IOMeter configuration question...

[996GT2]

I noticed that my SuperTalent Masterdrive SX SSD has been lagging a bit recently while multitasking, so I emailed Super Talent about the issue. They got back to me and said:

"Please try to run IO METER setting for WebS, FileS, DB and WS for an hour per thread. Get back to us if it is no pass or contact your local vendor/e-tailer for exhange."


Can anyone explain how to exactly set up IOMeter to run these tests? Thanks

 

[Madwand1]

I think it's appropriate to ask SuperTalent for a link or a write-up for the setups they're suggesting, and find out what they mean by "no pass" -- what the expected results would be.

IOMeter is a fairly complex and configurable performance test app. The "Web Server, File Server", etc., tests are each a set of test operations which have been defined and published as "standard" test scripts which aim to mimic that sort of usage pattern (with arguable success).

Here's an example writeup of a test pattern -- it has the specific information you need, and to be able to apply it, you need to get some familiarity with IOMeter itself.

http://www.storagereview.com/map/lm.cgi/iometer

Once you've gained some familiarity with IOMeter, you should be able to just manually enter these settings and define the test script. You might be able to find these test scripts pre-packaged somewhere for download.

Note in addition:

1. Other parameters such as size of the test area can make a huge difference. Be sure to use something quite large for real tests.
2. Anandtech has done lots of tests on SSDs, and you might want to review that and follow their random access test patterns instead of the IoMeter FS, etc. which may give you less comparable figures.
3. The solution might be doing some sort of backup, wipe & recreate, as also described in the AT articles.