Fibre Channel and iSCSI Performance Comparison for DSS Workloads Using SQL Server 2005
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Summary
Large enterprises have relied on Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) as the default storage area network (SAN) protocol for high-performance application and databases. As companies work to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for their IT environment, many are looking for a lower-cost mechanisms to provide similar scability to that of conventional FCP deployments. iSCSI shows promise as it leverages the features of Ethernet topologies and TCP/IP - encapsulating the SCSI command set over IP. Read this report by NetApp which provides insight into the topic of FCP versus iSCSI for DSS workloads using SQL Server 2005.
Included in this document:
| • | Introduction to the technologies |
| • | NetApp Simplifies SQL Server Data |
| • | Description of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
| • | Definition of the Test Environments |
| • | Outline of the Database Design and Purpose |
| • | Description of the DSS Testing Queries |
| • | Test Results: SQL Server 2005 iSCSI/FCP Performance Comparison |
| • | Summary |
