Installation guide

5–Validation Methods for DCB and FCoE
Validation Step 6—iSCSI Function and I/O Test
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 Queue depth: eight.
9. Capture a trace for the iSCSI storage.
10. Use Expert to analyze the iSCSI storage trace and calculate the average,
minimum, and maximum throughput.
11. Capture a trace of the same read application for Fibre Channel and iSCSI
storage together through the unified fabric.
12. Use Expert to analyze the combined Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage trace
and calculate the average, minimum, and maximum throughput results per
priority.
13. Compare performance results for FCoE storage, iSCSI storage, and
converged FCoE and iSCSI storage.
Validation Results
Figure 5-29 shows the throughput for each separate and combined application.
Figure 5-29. Throughput Results Showing the Fibre Channel and iSCSI Application
Performance
Adapter 100 percent read from Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage (at the same
time) through the unified fabric
Adapter 100 percent read from only
Fibre Channel storage
Adapter 100 percent read from only
iSCSI storage