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Figure 5. Maximum sequential read/write performance for the Smart Array P800 and P411 controllers in a RAID 6 environment RAID-6, Maximum performance 2500 2000 DATA RATE (MB Per Second) 1500 1000 500 0 4KB SEQ READ 64KB SEQ READ 512KB SEQ READ 1MB SEQ READ 4KB SEQ WRITE 64KB SEQ WRITE 128KB SEQ WRITE 256KB SEQ WRITE P411, 512MB, fw: 2.50, RAID 6 (256KB), D2700, 14-146GB SFF 6Gb SAS 15K, DL380-G6 P800, 512MB, fw: 7.00, RAID 6 (256KB), MSA70, 14-146GB SFF 3Gb SAS 15K, DL380-G5 512KB SEQ WRITE ProLiant DL380 G6 servers with the Smart Array P411 and ProLiant DL380 G5 servers with the Smart Array P800 were used for test results in Figures 3, 4 and 5. All other hardware and software specifications are reported in Table 2. Table 2. Hardware and firmware specifications for test results in Figures 3, 4, and 5 Test specifications P411 P800 Firmware Memory Driver Internal disk drives External storage Drives v2.50 512 MB HP Smart Array Controller Driver HpCISSs2 (6.18.0.32 b14) RAID 0,5,6 (256KB) 1 logical drive v7.00 512 MB HP Smart Array Controller Driver HpCISSs2 (6.14.0.32 b25), RAID 0,5,6 (256 KB) 1 logical drive D2700 14-15K SFF SAS DP Seagate 146GB 6Gb (HPDB- firmware version) MSA60 14-15K LFF SAS DP Seagate 146GB 3Gb (HPDC- firmware version) 13