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Specifying Drive letters with fio for Windows.
fio on Windows Download pre-compiled fio binary for Windows Example fio windows file, single drive This will create a 1GB…
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Single threaded DB performance on Nutanix HCI
tl;dr A Nutanix cluster can persist a replicated write across two nodes in around 250 uSec which is critical for…
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Microsoft diskspd Part 3. Oddities and FAQ
Tips and tricks for using diskspd especially useful for those familar with tools like fio
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Microsoft diskspd. Part 2 How to bypass NTFS Cache.
How to ensure performance testing with diskspd is stressing the underlying storage devices, not the OS filesystem.
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Microsoft diskspd. Part 1 Preparing to test.
How to install and setup diskspd before starting your first performance tests and avoiding wrong results due to null byte…