Whitepaper: ReadyNAS FlexRAID Volume Optimization Guide

Whitepaper:
Optimizing Your ReadyNAS® OS Flex-RAID Volumes
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10. High Tier and Low Tier RAID Performance on SMB
This section compares performance between operations to the high-performance tier and the low-performance tier.
10.1. Drag and Drop Performance on SMB Volumes
The figure below compares the performance of a high tier to that of a low tier for drag and drop operations.
Figure 10.1: Volume Performance and Configuration on ReadyNAS Platform
10.2. Random Read Performance on SMB Volumes
The figure below shows that ReadyTIER on the high tier outperforms the lower tier on random read performance.
Figure 10.2: Volume Performance and Configuration on ReadyNAS Platform