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GUPFS Results


The GUPFS project currently is actively involved in the testing and benchmarking of many File Systems, Network Fabrics and Interconnects, and conventional and scalable Storage Devices. Since the full, final, deployed system combines at least one solution from each of these areas, the combinatorics are quite large. Indeed, because of the richness of the GUPFS testbed, we have the ability to tests many configurations that even vendors themselves are unable to test.

As well, the technologies them selves are changing at a rapid pace. All this makes the number of tests to be run, analyzed, correlated, and presented quite high.

We are continually adding new test results to these pages, and not all test results extant are yet available here. Please check back often to see the latest posted, test results.

Disclaimer: The GUPFS testing and benchmarking program is a dynamic process. We recognize that many of the products under scrutiny are evolving rapidly and our result may not reflect the state of the most recent versions of those products. We welcome feedback and/or suggestions for improving performance from vendors and other experts doing similar work. (Please see our Contact Us pages.)

Center Storage Model

    Model created to figure out the center's current filesystem usage and how GUPFS has to perform to meet the center's need.

Storage:

    In storage we talk about the different storage sub-systems that where tested on the GUPFS testbed.

File System:

    This section talks about the different file systems available to meet GUPFS needs and there performance numbers.

Network: Fabric/Interconnects/Networking

    Here is a discussion of the interconnects or fabric used to connect the storage to the individual nodes or storage to server nodes. Here are things like protocol converters, gigabit ethernet for iSCSI and the like.

Talks:

    Talks given by GUPFS. Displayed in html format.

Raw Data and Plots:

 


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