Re: solaris disk performance measue

From: JEDIDIAH <jedi_at_nomad.mishnet>
Date: 1 Dec 2003 15:04:45 -0500
Message-ID: <3fcb9edd$1_9@athenanews.com>

On 2003-12-01, Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote:
> jfraczek_at_poczta.neostrada.pl (anoda) wrote :
>
>> We have just recently bought a Clarion array (EMC)
>> and I would like to measure performance of the array.
>> I have several Solaris8 Sun 280R sparcstations
>> and plan to install ORACLE 9 engine.
>> I did many tests using iozone, bonnie ++ tools
>> and iostat in Solaris. The results are sometimes
>> surprising (Clariion is very slow).
>> WOuld you please suggest what kind
>> of tests (tools) are used in deeper
>> evaluation of disk arrays for oracle ?
>
> To evaluate exactly what? Or is the plan to take pot shots in the dark?
>
> Besides, even a EMC array can perform like crap when used as toilet. You know. GIGO.

Please provide more details. What constitutes "using an EMC array as a toilet"?

It would be quite handy to be able to avoid such a condition.

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Received on Mon Dec 01 2003 - 14:04:45 CST