SERVER TYPE: Windows Server 2003 R2 VM ON ESXi 4.0 U1
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: VCPU / 1 / 1GB Ram (thin provisioned)
HOST TYPE: HP DL385 G2, 16GB RAM; 2x QC AMD Opteron 2356 Barcelona
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: EMC Celerra NS-120 / 15x 146GB 15K 4Gb FC / RAID 5
SAN TYPE / HBAs: Emulex dual port 4Gb Fiber Channel, HP StorageWorks 2Gb SAN switch
OTHER: Disk.SchedNumReqOutstanding and HBA queue depth set to 64
Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Test
| Test Name | Avg. Response Time | Avg. I/O per Second | Avg. MB per Second |
| Max Throughput – 100% Read | 1.62 | 35,261.29 | 1,101.92 |
| Real Life – 60% Rand / 65% Read | 16.71 | 2,805.43 | 21.92 |
| Max Throughput – 50% Read | 5.93 | 10,028.25 | 313.38 |
| Random 8K – 70% Read | 11.08 | 3,700.69 | 28.91 |
SERVER TYPE: Windows Server 2003 R2 VM ON ESXi 4.0 U1
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: VCPU / 1 / 1GB Ram (thin provisioned)
HOST TYPE: HP DL385 G2, 16GB RAM; 2x QC AMD Opteron 2356 Barcelona
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: EMC Celerra NS-120 / 15x 146GB 15K 4Gb FC / 3x RAID 5 5×146
SAN TYPE / HBAs: swISCSI
OTHER: Shared NetGear 1Gb SoHo Ethernet switch
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: VCPU / 1 / 1GB Ram (thin provisioned)
HOST TYPE: HP DL385 G2, 16GB RAM; 2x QC AMD Opteron 2356 Barcelona
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: EMC Celerra NS-120 / 15x 146GB 15K 4Gb FC / 3x RAID 5 5×146
SAN TYPE / HBAs: swISCSI
OTHER: Shared NetGear 1Gb SoHo Ethernet switch
swISCSI Test
| Test Name | Avg. Response Time | Avg. I/O per Second | Avg. MB per Second |
| Max Throughput – 100% Read | 17.52 | 3,426 | 107.06 |
| Real Life – 60% Rand / 65% Read | 14.33 | 3,584.53 | 28 |
| Max Throughput – 50% Read | 11.33 | 5,236.50 | 163.64 |
| Random 8K – 70% Read | 15.25 | 3,335.68 | 22.06 |
SERVER TYPE: Windows Server 2003 R2 VM ON ESXi 4.0 U1
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: VCPU / 1 / 1GB Ram (thin provisioned)
HOST TYPE: HP DL385 G2, 16GB RAM; 2x QC AMD Opteron 2356 Barcelona
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: EMC Celerra NS-120 / 15x 146GB 15K 4Gb FC / 3x RAID 5 5×146
SAN TYPE / HBAs: NFS
OTHER: Shared NetGear 1Gb SoHo Ethernet switch
CPU TYPE / NUMBER: VCPU / 1 / 1GB Ram (thin provisioned)
HOST TYPE: HP DL385 G2, 16GB RAM; 2x QC AMD Opteron 2356 Barcelona
STORAGE TYPE / DISK NUMBER / RAID LEVEL: EMC Celerra NS-120 / 15x 146GB 15K 4Gb FC / 3x RAID 5 5×146
SAN TYPE / HBAs: NFS
OTHER: Shared NetGear 1Gb SoHo Ethernet switch
NFS Test
| Test Name | Avg. Response Time | Avg. I/O per Second | Avg. MB per Second |
| Max Throughput – 100% Read | 17.18 | 3,494.48 | 109.20 |
| Real Life – 60% Rand / 65% Read | 121.85 | 480.81 | 3.76 |
| Max Throughput – 50% Read | 12.77 | 4,718.29 | 147.45 |
| Random 8K – 70% Read | 123.41 | 478.17 | 3.74 |
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