QLogic 2500 Series FC HBAs Accelerate Application Performance - Manual (Page 5)

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Oracle Web applications demand the highest levels of performance from
their database servers and storage infrastructure. to satisfy this demand,
organizations are making the transition to 8Gb Fibre Channel SaNs, and
it decision makers are under pressure to select the right components to
ensure a cost-effective and scalable solution. the QLogic 2500 Series 2500
8Gb FC hBa provides a critical element of overall SaN performance in the
selection and deployment of the right architecture. With the introduction
of multi-processor CPUs coupled with virtualization technologies, high
performance database solutions need to be complemented with 8Gb high
performance and scalable i/O connectivity.
Virtual Server Workloads
QLogic 8Gb FC hBas meet the demand of increased virtual server density.
With the increased throughput in the data center, the virtual server workload
capability is also increased. as illustrated by the following chart, there is a
two-fold increase in the amount of workload that can be supported with the
QLogic 8Gb hBa versus the QLogic 4Gb hBa.
Summary and Conclusion
QLogic continues to be the industry leader in delivering high-performance
i/O solutions to data center customers. the performance, iOPS, and
throughput of the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC hBa is the best in class
and provides an unprecedented level of performance, superior scalability,
and enhanced reliability that exceeds the requirements for next generation
data centers. as 2Gb and 4Gb transition to 8Gb, increasing performance
is required to meet the ever increasing application requirements in SaN
environments.
the capability of scaling adequately to handle bandwidth requirements, not
only on the server side but also on the storage array interface, is key to the
success of next generation data centers: QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC hBas
can scale to meet these requirements. the results of this comparative
study illustrate that QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC hBas can meet the it
requirements of server virtualization, lower power, and efficiency in the
data center.
the changing dynamics of the data center are overwhelming, and the
expectations for continuously improving efficiencies (more for less),
reduced response times, and enhanced user-experience breed the
deployment of killer apps. infrastructure and economic dynamics drive
the need for denser power optimized solutions, but increase the need for
higher performance. Data center infrastructure must balance addressing
these emerging challenges and protecting the current investments. While
enterprises must deploy a scalable architecture to meet future challenges,
they must also ensure complete backward compatibility, optimal costs, and
manageability.
in conclusion, the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC hBas increase productivity
with:
• Microsoft Exchange seats
– Driving Microsoft exchange-like i/O loads in an attempt to saturate
the hBas showed
68 percent higher performance with the 8Gb
hBa over the 4Gb hBa.
– the QLogic 2500 Series hBa provided a 27 percent higher backup
performance with the 8Gb hBa over the 4Gb hBa with 40 threads
per storage group using Microsoft exchange 2007.
• D2D backup
– Using NetBackup 6.5, there was a 100 percent higher backup
performance with the 8Gb hBa over the 4Gb hBa.
– Using NetBackup 6.5, there was a 50 percent decrease in time
taken to backup 14Gb of data using the 8Gb hBa versus the
4Gb hBa.
• Oracle Applications
– Using best-in-class Oracle and intel Stoakley Quad Core system, the
8Gb hBa was up to
90 percent faster than the 4Gb hBa testing
OLtP with random and small 100 percent reads.
– testing Data Warehousing application random and large workloads,
the 8Gb hBa was up to
102 percent faster than the 4Gb hBa.