[ILUG] raid benchmark

[Paul Jakma]

continuing the long tradition of posting RAID benchmark results to
the list...

Version 1.02e       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
ulysses.dub.i 2000M 13556  64 28461  25 18581  16 22204  95 98698  33 367.4   1
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16  1388  99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  1296  99 +++++ +++  3167  99

that's bonnie++, against an ext3 fs with data=journal (write block
K/s for ext2 is more than double above, about 70MB/s). RAID array is
a standalone RAID cabinet with 128MB RAM and 6x Western Digital /IDE/
disks - not speed demons, 5k rpm or somesuch.

regards,
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