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from: Felix Miata
date: 2004-06-01 19:24:56
subject: Re: Strangely bad disk performance

=?ISO-8859-2?Q?Sini=b9a_Pavlovi=e6?= wrote:
 
> Hello, I think I have some configuration problem here and I would like some
> advice. I have Adaptec 2940UW with latest available BIOS, and two UW disks
> attached to it. One holds Boot Manager and NTFS W2K partition and another one
> two OS/2 HPFS partitions,one bootable and one data. I also have one IDE 80GB
> disk with several partitions (one FAT32 and two HPFS). These are results of
> sysbench:
 
> Disk I/O disk 0-1:  4338 MB - QUANTUM VIKING 4.5 WSE 8808
>    Avg. data access time :       13.400    milliseconds
>    Cache/Bus xfer rate   :        7.377    Megabytes/second
>    Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       10.241    Megabytes/second
>    Middle trk rate fwds. :        9.195    Megabytes/second
>    Last track rate bwds. :        5.934    Megabytes/second
>    Average Transfer rate :        8.457    Megabytes/second
>    Disk use CPU load     :        1.520    percent
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Total                 :       55.269    Disk I/O-marks
 
>  Disk I/O disk 0-2:  4338 MB - QUANTUM VIKING 4.5 WSE 8808
>    Avg. data access time :       13.400    milliseconds
>    Cache/Bus xfer rate   :        7.371    Megabytes/second
>    Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       10.244    Megabytes/second
>    Middle trk rate fwds. :        9.194    Megabytes/second
>    Last track rate bwds. :        5.929    Megabytes/second
>    Average Transfer rate :        8.456    Megabytes/second
>    Disk use CPU load     :        1.420    percent
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Total                 :       55.715    Disk I/O-marks
 
>  Disk I/O disk 1-3: 76317 MB - WDC WD800LB-55DNA0
>    Avg. data access time :       19.200    milliseconds
>    Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       71.061    Megabytes/second
>    Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       49.019    Megabytes/second
>    Middle trk rate fwds. :       50.576    Megabytes/second
>    Last track rate bwds. :       28.510    Megabytes/second
>    Average Transfer rate :       42.701    Megabytes/second
>    Disk use CPU load     :        4.730    percent
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Total                 :      243.826    Disk I/O-marks
 
> Performance of UW disks is so much worse than of IDE one. Why? Since the
> problem persists when I boot to W2K, I presume that the problem is in wrong
> setup of SCSI adapter and/or conflict with UW disks. I also have CD ROM, CD
> Writer and HP DAT device attached to 50 pins connector to Adaptec card. I'm
> open to any suggestion... Thank you in advance.

Your Vikings perform below the best UW disks for sure. What is looks
like to me is you have simply wide, not UW. Even UW can't touch a
fraction of current U100 disks. Here are a few others you can compare:

148
Processor          - AMD K6-2 550
Storage Controller - Symbios (NCR) - 53C875 Ultra-Wide SCSI

 Simultaneous Disk I/O
   Disk 0-1:  4110 MB    :       10.491    Megabytes/second
   Disk 1-2:  4110 MB    :       10.616    Megabytes/second
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       21.107    Simultaneous I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-1:  4110 MB - QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3S PJ0A - ultra 50
pin
   Avg. data access time :       16.500    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       17.278    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       10.633    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :        9.604    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :        6.401    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :        8.880    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        2.350    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       55.771    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 1-2:  4110 MB - QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3A - UDMA33
   Avg. data access time :       15.100    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       26.978    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       10.621    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :        9.591    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :        6.400    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :        8.871    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        2.760    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       56.464    Disk I/O-marks

201
Processor          - AMD K6-2 500
Storage Controller - Symbios Logic (NCR) (LSI Logic) - 53C875 875XS/D,
	2280X Ultra-Wide-SCSI Adapter

 Simultaneous Disk I/O
   Disk 0-1:  8676 MB    :        6.443    Megabytes/second
   Disk 0-2:  1028 MB    :        3.188    Megabytes/second
   Disk 0-3:  1035 MB    :        3.102    Megabytes/second
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       12.733    Simultaneous I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-1:  8676 MB - QUANTUM QM39100TD-SW N1B0 - Atlas 3 UW
7200
   Avg. data access time :       12.600    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       25.653    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       13.405    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       12.405    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :        8.370    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       11.394    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        3.680    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       70.002    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-2:  1028 MB - QUANTUM EMPIRE_1080S 1242 - 50 pin SCSI-2
   Avg. data access time :       17.700    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :        7.860    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :        3.947    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :        3.680    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :        2.336    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :        3.321    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        1.480    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       23.907    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-3:  1035 MB - QUANTUM FIREBALL1080S 1Q09 - 50 pin
SCSI-2
   Avg. data access time :       16.700    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :        7.868    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :        3.774    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :        5.042    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :        3.025    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :        3.947    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        1.550    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       27.677    Disk I/O-marks

