Going the SAS Storage Way

Test Setup

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System Hardware
Processor(s)2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache
PlatformAsus NCL-DS (Socket 604)Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005
RAMCorsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings
System Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar WD1200JB120 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100
Mass Storage Controller(s)Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Promise SATA 300TX4Driver 1.0.0.33Adaptec AIC-7902B Ultra320Driver 3.0Adaptec 48300 8 port PCI-X SAS ControllerDriver 1.1.5472Adaptec 4800 8 port PCI-X SAS ControllerDriver 5.1.0.8360Firmware 5.1.0.8375LSI Logic SAS3442X 8 port PCI-X SAS ControllerDriver 1.21.05BIOS 6.01
Storage SystemsAdaptec Storage Enclosure 335SASInternal 4-bay hot-swap drive chassisAdaptec SANbloc S50 JBOD2U, 12-drive SAS/SATA JBOD
NetworkingBroadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Graphics CardOn-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB
Benchmarks
Performance-Messungenc’t h2benchw 3.6
I/O PerformanceIOMeter 2003.05.10Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-Benchmark
System Software & Drivers
OSMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1
Platform DriverIntel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025
Graphics DriverDefault Windows Graphics Driver