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File Copy Using Robust File Copy - The file copy test is a straight-forward Windows file copy. Using robocopy.exe a file copy of one hundred 100MB files is done from direct attached storage (DAS) in the server to a volume on the SAN. For this test a simple measurement of megabytes per second is taken. Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is included in the Windows resource kit. While individual file copy speeds are limited by the nature of low queue depth disk operations, the architecture of a LeftHand Networks SAN solution is capable of handling multiple file copy jobs simultaneously without degrading performance. Best Practice - When copying from DAS to the iSCSI SAN remember the file copy cannot go any faster than the DAS disk. Make sure the disk that the source files are on is the fastest disk available to you otherwise it might be limiting the file copy speed. Running multiple file copies at a time will increase the aggregate performance. IOmeter - IOmeter is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool. IOmeter is a good tool for simulating loads of different I/O sizes to demonstrate a system's IOPS and throughput capabilities. These configurations are designed to show typical speeds as opposed to the maximum values. Best Practices - Run IOmeter against raw disks to avoid file system cache interference. 10

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File Copy Using Robust File Copy
- The file copy test is a straight-forward
Windows file copy. Using robocopy.exe a file copy of one hundred 100MB files
is done from direct attached storage (DAS) in the server to a volume on the
SAN. For this test a simple measurement of megabytes per second is taken.
Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is included in the Windows resource kit. While
individual file copy speeds are limited by the nature of low queue depth disk
operations, the architecture of a LeftHand Networks SAN solution is capable
of handling multiple file copy jobs simultaneously without
degrading performance.
Best Practice
- When copying from DAS to the iSCSI SAN remember the file
copy cannot go any faster than the DAS disk. Make sure the disk that the
source files are on is the fastest disk available to you otherwise it might be
limiting the file copy speed. Running multiple file copies at a time will
increase the aggregate performance.
IOmeter
- IOmeter is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization
tool. IOmeter is a good tool for simulating loads of different I/O sizes to
demonstrate a system’s IOPS and throughput capabilities. These
configurations are designed to show typical speeds as opposed to the
maximum values.
Best Practices
- Run IOmeter against raw disks to avoid file system
cache interference.