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Network Users Slow Access to Locally Attached USB 3 Drive

Hi,

I've got Yosemite Server v4.1 serving clients from an 27 inch iMac (Mid 2011) running over gigabit switch. Server services working.


When I log into a networked Mac Pro (Late 2013) as a network user and browse a locally attached USB 3 Icy Dock adapter with 2TB 3.5 in Seagate Barracuda SATA HDD attached, browsing the drive slows to a crawl with Finder's spinning beach ball of death. Files eventually show up but the slow down happens incrementally as you browse each folder. I tested for HDD issues by logging in with a local account, no slow down (Approx. 150 MB/s read and write). I tested another USB 3 Seagate 1.5TB drive no adaptor, same issue, browsing USB 3 drives seem to slow to a painful crawl when accessing it as a network user even when said drive is attached locally. Seems like a Finder issue? I've deleted network user finder preferences, issue persists...


Any solutions or suggestions appreciated, thanks!




-Server: iMac 2.7 GHz Core i5 16GB RAM

-Client: Mac Pro 3.5 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon 12GB Ram

Additional Specs:

-D-Link DGS-1008A Gigabit Router

-CAT6 cables

Posted on May 28, 2015 4:43 AM

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Network Users Slow Access to Locally Attached USB 3 Drive

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