Hi, Brian,
Brian Hurt wrote:
So the question is: is there an easy to install and run, read-heavy
benchmark out there that I can wave at them to get them to fix the
problem?
For sequential read performance, use dd. Most variants of dd I've seen
output some timing information, and if not, do a
On 11/8/06, Markus Schaber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, Brian,
Brian Hurt wrote:
So the question is: is there an easy to install and run, read-heavy
benchmark out there that I can wave at them to get them to fix the
problem?
For sequential read performance, use dd. Most variants of dd I've
Merlin Moncure wrote:
On 11/8/06, Markus Schaber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, Brian,
Brian Hurt wrote:
So the question is: is there an easy to install and run, read-heavy
benchmark out there that I can wave at them to get them to fix the
problem?
For sequential read performance, use dd.
Jean-David Beyer wrote:
Sure, some even read the entire cylinder. But unless the data are stored
contiguously, this does little good. The Linux ext2 and ext3 file systems
try to get more contiguity by allocating (IIRC) 8 blocks each time a write
needs space
From where do you recall this?
Similar experiences with HP and their SmartArray 5i controller on Linux.
The answer was: this controller has won awards for performance! It can't be
slow!, so we made them test it in their own labs an prove just how awfully
slow it was. In the case of the 5i, it became apparent that HP had no
