Post your performance results

Why a 32bit kernel? Not sure if 64bit would be better, but for TB systems I'd have though it possibly might be?

EM64T support could be a benefit, but I am not so sure a full 64 bit system would be faster. The other thought is, why not. With the RAM limit at 4 GB, the choice is not clear, but there is no worries about future 64 bit support.

The below is curious though:

NAS home page:
Memory:   	 4096 MB [4-5-5-18]

# cat /proc/meminfo 
MemTotal:      2852720 kB
HighTotal:     1964736 kB
LowTotal:       887984 kB
SwapTotal:     2097080 kB

# free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       2852720    2801552      51168          0     541108    1833832
-/+ buffers/cache:     426612    2426108
Swap:      2097080        132    2096948

Why no hyper-threading. The Core2 Duo chip has two cores both used by the system. Both cores support hyper-threading

As far as I know, the Intel E2160 does not have hyperthreading. Intel verifies it is a Core 2 Duo dual core chip.
http://processorfinder.intel.com/detail ... Spec=SLA3H

This Intel link specifically shows that the E2160 does not have hyperthreading:
http://ark.intel.com/cpu.aspx?groupID=29739

and not all core2 duos support hyperthreading.. i have a q6600 quadcore (which is based on 2 6000 series dualcores) and that one definitely doesnt support hyperthreading.

since the e2xxx series is based on the 6000 series (just with less cache) i would suspect that they also dont support HT.

anyone know any other ways to test speeds? Seems I'm not authorize to view OP link.

kreischweide wrote:
My performance results with my ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition using the mentioned default Iometer settings: Total I/Os per Second: 309.62 Total MBs per Seond: 77.41 Average I/O Response time (ms): 3.2287 Maximum I/O Response time (ms): 173.7743 Using 4x 1.5TB Seagtes, D-Link DGS-1008D Switch, Jumbo Frames enabled, Intel C2D E8200, 8GB RAM and Onboard-NIC. Most satisfied so far.

The DGS-1008D is listed as incompatible but reported in 06. Are the newer revs fixed?

NAS: ReadyNAS Pro, 2x 1TB Seagate ST31000340NS and 2x 1TB WD WD10EADS HDDs in X-RAID2, 4GB RAM, RAIDiator 4.2.5, jumbo frames enabled, disk write cache enabled, full data journaling disabled, optimized for Mac OS X, AFP file protocol enabled, jumbo frame set at 9000, NICs in 802.3ad.

Switch: Netgear GS108T latest firmware, all ports flow-control disabled, jumbo frames enabled, NAS NICs in LAG and LACP enabled.

I am able to write a 9.98 GB file to an APF share on the NAS at 85 MB/s. Using ATTO iSCSI initiator (which is faster than the globalSAN initiator), I can write a 9.98 GB file to the NAS at 37 MB/s. I can write to my uMBP (with Intel X25-M 160GB SSD) at approximately 65 MB/s with either one (limited by the SSD).

Hmm, I'm not seeing the performance that some of you guys are on our ReadyNAs Business 6TB unit.

ReadyNAS PRO side:
- 3GB RAM
- Bog standard 6x 1TB drives - XRAID
- No journaling
- Paired gigabit ethernet

Server side:
- Supermicro server
- SATA HDD
- Single gigabit ethernet
- 2GB RAM

Switch:
HP Procurve gigabit switch
No jumbo frames enabled
CAT5e throughout...

When running a ReadyNAS backup copying from the server to the ReadyNAS over CIF I'm only seeing a 25% network utilisation (but rock solid 25%), which is odd. I haven't had time to look into why this is so low, but the Procurve isn't doing much, I'm not getting any errors, no high CPU utilisation and I'm assuming the source 'server side' SATA drive can rummage up data quicker than ~30MB/s.

The 25% utilisation is confirmed in both the Windows GUI and the Procurve port utilisation screen.

Data being copied is a bunch of installation files for a variety of applications of random sizes. i.e. some 700MB ZIP files, some 30MB installers...

Any ideas?

UPDATE: Doh, this does seem to be the SATA drive maxing out. I just copied another data stream from a second drive on the same server and network utilisation went up to 50%... i.e. 62MB/s...

It does seem a little odd that when copying from a single server source it seems to max out around 40% utilisation, i.e. 50MB/s though, unless I'm now maxing out 4x 10k rpm SAS drives in RAID5!

Rich

Hello,

what do you think about this results:



This tests was runned on VMWare ESXi 4.0 virtual machine (Windows 2008 x64 with 2GB RAM). Whole Windows system is placed on ReadyNAS 2100. I'm using switch Allied Telesis AT-GS900/8 switch (http://www.alliedtelesyn.pl/products/de ... =57&lid=16) with enabled jumbo frames (it looks like this switch supports them because I've set jumbo frames on ESXi - http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/22/es ... bo-frames/ - and ReadyNAS 2100 and results had improved).

ReadyNAS 2100 with X-RAID and journaling enabled

NAS:
ReadyNas Duo with Raidar 4.1.5
Two Western Digital 500G drives in X-RAID
Two Western Digital 500G USB drives
1 Gig of RAM
APC Back-UPS RS 1500
All journaling turned off, CIFS fast writes turned on, USB fast writes turned on

Client:
Intel DP35DP with E6600(Core2Duo 2.4Ghz) and 8 Gigs RAM
Windows 7 RC x64

Connected through Netgear GS108 switch

Copying files I am getting around 20Meg/sec writes and 40Meg/sec reads to the X-RAID shares.

And around 10Meg/sec writes, 20Meg/sec reads to the USB shares.

I am very happy with my Wired Perf, but not my wireless on XP laptop:

Model: ReadyNAS Duo [X-RAID]
Firmware: RAIDiator 4.1.6 [1.00a043]
Memory: 1024 MB [2.5-3-3-7]

MTU = 1500

Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 [931 GB] x 2

Netgear DG834GT Router 4.1.6 firmware (4.1.9 no good with PS3!)

Netgear GS605 GBE Switch - just added :)

Using the Iometer tool and suggested settings:

READ
MBps
38.702358

WRITE
MBps
20.894208

Don't think I could gett much better :D

A hint for others having problems - make sure you disconnect EVERYTHING else from the NAS before running the test, it made a massive difference appox 50% or more when I accidently left something connected to the nas, even thought it was not apprently doing anything!

My lappy speed on 54Mg connection is bad though

Read = 0.6meg
Write = 1.08Meg

Very disapointed and not sure how to improve without slowing my wired speed!!??

Any advice most welcome.....

Try setting the MTU on the NAS to 1492 or 1460 in Frontview > Network > Interfaces.