From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 1 21:23:12 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 434B716A41F for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 21:23:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost1.sentex.ca (smarthost1.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9811143D46 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 21:23:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from pumice3.sentex.ca (pumice3.sentex.ca [64.7.153.26]) by smarthost1.sentex.ca (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jA1LNAFJ032656 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:23:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by pumice3.sentex.ca (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jA1LNAA6004508 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:23:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA1LN8BU077867 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:23:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20051101161812.0730a180@64.7.153.2> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:22:57 -0500 To: FreeBSD Performance From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <20051031192143.V5132@zoraida.natserv.net> References: <000801c5d434$579de280$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <6.2.3.4.0.20051018234157.085cd7b8@64.7.153.2> <20051029001047.P43285@zoraida.natserv.net> <6.2.3.4.0.20051029001622.05bf16f8@64.7.153.2> <20051031192143.V5132@zoraida.natserv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.51 on 64.7.153.18 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.53 on 64.7.153.26 Subject: Benchmarks to run (was Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:23:12 -0000 At 07:23 PM 31/10/2005, Francisco Reyes wrote: >On Sat, 29 Oct 2005, Mike Tancsa wrote: > >>> >>>>I use the 3ware line (8xxx) and they are very stable, but not the >>>>fastest. For speed, check out the cards from Areca. Native >>>>FreeBSD support and they are FAST >>>>http://www.areca.com.tw/products/html/pcix-sata.htm > >Saw a review last night of the Areca cards vs the latest 3ware. The >areca cards were about twice as fast, but the article says that they >are about twice as expensive (or something on that area). :-( OK, I finally got the RAM for a server that will be in my lab for another week before going out to a customers. I was going to test out the 9500SX and Areca using a bunch of different programs from the simple (dd) to not quite so simple (one of our large radius data sets in mysql) and see how things compare. Anyone have any requests for me to run ? The only thing I will change on the box is an Areca for the 9500SX. Other than that, the hardware will be the same. bonnie, iozone, bonnie++. Apps I will load up will be mysql. CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz (2992.51-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 Stepping = 1 Features=0xbfebfbff Features2=0x641d> AMD Features=0x20000000 Hyperthreading: 2 logical CPUs I am booting off an IDE drive and will run all tests against a single RAID5 volume I will start with the 3ware tonight 3ware device driver for 9000 series storage controllers, version: 3.50.02.012 twa0: <3ware 9000 series Storage Controller> port 0xdf80-0xdfbf mem 0xdc000000-0xddffffff,0xdeeff000-0xdeefffff irq 24 at device 3.0 on pci3 twa0: [FAST] twa0: INFO: (0x15: 0x1300): Controller details:: Model 9550SX-4LP, 4 ports, Firmware FE9X 3.01.01.028, BIOS BE9X 3.01.00.024 da0 at twa0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 da0: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-3 device da0: 100.000MB/s transfers da0: 343290MB (703057920 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 43763C)