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Appendix B

FabricCache adapter test Configuration

Server

Host System

Dell Poweredge

®

r720

Processor

intel Xeon CPU e5-2640 0 @

2.50Ghz, 24 processors

RAM

32GB

Host OS

Windows 2008 r2

Fibre Channel Adapter

QLogic FabricCache 10000 Series

8Gb Fibre Channel adapter

Storage Array

Targets

hP eVa 6300 1 target port,

2 target controllers

Drive Speed

10K

Quantity of Drives on Array

24

Size of LUN

100GB

× 7

Raid Type

raiD5

Switch

Fabric Switch

QLogic 5800V 8Gbps Fibre

Channel Switch

Test Configuration (Dependent on Test Tools)

IO Load Generator

Microsoft Jetstress

Performance Tuning

read_write_through Cache enabled on

SaN LUN (0 – 100%)

Database LUN Size

200GB

Cache Sizes %

0, 25, 30, 50, 75, 100

Cache Type

read Write through

Other Settings

Quantity of Mailboxes = 1,000

Mailbox Size = 200MB

iOPS per Mailbox = 1

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