets, because netware optimizes a lot of things and a lot of files will be cached into the memory for faster access.
You can check the "Long Term Cache Hits" in the monitor program at the server console.
The value should show 80 percent or higher.
After a reboot, the value is less then 50 percent and rises, the longer the server is up and running.
If this isn't the case, the server needs more memory to increase the speed.
On netware 4.11 the only things you need is fast harddrives and memory (the more, the better).
It's absolutely possible to let 100 clients work an a netware 4.11 server with 133 MHz processor, fast harddisk and a lot of memory installed at the server, without performance issues.
So maybe the Foxpro database is consuming a lot of memory.

Thanks about your take care.I have to point something more.I work with 25 clients and I see other network insame position that doesn't have this problem.Also when I restart and work with one client user on application program,the server work slowly on application program for 10 to 20 min too(I should mention that I don't have any speed problem on copying files from one drive to another drive,just slowly on any uses application program).Don't you think it's related to some setting like files and buffer about memory on STARTUP.NCF OR AUTOEXEC.NCF that I should intert or correct it?,I see this line on startup.ncf:
SET RESERVED BUFFERS BELOW 16 MEG=200
Is it right that line with 256Meg RAM. on server?.Anything else should I insert?Thanks again about your take care.
(shahram_khatabi@yahoo.com)

I think, if this problem occurs only after a server restart, it's a database issue.
So it seems, that the foxpro has to check the database at startup, or is reindexing the records in the database or something like that.
Are there any log files of the foxpro, you can check for errors.

Maybe the database couldn't close correctly, if there are some workstations still has opend the database, during the server restart.
So this could end up in database errors so that the foxpro has to check the database at every server restart.