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NAS Performance Comparison: Windows Server vs. Linux vs. OpenSolaris

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 8, 2009

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“All operating systems (64-Bit versions) were tested on
the same hardware platform equipped with an Intel Q9650 Quad-Core
CPU, 4GB of system memory, Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC, 10K RPM WD
Raptor system disk and four 500GB WD RE data disks. Each operating
system was installed using default configuration options and no
performance optimizations were made after the initial OS
installation.

“The NAS server was tested through the network (3Com Gigabit
Switch) using four identical client machines equipped with an Intel
E8400 Dual-Core CPU, Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC, 2GB of system
memory and running the Windows XP SP3 (32-Bit) operating system.
All tests were performed using the FlexTk File Management Toolkit
with an identical 8.4 GB data set containing about 88,000 small,
medium-sized and large files. After each test, the NAS server and
all client computers were rebooted.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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