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IOmeter set of tests

  • Guidance
  • April 30, 2015

Test specifications and configuration

Below is the list of the basic test and its configuration and its specification:

  • RAID array on node 1
  • RAID array on node 2
  • StarWind RAM disk that is running on node1 through the SyncChannel (node2 should be client machine)
  • StarWind RAM disk that is running on node2 through the SyncChannel (node1 should be client machine)
  • StarWind RAM disk that is running on node1 through the loopback
  • StarWind RAM disk that is running on node2 through the loopback
  • Basic Image target that is running on node1 through the SyncChannel (node2 should be client machine)
  • Basic Image target that is running on node2 through the SyncChannel (node1 should be client machine)
  • Basic Image without cache configured that is running on node1 through the loopback
  • Basic Image without cache configured that is running on node2 through the loopback
  • HA device without cache configured (you should run in from the VM as you previously did)

 

Every test may have following configurations:

  • 4K 100% read, 100% sequential, # of Outstanding IOPS= 16
  • 4K 100% write, 100% sequential, # of Outstanding IOPS=16
  • 64K 100% read, 100% sequential, # of Outstanding IOPS= 16
  • 64K 100% write, 100% sequential, # of Outstanding IOPS= 16

See also

Benchmarking Best Practices

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