HP StorageWorks 2/24 FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Env - Page 171
Deflate, FastWrite technology, XFR_RDY, number of round trips required to complete a SCSI write
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Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions 4 and results in a lower compression bandwidth. The algorithm has an average compression ratio increase of approximately 30% over LZO. The algorithm is recommended when up to 8 TCP sessions are used and the available bandwidth is between 10 Mbps (thin Ethernet) and 45 Mbps (DS3 transport level). - Deflate - This algorithm incorporates a history cache with Huffman encoding. In addition, a hash table (saved in the compressed data) is used to perform string searches. Deflate is a processor-intensive algorithm with the highest compression ratio. The algorithm is restricted to use for 10 Mbps (thin Ethernet) links. Note that a data compression ratio cannot be definitively stated, because it changes instantaneously with every data byte transmitted. A consistent byte pattern can be compressed more than a random byte pattern. For example, a defined, constant pattern can often be compressed 15:1. Already-compressed data (such as many graphic formats and some tape formats) cannot be compressed further (1:1). Most data streams are compressible from between 2:1 and 15:1, depending on the density of consistent patterns. The only way to accurately determine a compression ratio is to compress the data and measure the result. • FastWrite technology - SCSI is a simplex protocol that sends a portion of a write command, then waits for a response. Multiple commands can coexist, resulting in an inefficient process on high-latency links. FastWrite is an algorithm that reduces the number of round trips required to complete a SCSI write command to one round trip. The software improves performance over WANs by mitigating the effects of latency and using the entire link bandwidth (because all data is transmitted simultaneously). The FastWrite algorithm responds to initiator write commands with local transfer ready (XFR_RDY) commands that cause the initiator to transmit an entire data set, then buffers the output data at the SAN router closest to the corresponding target device. This eliminates multiple XFR_RDY command transmissions and minimizes bursty data transfer over the WAN, thus reducing round-trip delays that are characteristic of extended-distance links. Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions 4-27