Whitepaper: ReadyNAS FlexRAID Volume Optimization Guide
Whitepaper:
Optimizing Your ReadyNAS® OS Flex-RAID Volumes
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8. SMB ReadyTIER RAID Performance
We repeated the following tests, but with ReadyTIER added:
• Drag and drop performance
• Random read and write performance
• Sequential read and write performance
The figures compare the performance with and without ReadyTIER.
8.1. Drag and Drop Performance on SMB Volumes
The figure below shows that RAID 6 and RAID 60 volumes outperform the volumes with ReadyTIER added.
Figure 8.1: Volume Performance and Configuration on ReadyNAS Platform