Re: FW: 20TB Storage System

From: Poul-Henning Kamp (phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk)
Date: 09/02/03

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    To: "Max Clark" <max.clark@media.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 22:01:44 +0200

    In message <ILENIMHFIPIBHJLCDEHKIEMEDCAA.max.clark@media.net>, "Max Clark" writ
    es:

    >Given the above:
    >1) What would my expected IO be using vinum to stripe the storage enclosures
    >detailed above?

    That depends a lot on the applications I/O pattern, an I doubt a
    precise prediction is possible.

    In particular the FibreChannel is hard to predict the throughput off
    because the various implementations seems to have each their own
    peculiar quirks performance wise.

    On a SEAGATE ST318452 disks, I see sequential transfer rates
    at the outside rim of the disk of 58MB/sec. If I stripe two of
    them them with CCD I get 107MB/sec.

    CCD has a better performance than Vinum where they compare.

    RAID-5 and striping a large number of disks does not scale linearly
    performance wise, in particular you _may_ see your average access
    time drop somewhat, but there is by far no guarantee that it will
    be better than the individual drive.

    >2) What is the maximum size of a filesystem that I can present to the host
    >OS using vinum/ccd? Am I limited anywhere that I am not aware of?

    Good question, I'm not sure we currently know the exact barrier.

    >3) Could I put all 20TB on one system, or will I need two to sustain the IO
    >required?

    Spreading it will give you more I/O bandwidth. 

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