disk-perf VMware testing on OracleServer 6.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. OracleServer 6.6: Processor: 5 x Intel Xeon E7- 4860 @ 2.26GHz (10 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX (6.00 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 2 x 16384 MB DRAM, Disk: 21GB Virtual disk + 5GB Virtual disk + 215GB Virtual disk + 2 x 54GB Virtual disk + 2198GB Virtual disk + 32GB Virtual disk + 322GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: VMware VMXNET3 OS: OracleServer 6.6, Kernel: 3.8.13-68.el6uek.x86_64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.2, Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080, System Layer: VMware hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 184.03 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdb MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 179.17 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdc MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 185.59 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdd MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 175.77 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sde MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 159.33 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdf MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 181.23 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdg MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 172.42 |==================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdh MB/s > Higher Is Better OracleServer 6.6 . 183.26 |====================================================