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by flysats
Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

it's much easier ...
I can give you access to a test machine

The last screenshot is not visible overflow cache - because it is not crowded! just a test host is under production load and not corny enough performance
by flysats
Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

I'm really interested in using StarWind. And I've spent an insane amount of time testing. It would be nice to be rewarded for their work, even if it is only working as I need the product. Compare...[iometer 64k 100%write 10%random] (StarWind cache is worse than without it ) http://img-fotki.yandex.r...
by flysats
Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:33 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

Yes that's right. I certainly would like to try raw, but StarWind with this long-standing problem ... I used cache software When I turned off the lazy write(Defer-Write in terms of program) - is exactly the same drop in performance as in starwind Сaching on the disk level significantly improve perfo...
by flysats
Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:53 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

I conducted additional tests using caching software from another manufacturer. has doubled and in some cases triple performance on write scenario. My preliminary conclusion: the type and caching algorithms in Starwind, conflict when interacting with software RAID in WINDOWS Server. I found the follo...
by flysats
Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:38 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

1. iometr results contradict this optimistic conclusion 2. low percentage of cache hits in the write? we do about what types of cache are talking about? I'm afraid I'm not ready (like many other professionals) to understand your speech until you say incompatible with the logic of saying. I hope you'...
by flysats
Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

need more test or remote access to test vm? ---------- ok continue... :shock: WOW! I see working cache (IOMETER create test file) http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6521/18905097.2/0_99f67_5ea0ab3b_XXL.jpg Run IOMETER... and again... :oops: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6620/18905097.2/0_99f6c_7e926775...
by flysats
Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:00 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

test local target storage
4HDD in software RAID Windows 2008. RAID level 0.
IOMETER same pattern

result: 600 iops / 303 MBs per second

need more test?
by flysats
Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:55 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Re: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

ok
test again
iometer

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later...

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and later...
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:shock:

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hero
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by flysats
Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]
Replies: 29
Views: 35365

Write Cache. Bad Performance. [RUS]

I want to ask a question about configuring caching. I conduct tests on the latest public version of Starwind. w2008 startwind -> esx 5 vmfs -> w2008 test cache size on the target of 16 gigabytes testing over the ntfs file system Test file size 4GB benchmarks crystaldiskmark (but not essential) cache...