Pro/Forums - View Single Post

jkstrsn · 03-08-2006, 02:04 PM

Thanks Snapwall. From the specs, it would appear that the 4200 should be a LOT faster, but I wish I had a comparison.

If you wanted to take the time, the following would help me out, if you have at least one machine on your network running XP.

If you could copy a large file (I used one that was 202 Megabytes, but choose your own just let me know the size) from your server to your desktop and time the transfer time in seconds I'd appreciate it. I'd also appreciate timing it the other way.

Let me know how your snap is set up (Raid 5?) and also the speed of your network if you don't mind.

I know there are much better ways of testing things, but this is what I've been using. If you have some other benchmark already run, let me know and I'll try to run it on this end if I can.

I'm just trying to find out how data transfer times compare between my powervault 705N, a new 4200, and my old NT4 setup.

From my PV705N to my desktop takes 72 seconds; copying it back to the powervault takes 92 seconds. The time varies a little with each run, but this is a good average.

If you don't have the time I totally understand.

03-08-2006, 02:04 PM	#9
jkstrsn Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14	Re: How fast is the 4200? Thanks Snapwall. From the specs, it would appear that the 4200 should be a LOT faster, but I wish I had a comparison. If you wanted to take the time, the following would help me out, if you have at least one machine on your network running XP. If you could copy a large file (I used one that was 202 Megabytes, but choose your own just let me know the size) from your server to your desktop and time the transfer time in seconds I'd appreciate it. I'd also appreciate timing it the other way. Let me know how your snap is set up (Raid 5?) and also the speed of your network if you don't mind. I know there are much better ways of testing things, but this is what I've been using. If you have some other benchmark already run, let me know and I'll try to run it on this end if I can. I'm just trying to find out how data transfer times compare between my powervault 705N, a new 4200, and my old NT4 setup. From my PV705N to my desktop takes 72 seconds; copying it back to the powervault takes 92 seconds. The time varies a little with each run, but this is a good average. If you don't have the time I totally understand.