Pure Power @ 4k Random with 9211

[Tiltevros]

This record is dedicated to all of you guys
Computard SteveRo Anvil Nizzel Stevecs audienceofone
i was away from this forum for some time but this is what i was doing with
my LSI 9211i8 8xIntel x25-m's G2

[alfaunits]

Holy shiite!

[One_Hertz]

Dynamic raid right?

Can you run vantage hdd test on dynamic raid?

[alfaunits]

Was there any special tweaking involved? (other than Win's Dyn. RAID)
Are those reads/writes/both? (maximum I/O response time suggets writes, but it's quite good maximum response time for writes)

[lowfat]

Definitely want to know if these are reads/writes.

[Anvil]

WOW,

This is impressive stuff Tiltevros, new drivers or firmware or what?

I expect a Vantage run is coming up?

edit:
@lowfat,
According to the screenshots they are both random read 4K and probably 8 workers.

[Tiltevros]

1 worker LSI 9211i8 4k file size @ 1 outstanding IO/s sequential

[Tiltevros]

0.02 ms latency this is hell...... belive me THIS IS HELL

[Tiltevros]

512B 1queue sequential 1 worker LSI 9211

[Tiltevros]

@ Anvil
here is the test setup that u gave me sometime ago.
a favor plz can u make a graf from that plz im intrested to make a comparizon list

[Musho]

211k IOPS! Wow, that's impressive! Would you mind showing us an AS SSD Benchmark screenshot, please? Please don't forget the copybenchmark as well! Thanks

[Tiltevros]

near to the limit

[[XC] Oj101]

Holy

Your Device Manager is confusing me, it lists two Intel storage devices as Intel X25m - what are you running here?

[Tiltevros]

AS ssd benchmark

[Computurd]

the speed and power of that is ridiculous. that is unbelievably good. this is the performance that i knew these 92xx series cards have the potential for. this is great. i really wish that i could match that performance, but i believe that the lsi cards favor the intel very much in performance and scaling. the fact that you got over the iop limits that i have seen with this card is tremendous. i am sure that the server motherboard you are using is giving you a boost with these latencies as well.,
this superior latency is the by-product of the faster 6gb/s protocol. this is something that i think that many people are underestimating about this protocol. the fact that it is just better (of course) and that it can actually enhance the performance and speed of current gen devices. awesome work keep the results coming!
i just wish i could replicate them!

[Tiltevros]

An NDA is keeping me my mouth shut!

[Tiltevros]

no this is not a dynamic disk

no this only reading random or sequential test. i have post the CVS from Anvils benchmark test in IOmeter u can see them there

i said to anvil if he has time to fix the CVS and do a graf so you can see the scale of this thing.

[Tiltevros]

READ sequential 512B file size 32 outstandings IO/s

[alfaunits]

Wait.. you're essentially testing on a single X25-M????

[Nizzen]

An NDA is keeping me my mouth shut!

NDA?

I say BS

[Tiltevros]

@ alfaunits 8 ssd.....

@nizzen bs?????

[Tiltevros]

http://www.lsi.com/news/product_news...010_03_03.html


LSI Announces Advanced Software Options for MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Adapters
New MegaRAID FastPath optimizer and CacheCade cache tiering software boost transactional performance of SSD configurations; new MegaRAID Recovery enables rapid data restoration capabilities

CeBIT, HANNOVER, Germany, March 3, 2010 – LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced three advanced software options designed to greatly extend the performance and data protection capabilities of LSITM 6Gb/s SAS/SATA MegaRAID controller cards. The new MegaRAID® FastPathTM and CacheCadeTM offerings help to optimize application performance in direct-attached storage environments configured with solid-state drives (SSDs). The MegaRaid Recovery option enhances data protection through new snapshot functionality, which enables rapid file and volume-level data recovery.
"Our customers have asked us to provide advanced controller options to address specific application and market requirements," said Kelly Bryant, DAS business line executive, LSI. "These new software offerings, combined with our industry-leading MegaRAID controllers, enable end users to address key business challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments."
LSI MegaRAID FastPath optimizer software provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSDs connected to a 6Gb/s SAS/SATA MegaRAID controller. The technology is designed to dramatically boost transactional application throughput, delivering up to 150,000 I/Os per second (IOPS). The software supports full optimization of SSD and hard disk drive (HDD) virtual disk groups to deliver a 3X improvement in read and write IOPS compared to MegaRAID controllers not utilizing FastPath technology.
"We’ve found that MegaRAID FastPath technology enables Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 to maximize the performance of SSD storage using non-parity RAID levels," said David Powell, Director of SQL Server Performance Engineering at Microsoft. "We’re blown away by the performance results we’re seeing from LSI – up to 150,000 8KB IOPS in SQL Server benchmark testing, and easily 2X faster than comparable RAID solutions for online transaction processing (OLTP) database workloads. Any business looking for cost-effective performance and scalability should try SQL Server with MegaRAID SAS RAID controllers, LSI FastPath software and today’s high-performing solid-state disk technology."
LSI MegaRAID CacheCade cache tiering software enables SSDs to be configured as a secondary tier of cache to maximize transactional I/O performance. Utilizing SSD devices as cache can deliver up to a 50X performance improvement in read-intensive applications, such as OLTP and file and Web server workloads. The solution is designed to accelerate the I/O performance of HDD-based arrays while minimizing required investments in SSD technology.
Enhanced data protection is provided by LSI MegaRAID Recovery, which uses snapshots to enable rapid file and volume-level data recovery capabilities. Users can capture snapshots of source volume data at designated points in time and restore data from those points should accidental or malicious data loss or corruption occur. MegaRAID Recovery is designed to satisfy the growing need for more frequent restore points and reduced recovery times, providing IT organizations with new levels of data protection and business continuity.
LSI will demonstrate the new MegaRAID advanced software options in the Bell Micro booth (Hall 14, Stand K35) at the CeBIT 2010 conference, March 2-6, in Hannover, Germany.
Support for these MegaRAID advanced software options is immediately available to select OEM customers. Expected availability for channel partners is in the second quarter of this year.

About LSI
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Editor's Notes:
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[Tiltevros]

my NDA is OFF for the puch button one NDA remaining

[SteveRo]

Wow - this should be great!
So using "FastPath optimizer" - which should be faster 9260 or 9211?

[alfaunits]

@ alfaunits 8 ssd.....

Hmm, device manager shows 3 SSDs, I see 2 x 74GB volumes in disk manager and one large ~450GB volume - so what exactly are you testing on? Does 9211 have RAID0/1 support?? If not, how can you test on 8 SSDs without dynamic disks (windows RAID)?