336
Processor          - AMD K6-2 550
Storage Controller - Symbios Logic (NCR) (LSI Logic) - 53C875 875XS/D,
	2280X Ultra-Wide-SCSI Adapter

 Simultaneous Disk I/O
   Disk 0-1:  8746 MB    :        7.065    Megabytes/second
   Disk 0-2:  4330 MB    :        7.067    Megabytes/second
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       14.133    Simultaneous I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-1:  8746 MB - IBM DPSS-309170N S96H - UW 7200 RPM
   Avg. data access time :       10.400    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       30.731    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       29.585    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       25.902    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       20.268    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       25.252    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        7.870    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      143.990    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-2:  4330 MB - IBM DCHS04F 2525 - 50 pin
   Avg. data access time :       12.500    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :        3.692    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :        8.809    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :        8.325    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :        6.115    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :        7.750    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        3.120    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       47.904    Disk I/O-marks

366
Processor          - AMD K6/3-560
Storage Controller - Symbios Logic (NCR) (LSI Logic) - 53C875 875XS/D,
	2280X Ultra-Wide-SCSI Adapter

 Simultaneous Disk I/O
   Disk 0-1:  8746 MB    :       29.586    Megabytes/second
   Disk 1-2: 57239 MB    :       16.672    Megabytes/second
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       46.258    Simultaneous I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-1:  8746 MB - IBM DPSS-309170N S96H - UW 7200 RPM
   Avg. data access time :       10.400    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       31.715    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       29.742    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       25.943    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       20.310    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       25.332    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        4.870    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      146.733    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 1-2: 57239 MB - ST360021A
   Avg. data access time :       14.700    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       35.203    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       21.679    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       21.633    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       23.671    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       22.327    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        3.910    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      130.503    Disk I/O-marks

435
Processor          - Intel Celeron 2.4G
Storage Controller - LSI Logic (Was: Symbios Logic, NCR) - LSI53C896/7
PCI
	to Dual Channel Ultra2 SCSI Multifunction ContLSI Log

 Simultaneous Disk I/O
   Disk 1-1:  8746 MB    :       29.640    Megabytes/second
   Disk 2-2: 76317 MB    :       55.736    Megabytes/second
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       85.376    Simultaneous I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 1-1:  8746 MB - IBM DPSS-309170N S96H - 7200 RPM LVD U2
   Avg. data access time :       10.500    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       57.279    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       29.752    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       25.945    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       20.321    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       25.340    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        4.250    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      150.379    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 2-2: 76317 MB - ST380011A
   Avg. data access time :       15.200    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       81.018    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       55.771    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       46.401    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       28.685    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       43.619    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        6.700    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      247.653    Disk I/O-marks
440
Processor          - AMD K6/3+ 550
Storage Controller - LSI Logic (Was: Symbios Logic, NCR) - LSI53C896/7
PCI
	to Dual Channel Ultra2 SCSI Multifunction ContLSI Log

 Simultaneous Disk I/O
   Disk 0-1:  8746 MB    :       24.817    Megabytes/second
   Disk 0-2: 17508 MB    :       25.394    Megabytes/second
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :       50.211    Simultaneous I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-1:  8746 MB - IBM DPSS-309170N S96H - 7200 LVD U2
   Avg. data access time :       10.300    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       42.670    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       29.730    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       25.935    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       20.280    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       25.315    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        4.900    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      147.851    Disk I/O-marks

 Disk I/O disk 0-2: 17508 MB - QUANTUM ATLAS_V_18_WLS 0230 - 7200 LVD U2
   Avg. data access time :       10.500    milliseconds
   Cache/Bus xfer rate   :       44.248    Megabytes/second
   Track 0 xfer rate fwd :       28.396    Megabytes/second
   Middle trk rate fwds. :       24.491    Megabytes/second
   Last track rate bwds. :       15.394    Megabytes/second
   Average Transfer rate :       22.760    Megabytes/second
   Disk use CPU load     :        4.450    percent
  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                 :      134.516    Disk I/O-marks
-- 
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities -- his
eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, being
understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
                                                Romans 1:20 NIV

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Felix Miata  ***  http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/partitioningindex.html



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