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Maximum sequential read/write performance for the Smart Array P800 and P411 controllers
Figure 5.
in a RAID 6 environment
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
4KB 64KB
SEQ SEQ
READ READ
P411, 512MB, fw: 2.50, RAID 6 (256KB), D2700, 14-146GB SFF 6Gb SAS 15K, DL380-G6
P800, 512MB, fw: 7.00, RAID 6 (256KB), MSA70, 14-146GB SFF 3Gb SAS 15K, DL380-G5
ProLiant DL380 G6 servers with the Smart Array P411 and ProLiant DL380 G5 servers with the Smart
Array P800 were used for test results in Figures 3, 4 and 5. All other hardware and software
specifications are reported in Table 2.
Hardware and firmware specifications for test results in Figures 3, 4, and 5
Table 2.
Test specifications P411
Firmware v2.50
Memory 512 MB
Driver HP Smart Array Controller Driver
HpCISSs2 (6.18.0.32 b14) RAID 0,5,6
(256KB)
Internal disk 1 logical drive
drives
External storage D2700
Drives 14-15K SFF SAS DP Seagate 146GB
6Gb (HPDB- firmware version)
RAID-6, Maximum performance
512KB 1MB 4KB
SEQ SEQ SEQ
READ READ WRITE
64KB 128KB 256KB
SEQ SEQ SEQ
WRITE WRITE WRITE
P800
v7.00
512 MB
HP Smart Array Controller Driver
HpCISSs2 (6.14.0.32 b25), RAID
0,5,6 (256 KB)
1 logical drive
MSA60
14-15K LFF SAS DP Seagate 146GB
3Gb (HPDC- firmware version)
512KB
SEQ
WRITE
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