Post your performance results

My I am unimpressed with my new ReadyNas Pro 2. Here is my config:

2 new baracuda 7200.11 drives (on the HCL) - RAID 0
both NICs using LACP
Switch is a Dell Powerconnect 6024 w/jumbo frames enabled, and setup to use LACP for those NICs

Computer is home-built with dual 1Gbs teamed (also LACP)

On the drag and drop test I am seeing around 15MB/sec.

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With 256 Mb memory.
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CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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Sequential Read : 33.061 MB/s
Sequential Write : 32.817 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 19.201 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 37.401 MB/s
Random Read 4KB : 0.520 MB/s
Random Write 4KB : 0.736 MB/s

Test Size : 500 MB
Date : 2011/05/08 15:26:49


With 1 GB memory.
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CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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Sequential Read : 34.167 MB/s
Sequential Write : 35.422 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 34.273 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 37.682 MB/s
Random Read 4KB : 4.843 MB/s
Random Write 4KB : 3.942 MB/s

Test Size : 500 MB
Date : 2011/05/15 19:05:28

Readynas Duo with jumbo frames enabled. What do you think, let me know.

Hi

I just transferred an avi file from my internal hard drive to the NAS. It seemed slow and when I checked the transfer rate it read 11MB/s. The file I was transferring was 770MB. I have the NAS connected through my Fritzbox Router which has gigabit ports through Cat5 cable. My NAS is a Readynas NV+ with two 2 Tb Samsung drives installed. Is this speed normal and if not what can I do to improve it?

Thanks

Loquacious

loquacious wrote:
I have the NAS connected through my Fritzbox Router which has gigabit ports through Cat5 cable.

CAT5 cabling does not support gigabit performance - you need to change your cables for CAT5E or better, else you will be restricted to the 100Mb/s ethernet speeds you are seeing

To be honest I am not sure if my cable is Cat5 or Cat5E how can I tell which it is?

Check to see what's written on the cable jacket:

I am using the cable that came with the NAS wouldn't that be at least Cat5E ?

No matter what I try I cannot get tranfer speeds better than 11MB/s. I have changed cables, even disabled options that were recommended to be disabled to improve speed. The network status on my NAS frontview page says it is "Online / 1000 Mbit / full duplex but still only getting 11Mb / second transfer speeds from my internal hard drives to the NAS.

loquacious wrote:
I am using the cable that came with the NAS wouldn't that be at least Cat5E ?

While that might seem a reasonable expectation, in my experience it is a completely wrong one