I am no wizard but thats how I use it. SQLIO can give you proof of a performance boost when you are messing around with different configurations. If...

I believe you can only set the connection timeout in the connection string but here is a link on how to set various timeouts on a report-level.

Setting Time-out Values for...

I would also keep an eye on disk IO - especially if your new SAN has inferior hardware or is shared with other systems.

Nathan

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