Whitepaper: ReadyNAS FlexRAID Volume Optimization Guide

Whitepaper:
Optimizing Your ReadyNAS® OS Flex-RAID Volumes
Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................3
2. RAID Groups and RAID Levels Explained ...................................................................................4
3. How We Tested ...............................................................................................................................4
4. iSCSI RAID Performance ................................................................................................................5
4.1. Random Read and Write Performance on iSCSI Volumes ..........................................5
4.2. Sequential Read and Write Performance on iSCSI Volumes ......................................6
5. SMB RAID Performance .................................................................................................................6
5.1. Drag and Drop Performance on SMB Volumes ...........................................................7
5.2. Random Read and Write Performance on SMB Volumes ...........................................7
5.3. Sequential Read and Write Performance on SMB Volumes .......................................8
6. Overview of ReadyTIER .................................................................................................................8
7. iSCSI ReadyTIER RAID Performance ............................................................................................9
7.1. Random Read and Write Performance on iSCSI Volumes ..........................................9
7.2. Sequential Read and Write Performance on iSCSI Volumes ......................................9
8. SMB ReadyTIER RAID Performance ......................................................................................... 10
8.1. Drag and Drop Performance on SMB Volumes ........................................................ 10
8.2. Random Read and Write Performance on SMB Volumes ........................................ 10
8.3. Sequential Read and Write Performance on SMB Volumes .................................... 11
9. High Tier and Low Tier RAID Performance on iSCSI ............................................................... 12
9.1. Random Read Performance on iSCSI Volumes ......................................................... 12
9.2. Sequential Read Performance on iSCSI Volumes ..................................................... 13
10. High Tier and Low Tier RAID Performance on SMB .............................................................. 13
10.1. Drag and Drop Performance on SMB Volumes ...................................................... 13
10.2. Random Read Performance on SMB Volumes ....................................................... 14
10.3. Sequential Read Performance on SMB Volumes.................................................... 14