How does use of a networked data server affect OrthoVista performance?
In general you will obtain the best performance if input and output data are stored on a fast local disk system. Any competition for disk access (e.g. by other processes) can slow processing since OrthoVista must frequently go into a “wait state” until requested pixel data become available. This is particularly true if data are being accessed over a network. In this case, network speed and latency are added to disk access time. In addition, other network traffic can interfere significantly with data transmission to/from OrthoVista processing. Many sites are using well designed and tuned networks for OrthoVista processing. However, in other cases, a severely overloaded network can bring OrthoVista processing nearly to a halt.
