[ILUG] Dell PERCs and Linux

[David Murphy]

Quoting <20000616114851.N86326 at enigma.redbrick.dcu.ie>
by David Murphy <drjolt+ilug at redbrick.dcu.ie>:

> Quoting <Pine.LNX.4.21.0006161105520.22397-100000 at rossi.itg.ie>
> by Paul Jakma <paulj at itg.ie>:
> 
> > cause i can't change the config. but feel free to post your own
> > benchmark results.
> 
> I plan to 8)

And here they are:
./bonnie++ -d /raid5/test -s 4096 -r 2048 -m bill
Version 1.00a       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine          MB K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
bill           4096 10366  87 18478  25 11913  23 13530  99 44953  51   5.7   0
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 30   142  77 +++++  99   708  48   150  78 +++++  99   416  70
bill,4096,10366,87,18478,25,11913,23,13530,99,44953,51, 5.7,0,30,142,77,+++++,99,708,48,150,78,+++++,99,416,70

./bonnie++ -d /mirror/test -s 4096 -r 2048 -m bill
Version 1.00a       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine          MB K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
bill           4096  8465  71 14060  18 10129  20 13499  98 34415  39   4.8   0
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 30   141  78 +++++ 101   705  49   148  78 +++++  99   409  69
bill,4096,8465,71,14060,18,10129,20,13499,98,34415,39, 4.8,0,30,141,78,+++++,101,705,49,148,78,+++++,99,409,69

/raid5 is 3 x ST39103LC
/mirror is 2 x ST39103LC

RAID Controller is a Sun A1000 (Pentium 100MHz, 16MB NV Data cache)
Host is a Sun E450, 2 x 400MHz UltraSPARC II, 4MB L2 Cache, 2048 MB RAM, Solaris 2.6, connected via an UltraDiffSCSI bus.

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