SoftGrid Sequencer: Disk sub-system performance
The sequencer, virtual or physical, should have two partitions (or disks), the first, normally C: is for the base build, and the 2nd, normally Q: is for the installation of the application to be sequenced.
Sequencing is a very disk I/O intensive operation. Where performance is required (for example, multiple or batch sequencing), it is recommended that focus is placed on the disk architecture. For example, use SCSI over IDE or SATA channels, or use fiber channel.
If you're using a virtual machine, separate drive C: and drive Q into two separate virtual disks (not partitions) and place each on a separate host I/O channel to spread the load.
Free disk space should be at least three times the requirement for the application installation. One for the application’s installation files, one for the resultant package’s file, most notably the . SFT file, and one for any temp files generated during the Sequence.
