Storage Benchmark Results
IO/sec and MB/sec
Real Life & Max Load Mixes
VMTN User Community Submitted Results
Source: VMware VMTN - VMware Technology Network
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DataCore SANmelody vs. Lefthand Networks
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL Lefthand DL320s Lefthand x3650
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 12 x 15k SAS Drives 18 x 15k SAS Drives http://communities.vmware.com
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DataCore SANmelody vs. Lefthand Networks
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL Lefthand DL320s Lefthand x3650
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DataCore SANmelody vs. Equallogic
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL Equallogic PS3600 Equallogic PS3600 Equallogic PS3800 Equallogic PS3800 Equallogic PS3800
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives http://communities.vmware.com
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DataCore SANmelody vs. Equallogic
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL Equallogic PS3600 Equallogic PS3600 Equallogic PS3800 Equallogic PS3800 Equallogic PS3800
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives 16 x 10k SAS Drives
Source: VMware VMTM
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DataCore SANmelody vs. Compellent
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL 8 x 10k SAS Drives SANmelody/HP DL 10 x 10k SAS Drives Compellent 12 x 10k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. Compellent
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL 8 x 10k SAS Drives SANmelody/HP DL 10 x 10k SAS Drives Compellent 12 x 10k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. EMC
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL EMC DMX3 EMC DMX3 EMC Celerra NS40
Source: VMware VMTM
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 80 x 10k FC Drives 80 x 10k FC Drives 2 x 15k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. EMC
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL EMC DMX3 EMC DMX3 EMC Celerra NS40
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 80 x 10k FC Drives 80 x 10k FC Drives 2 x 15k FC Drives
Source: VMware VMTM
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DataCore SANmelody vs. NetApp
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL Netapp FAS3020 Netapp Fas3020c Netapp Fas3020c Metro
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8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 14 x 10k FC Drives 26 x 10k FC Drives Cluster 52 x 10k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. NetApp
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL Netapp FAS3020 Netapp Fas3020c Netapp Fas3020c Metro
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 14 x 10k FC Drives 26 x 10k FC Drives Cluster 52 x 10k FC Drives
Source: VMware VMTM
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DataCore SANmelody vs. HP
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP HP EVA 4000 HP EVA 4000 HP EVA 5000 HP EVA 5000 HP EVA 5000 HP Smart Array 5i
8 x 10k SAS DL 10 x 10k SAS 14 x 10k FC 14 x 10k FC 66 x 10k FC 68 x 10k FC 96 x 10k FC 1 x 10k SCSI
Source: VMware VMTM
Drives Drives Drives RAID-1 Drives RAID-5 Drives Drives Drives Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. HP
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL HP EVA 4000 HP EVA 4000 HP EVA 5000 HP EVA 5000 HP EVA 5000 HP Smart Array 5i
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS 14 x 10k FC Drives 14 x 10k FC Drives 66 x 10k FC Drives 68 x 10k FC Drives 96 x 10k FC Drives 1 x 10k SCSI
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Drives RAID-1 RAID-5 Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. HP
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP HP P400 DAS HP P400 DAS HP P400 HP P600 DAS HP P600 DAS HP P600 DAS
8 x 10k SAS DL 10 x 10k SAS 6 x 10k SAS 6 x 10k SAS 2 x 15k SAS 10 x 10k SAS 10 x 10k SAS 10 x 10k SAS
Drives Drives Drives 25%/75% Drives 50%/50% Drives Drives 512MB Drives 256MB Drives 256MB
Read/Write Cache Read/Write Cache Cache Cache / 20GB Cache / 200GB
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VMDK VMDK
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DataCore SANmelody vs. HP
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL HP P400 DAS HP P400 DAS HP P400 HP P600 DAS HP P600 DAS HP P600 DAS
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS 6 x 10k SAS Drives 6 x 10k SAS Drives 2 x 15k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS 10 x 10k SAS 10 x 10k SAS
Drives 25%/75% 50%/50% Drives 512MB Drives 256MB Drives 256MB
Read/Write Cache Read/Write Cache Cache Cache / 20GB Cache / 200GB
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VMDK VMDK
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DataCore SANmelody vs. IBM
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL IBM DS4800 IBM DS6800 IBM DS8100 IBM DS8100 IBM DS8300
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8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 8 x 10k FC Drives 8 x 10k FC Drives 16 x 10k FC Drives 16 x 10k FC Drives 8 x 10k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. IBM
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
SANmelody/DELL SANmelody/HP DL IBM DS4800 IBM DS6800 IBM DS8100 IBM DS8100 IBM DS8300
Source: VMware VMTM
8 x 10k SAS Drives 10 x 10k SAS Drives 8 x 10k FC Drives 8 x 10k FC Drives 16 x 10k FC Drives 16 x 10k FC Drives 8 x 10k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. SUN StorageTek
Av. IOs/sec.
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
10,000.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL 8 x 10k SAS Drives SANmelody/HP DL 10 x 10k SAS Drives StorageTek Flexline 380 9 x 10k FC Drives
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DataCore SANmelody vs. SUN StorageTek
Av. MB/sec.
500.00
450.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250.00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
Source: VMware VMTM
SANmelody/DELL 8 x 10k SAS Drives SANmelody/HP DL 10 x 10k SAS Drives StorageTek Flexline 380 9 x 10k FC Drives
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Storage Performance Benchmarks
(Real World Performance Numbers from VMware Technology Network)
Av. MB/sec.
NetappIBMHP Fas3020c Konfiguration
IBM DS4800HPDS8100P600 Cluster
StorageTekEVA 4000380DAS Konfiguration
IBM CompellentP400 Metro DAS Konfiguration
HP IBM FAS3020EVA5000 Konfiguration
DS8300 HP EMC DMX3 DAS
Netapp DS8100 DAS
HP Netapp P400 P600
Flexline HP
EVA 4000 HP DMX3
HP EMC
HP
HP
EVA5000
EVA5000
IBM DS6800 Fas3020c P600 DAS Konfiguration
10k 1610k 10k6 DrivesSAS10k
xFCFCxFCxFCDrives Drives
xFCFCxDrivesDrives
10k 10kFC 10k 10k
x16FC66DrivesDrivesxx Drives
x14FC10kx xx10k10k10FCSASSAS Drives
10k x2610k 8010kxFC10Drives SASDrives
9 14 1410k5268DrivesDrives10k DrivesDrives
x 10k FC Drives
8 x 12 x 10k 96
80DrivesFC Drives
Drives 610k10FC
8 8 x 10k FC Drives x
x DrivesFCFC10k Drives SAS
x SANmelody and DELL
RAID-1 500,00 Read/Write 200GB VMDK
RAID-5 256MB512MB Cache VMDK
25%/75% Read/Write 20GB
50%/50% Cache / Cache
256MB Cache / Cache 8 x 10k SAS Drives
SANmelody with
450,00 10 x 10k SAS Drives
with Caching
400,00
350,00
HP P400
2 x 15k SAS
300,00
RealLife-60%Rand-65%Read
Max Throughput 100% Read
250,00
Max Throughput-50%Read
Random-8k-70%Read
200,00
Equallogic Array
HP Smart PS3600
Equallogic Lefthand 5i
EMC Celerra NS40
Lefthand
EquallogicPS3800
PS3800
PS3800
EquallogicPS3600
16x1x2 10kx3650
10k SCSI
16 16 x10kSAS
10kDL320s
x x 15k
16x10k SAS FC
SAS
SAS
150,00
18 x 15k SAS
12 x 15k SAS
100,00
50,00
0,00
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