Rodrigo,
> Our machine it's a Dell Server Power Edge 1600sc (Xeon 2,4Ghz, with 1GB
> memory, 7200 RPM disk). I don't think that there is a machine problem
> because it's a server dedicated for the database and the cpu utilization
> during the restore is around 30%.
In addition to Tom and Shridhar's advice, a single IDE disk is simply going to
make restores slow. A 500MB data file copy on that disk, straight, would
take up to 15 min. If this is for your ISV application, you need to
seriously re-think your hardware strategy; spending less on processors and
more on disks would be wise.
--
--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco