I thought it might be interesting to see what kind of performance everyone is getting with IO Meter so that we can compare what we're getting. So I thought we could all post our results in this thread for easy comparison.You can run IO Meter by following the steps here: http://www.infrant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265Please post your hardware specs, other relevant info, and IO Meter results. Maybe this could get stickied? Or ignored if no one cares :)-------Here's my info:Stock NV4 x Seagate ST3250823AS 250gb Hard Disk in X-RAIDAll journaling disabledFast writes onIntel D805 2.66ghz dual core cpuIntel D945GNTLKR motherboard with onboard Intel Gigabit NIC2 gigs ramSeagate ST3250824AS 250gb Hard DiskWindows Vista x86 RC1 (if that makes a difference)Dell PowerConnect 2708 Gigabit switch (no jumbo frames)Cat 6 cablingIO Meter Write: 19.321793 MBpsIO Meter Read: 26.803979 MBps

Great idea. You've been stickied 8)

Hi,here are my results...--------------- 1GB direct connection ----------------- - read 40 mb/s - write 34 mb/s --------------- 100MB router connection ---------------- - read 16 mb/s - write 16 mb/s --------------- 11MB wireless connection -------- - read 3 mb/s - write 3-4 mb/sConnection from laptop: IBM thinkpad, Intel Pentium 1.8Ghrz, 1gb ramwired: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet wireless: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection Router:3COM OfficeConnectGreetzBtVPs. All utp cables are brand newPs. All utp cables are not lying besides electrical cables, this would also slow down speed a lot

btv wrote:Hi,here are my results...--------------- 1GB direct connection ----------------- - read 40 mb/s - write 34 mb/s --------------- 100MB router connection ---------------- - read 16 mb/s - write 16 mb/s 16MB/s over 100mbit ethernet? I think there's some caching behavior at work...-brendan

ReasyNAS NV with single 750GB drive. UPS, journaling off, cache on, etc.Netgear 100mbit router/switchPC: Nvidia motherboard/gigabit NIC, 1 GB RAM, AthlonRead: 8.3 MB/secWrite: 9.5 MB/sec

I am seeing some pretty strong results...makes me wonder if I missed something in the Iometer setup instructions, but I've triple checked them. I've done 6 runs now and see:Writes: 35 or 56 MBps (half the time it is 35, half 56)Reads: 33, 47, and 72 MBps (of my 6 runs I've got two at each of these)Everything on the ReadyNAS is setup per the instructions on the forum. I am only sharing as CIFS. No SMB and no HTTP.The network switch is a SMCGS8My PC is an ASUS A8N-E, Athlon X2 3800+, 2 GB RAM, onboard gig ethernet (Nvidia)Do you guys see consistent results from one run to the next?

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gattung
Aspirant
May 01, 2012
Hello folks, I started with the old 600A and I've had an X6 after that.
I just picked up the latest Pro 6 and am transferring all my data using rsync from the X6 to the Pro 6 using a gigabit switch (which is connected to a 100Mb router for readyfront access).

Both devices say they have gigabit connections.
The best speed I am seeing is 3MB/s with jumbo frames enabled, 2.5MB/s with it disabled.
Think the X6 nic is just not having it?

I am under the impression that having the two ReadyNASisis on the gigabit switch should leave them unaffected by the 100Mb router but do correct me if I am wrong about that.

Thanks!
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
May 01, 2012
gattung wrote:
...I am under the impression that having the two ReadyNASisis on the gigabit switch should leave them unaffected by the 100Mb router but do correct me if I am wrong about that...
You are not wrong about that.

I think your speed issues are related to the CPU requirements for rsync.
fbmachines
Guide
May 01, 2012
@gattung - RSYNC is a memory and CPU hog when doing large tasks. It's great for incrementals though.

mdgm has a great guide when migrating. I believe he has a link in his signature. NFS is much faster for the initial transfer then you can switch to RSYNC for incrementals.

Just to make sure, did you upgrade your network cables when adding the gigabit switch? Should be at least CAT5e or higher.
gattung
Aspirant
May 01, 2012
StephenB wrote:

I think your speed issues are related to the CPU requirements for rsync.

Ah, Here I thought it was the most efficient, 4 days of rsync oh well.

Switched to FTP and now getting 9MB/s

fbmachines wrote:

Just to make sure, did you upgrade your network cables when adding the gigabit switch? Should be at least CAT5e or higher.

Yep, I have 5e.

Thanks for the replies!
ipaul81
Aspirant
May 08, 2012
ReadyNas Ultra 2+
Connected to Apple Airport Extreme Router with Gigabit Ethernet
Laptop Connected to Rouer with WiFi 2.4GHZ 802.11N

Average read/write speed over wireless = 11mb/s

gattung wrote:
...I am under the impression that having the two ReadyNASisis on the gigabit switch should leave them unaffected by the 100Mb router but do correct me if I am wrong about that...

StephenB wrote:
I think your speed issues are related to the CPU requirements for rsync.

fbmachines wrote:
Just to make sure, did you upgrade your network cables when adding the gigabit switch? Should be at least CAT5e or higher.

tiranor

Aspirant

May 14, 2012

tiranor wrote:
Wow, nice difference.

With my Ultra4 with jumbo frames off, i have :

Single Caviar Green 3TB on NAS :
-40MB/s Read&Write with CIFS/SMB access
-55-90MB/s Read and 55MB/s Write with ftp access

Current config (2 Seagate 3TB added) :
-45MB/s Read&Write with CIFS/SMB access
-60-95MB/s Read and 60MB/s Write with ftp access

With the current config, IOMeter gives me 50MB/s Read and 55MB/s Write.

I don't know if jumbo frames are worth the investment on my Ultra4 (I would need to buy at least a compatible NIC on my computer and a third GS105 switch, my router is said to support only 2k jumbo frames). FYI, iperf gives me a constant 110MB/s between my computer and my NAS.

tiranor wrote:
Wow, nice difference. With my Ultra4 with jumbo frames off, i have : Single Caviar Green 3TB on NAS : -40MB/s Read&Write with CIFS/SMB access -55-90MB/s Read and 55MB/s Write with ftp access Current config (2 Seagate 3TB added) : -45MB/s Read&Write with CIFS/SMB access -60-95MB/s Read and 60MB/s Write with ftp access With the current config, IOMeter gives me 50MB/s Read and 55MB/s Write. I don't know if jumbo frames are worth the investment on my Ultra4 (I would need to buy at least a compatible NIC on my computer and a third GS105 switch, my router is said to support only 2k jumbo frames). FYI, iperf gives me a constant 110MB/s between my computer and my NAS.

I just installed a 2GB Corsair RAM module, I now get :
-60MB/s Read and 48MB/s Write with CIFS/SMB access
-59MB/s Read and 57MB/s Write with IOMeter.

AllWin
Aspirant
May 23, 2012
The link on how to set up IOMeter seems to be dead, so i'll post ATTO disk benchmark result.

ReadyNAS Duo v2, SMB/CIFS, x2 SAMSUNG HD642JJ in Raid 1, Cat5E cables, Netgear WNDR3700v2 router and Windows 7 machine with integrated Realtek Gigabit NIC.

EDIT. Same test just with single Samsung HD204UI hard drive:
AllWin
Aspirant
Jun 02, 2012
ipaul81 wrote:
ReadyNas Ultra 2+
Connected to Apple Airport Extreme Router with Gigabit Ethernet
Laptop Connected to Rouer with WiFi 2.4GHZ 802.11N

Average read/write speed over wireless = 11mb/s

I'm not trying to be rude, but you're testing capabilities of your (Apple Airport EXtreme) router and not Netgear ReadyNAS, iPaul81. Even my 4 years old NAS was able to provide such speeds. Over the LAN you would get much better/adequate results.
tiranor
Aspirant
Jun 03, 2012
Atto seems too optimistic, on my ultra4, it gives me 75MB/s Write and 100MB/s Read from 32k to 8192k.
tiranor
Aspirant
Jul 19, 2012
Well, due to a failed standard transfer over SMB (some files wouldn't be copied), i was in a hurry and retested transfer over FTP : 105-108MB/s constant read.

I don't know where was the bottleneck (my e-sata drive goes up to 105-110MB/s, the gigabit LAN with the NAS was rated constant 108-110MB/s) but I didn't care :D

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