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Software iSCSI vs iSCSI HBA Kernel Changes - A Cautionary Tale

    Software iSCSI vs iSCSI HBA

    Storage: Chaparral (1 2Gb/s FC Raid-0 LUN)
    iSCSI: Intel PRO/1000 IP Storage Adapter
    Switch: Cisco SN5428 iSCSI Switch (1 1Gb/s iSCSI port)
    Normalized CPU Utilization=%SYS/Throughput (sec per KB/s)
    Date: 07/2003


    Kernel Changes - A cautionary tale

    Storage: Chaparral (1 2Gb/s FC Raid-0 LUN)
    iSCSI HBA: Intel PRO/1000 IP Storage Adapter
    Switch: Cisco SN5428 iSCSI Switch (1 1Gb/s iSCSI port)
    Date: 07/2003