Flexible Data Storage Across Networks: iSCSI put to the Test

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Client For Adaptec ISA 1500

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Processor
Socket 604 Dual Intel Pentium 4 Xeon, 2.8 GHz, 512 kB Cache, FSB533
System Components
DDR SDRAM 2x 512 MB PC3200 Samsung, ECC, Registered
Motherboard Asus PP-DLW, Rev. 1.03Intel E7505 Chipset
Graphics Card Matrox G450, 32 MB
Hard drives System drive: Western Digital WD800JB80 GB, 7200 rpm, 8 MB CacheTest drive: 4x Maxtor MaXLine Plus II, 250 GB,7200 rpm, 8 MB Cache
iSCSI Controller Adaptec iSCSI Host Bus Adapter 7211C
Software
Chipset Intel Chipset Installation Utility 5.1.1.1002Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Ver. 3.53
DirectX 9.0b
OS Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Benchmarks & Settings
Transfer Performance c't h2benchw Ver. 3.6
Data transfer diagram Winbench 99 2.0Disk Inspection Test
I/O performance IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver Benchmark PatternWebserver Benchmark PatternDatabase Benchmark PatternWorkstation Benchmark PatternThroughput Benchmark Pattern
Application performance Winbench 99 2.0Disk WinmarksDisk Inspection

Server For DataCore SAnmelody

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Processor
Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4, 3.4 GHz, 512 kB Cache, FSB800
System Components
DDR SDRAM 2x 512 MB PC3200 Micron
Motherboard Aopen AX4SPE Max IIIntel i875
Graphics card Matrox G450, 32 MB
Hard drive System drive: Western Digital WD800JBTest drives:1x Western Digital WD800JB, 80 GB,7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache1x Seagate Cheetah, ST336732LW, 73 GB15,000 rpm, 16 MB
Network Intel Pro 1000/MTGigabit Ethernet
Software
Chipset Intel Chipset Installation Utility 5.1.1.1002
DirectX 9.0b
OS Windows XP Professional Build 2600 Service Pack 1
Benchmarks & Settings
Transfer Performance c't h2benchw Ver. 3.6
Data transfer diagram Winbench 99 2.0Disk Inspection Test
I/O performance IOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver Benchmark PatternWebserver Benchmark PatternDatabase Benchmark PatternWorkstation Benchmark PatternThroughput Benchmark Pattern
Application performance Winbench 99 2.0Disk WinmarksDisk Inspection
Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.