These results might show some kind of interests. They exercise the current 60 slots Engenio (now NetApp) base controllers Dell MD3660, NetApp E2660, SGI IS5000, IBM DSC3700 Base.
Here is a Dell MD3660F, dual controller, dual FC 8GB attachement, 2GB/controller.
1 Worker
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 2vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 4+1 (5 discs)/ALUA Round Robin / Cache block size 4k / Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.62 | 22408 | 700 | 69% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 23.81 | 2152 | 16 | 6% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.39 | 13604 | 425 | 50% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 25.28 | 1966 | 15 | 6% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 2vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 4+1 (5 discs)/ALUA MRU/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.63 | 22393 | 699 | 68% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 24.38 | 2086 | 16 | 7% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.25 | 14092 | 440 | 51% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 25.42 | 1931 | 15 | 7% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 4+1 (5 discs) /ALUA Round Robin / 1 Workers/ Cache block size 8k / Dynamic cache prefetch disabled
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.60 | 23163 | 723 | 1% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 25.67 | 2034 | 15 | 1% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 2.89 | 20747 | 648 | 2% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 27.04 | 1881 | 14 | 15% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 2vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 8+1 (9 discs)/ALUA Round Robin/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.62 | 22407 | 700 | 69% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 13.72 | 3544 | 27 | 8% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.23 | 14176 | 443 | 51% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 14.20 | 3185 | 24 | 10% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 2vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 8+1 (9 discs)/ALUA MRU/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.62 | 22401 | 700 | 70% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 14.13 | 3430 | 26 | 6% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.29 | 13959 | 436 | 52% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 14.09 | 3215 | 25 | 9% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 2vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID6 DDP (11 discs)/ALUA Round Robin/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.62 | 22426 | 700 | 69% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 14.17 | 3743 | 29 | 7% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.05 | 14779 | 461 | 53% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 14.39 | 3466 | 27 | 8% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 2vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / NLSAS 2TB 7200rpm / RAID6 8+2 (10 discs)/ALUA Round Robin/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.64 | 22249 | 695 | 11% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 29.23 | 1505 | 11 | 33% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.28 | 14010 | 437 | 7% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 28.48 | 1420 | 11 | 37% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300GB 15krpm / RAID10 11+11 (22 discs)/ALUA Round Robin/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.70 | 21991 | 687 | 12% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 8.17 | 6688 | 52 | 8% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 2.99 | 20107 | 628 | 12% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 8.02 | 6583 | 51 | 7% |
2 Workers
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 8+1 (9 discs) + RAID5 4+1 (5 discs) /ALUA Round Robin / 2 Workers/ Cache block size 4k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.94 | 40411 | 1262 | 25% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 18.38 | 5405 | 42 | 10% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 5.60 | 21272 | 664 | 27% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 19.57 | 4915 | 38 | 9% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 8+1 (9 discs) + RAID5 4+1 (5 discs) /ALUA Round Robin / 2 Workers/ Cache block size 8k/ Dynamic cache prefetch
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.84 | 41844 | 1307 | 26% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 19.59 | 5088 | 39 | 10% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.23 | 28051 | 876 | 27% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 19.89 | 4794 | 37 | 9% |
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 8+1 (9 discs) + RAID5 4+1 (5 discs) /ALUA Round Robin / 2 Workers/ Cache block size 8k / Dynamic cache prefetch disabled
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.85 | 41649 | 1301 | 26% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 19.30 | 5153 | 40 | 10% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 3.96 | 29539 | 923 | 27% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 19.91 | 4821 | 37 | 9% |
Cache block size 8k / Dynamic cache prefetch disabled clearly shows a better usage of the limited cache of the controller for this bench
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 14+1 (15 discs) + RAID5 14+1 (15 discs) /ALUA Round Robin / 2 Workers/ Cache block size 8k / Dynamic cache prefetch disabled
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 0.89 | 43114 | 1347 | 30% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 11.09 | 9015 | 70 | 15% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 3.73 | 30744 | 960 | 28% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 10.70 | 8656 | 67 | 12% |
3 Workers
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610 x 3
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / NLSAS 2TB 7k2rpm / RAID6 8+2 (10 discs) : 3 volumes /ALUA Round Robin / 3 Workers/ Cache block size 8k / Dynamic cache prefetch disabled / Only 2 FC8 attachements
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 2.76 | 46675 | 1458 | 16% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 35.44 | 3909 | 30 | 9% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 4.28 | 33055 | 1046 | 13% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 36.11 | 3807 | 29.6 | 10% |
6 Workers
SERVER TYPE: VM Windows 2008 R2 64bits / ESX 4.1U3 / 4vCPU
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: X5680 / 2
HOST TYPE: M610 x 3
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: Dell DS3660F / SAS 300 15krpm / RAID5 4+1 (5 discs) : 6 volumes /ALUA Round Robin / 6 Workers/ Cache block size 8k / Dynamic cache prefetch disabled / Only 2 FC8 attachements
| TEST NAME | Avg Resp. Time ms | Avg IOs/sec | Avg MB/sec | % cpu load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Throughput-100%Read | 7.08 | 50364 | 1573 | 32% |
| RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read | 25.87 | 12120 | 94.8 | 15% |
| Max Throughput-50%Read | 9.45 | 38939 | 1216 | 15% |
| Random-8k-70%Read | 26.57 | 11742 | 91 | 15% |
FC bandwidth limitation on 100% Read