Basically it's still a "proof of concept". What I would like to have in the end is a central storage server serving block-based targets to several zones on different boxes as root fs. For now I only have one system available for testing (X2100M2 2x2.2GHz w/4GB memory).
The easiest thing I can time is the setup time of a 'lx' zone. This takes considerably more time when running on a ZFS backend compared to an UFS backend, strangely. Also, the 'yum' process just stops on the ZFS backend, and not on the UFS backend. I'll do some benchmarks and post the results. The global zone running the iSCSI target never gets more than 10-15% CPU load though when installing the 'lx' zone. Even stranger, when using the exact same disk configuration but installing a Solaris zone it completes fairly quick. As soon as I have the box up&running I'll do the tests and report back. Regards, Rutger On Mon, December 11, 2006 01:35, Rick McNeal wrote: > By running both the target and initiator on the same machine you're > really hammering the poor thing. You've got. > > UFS - sd -- Initiator -- TCP/IP -- loopback i/f -- TCP/IP -- Target > -- ZFS -- sd -- I/O stack. > > > I'm not sure of what benchmark programs are available in the public > domain. I seem to remember one called iobench. > > Could you elaborate a little on the problem. In a previous email you > indicated everything is now stable, but it doesn't seem be a very speedy > solution. What where you doing when you made that observation? > >> Regards, >> Rutger >> >> >> > > ---- > Rick McNeal > > > "If ignorance is bliss, this lesson would appear to be a deliberate > attempt on your part to deprive me of happiness, the pursuit of which is my > unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence. I > therefore assert my patriotic prerogative not to know this material. I'll > be out on the playground." -- Calvin > > > Met vriendelijke groet / Kind Regards, Rutger Bevaart illian.networks B.V. Graaf Florisweg 71-12 NL-2805AH GOUDA tel: +31(0)182-686754 fax: +31(0)182-687457 www: http://www.illian-networks.nl email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
