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Disk Subsystem Performance Evaluation: From Disk Drives to Storage Area Networks

Overview Disk subsystems span the range of configuration complexity from single disk drives to large installations of disk arrays. They can be directly attached to individual computer systems or configured as larger, shared access Storage Area Networks (SANs). It is a significant task to evaluate the performance of these subsystems especially when considering the range of performance requirements of any particular installation and application. This paper walks through the Storage Subsystem Hierarchy, defining these layers, presents a method for testing in single and multiple computer environments, and demonstrates the significance of careful, in-depth evaluation of Storage Subsystem Performance.

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Publisher	University of Minnesota	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2000
Format	White Papers
Topics	Removable Storage, Hard Drives, SANs

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