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[Veritas-bu] disk storage unit

2002-05-13 16:52:43
Subject: [Veritas-bu] disk storage unit
From: jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com (Jeff Kennedy)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 13:52:43 -0700
Forgot to add these are DLT7k drives.

~JK

Jeff Kennedy wrote:
> 
> I created a disk storage unit on my backup server to test performance of
> disk vs. tape.  I found that there isn't that much of an increase; 30%
> to 50%.  It may look impressive at first but I was expecting at least
> 100%+ improvement.  Here's my setup:
> 
> Sun E250 - 2 X 400MHz, 2gb ram, gigabit network
> A5000 fiber array - 14 drives, Veritas VM striped-pro 7 and 7
> 
> Most clients tested were gigabit as well, here's a sampling:
> 
> Sun E280 - 2 X 750MHz, 8gb ram, gigabit
> Intel P3 (Novell) - 2 X 900MHz, 2gb ram, gigabit
> 
> Is there something about setting up a disk stu that I missed?  It looked
> simple enough.
> 
> Thanks.
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