Hyve SAN Testing VMware testing on CentOS Linux 7 via the Phoronix Test Suite. DRW 3PAR: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk + 4GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware DRW MSA: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk + 4GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2 EVA: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 2 x 11GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2 MSA: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 2 x 11GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2 3PAR: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 2 x 11GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2 SSD: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5670 @ 2.93GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 17GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2 NL: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 2 x 11GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2-3 3PAR: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 21GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware GS2-3 MSA: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 21GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1672x1254, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better DRW 3PAR ... 363.94 |========================================================== DRW MSA .... 280.61 |============================================= GS2 EVA .... 246.39 |======================================= GS2 MSA .... 259.11 |========================================= GS2 3PAR ... 337.36 |====================================================== GS2 SSD .... 284.52 |============================================= GS2 NL ..... 154.14 |========================= GS2-3 3PAR . 117.95 |=================== GS2-3 MSA .. 341.25 |====================================================== IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better DRW 3PAR ... 387.54 |========================================================== DRW MSA .... 240.45 |==================================== GS2 EVA .... 317.36 |=============================================== GS2 MSA .... 139.96 |===================== GS2 3PAR ... 356.18 |===================================================== GS2 SSD .... 333.50 |================================================== GS2 NL ..... 149.44 |====================== GS2-3 3PAR . 162.43 |======================== GS2-3 MSA .. 308.19 |============================================== IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better DRW 3PAR ... 641.41 |==================================================== DRW MSA .... 357.04 |============================= GS2 EVA .... 272.51 |====================== GS2 MSA .... 355.65 |============================= GS2 3PAR ... 709.82 |========================================================== GS2 SSD .... 349.40 |============================= GS2 NL ..... 54.79 |==== GS2-3 3PAR . 70.19 |====== GS2-3 MSA .. 194.53 |================ IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better DRW 3PAR ... 372.36 |================================ DRW MSA .... 340.43 |============================= GS2 EVA .... 229.77 |==================== GS2 MSA .... 350.11 |============================== GS2 3PAR ... 677.44 |========================================================== GS2 SSD .... 335.55 |============================= GS2 NL ..... 51.51 |==== GS2-3 3PAR . 65.75 |====== GS2-3 MSA .. 196.09 |================= IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better DRW 3PAR ... 366.65 |========================================================== DRW MSA .... 231.08 |===================================== GS2 EVA .... 251.81 |======================================== GS2 MSA .... 169.12 |=========================== GS2 3PAR ... 335.95 |===================================================== GS2 SSD .... 340.57 |====================================================== GS2 NL ..... 158.57 |========================= GS2-3 3PAR . 165.37 |========================== GS2-3 MSA .. 357.17 |========================================================= IOzone 3.465 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 2GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better DRW 3PAR ... 595.53 |================================================= DRW MSA .... 353.54 |============================= GS2 EVA .... 240.23 |==================== GS2 MSA .... 353.86 |============================= GS2 3PAR ... 700.65 |========================================================== GS2 SSD .... 344.63 |============================= GS2 NL ..... 52.90 |==== GS2-3 3PAR . 69.76 |====== GS2-3 MSA .. 192.28 |================