I doubt if it's CPU. At least not main CPU. There's a lot of plumbing between the main CPU and I/O devices. The CPU probably loads a block into memory, then passes the address to I/O controller processor which copies memory to the I/O port and handles protocol. So you're dependent on the speed of that I/O processor and all the channels and busses that connect it to memory and to the I/O port.
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:51 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: LTO4 vs LTO3 speed
Perhaps the CPU? Perhaps a Power 6 9117-MMA P30 just ain't man enough to drive this bad boy?
Resource Type-model Status Text
CEC01 9117-MMA Operational Main Card Enclosure
PN03 28D4 Operational System Control Panel
MP13 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP14 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP15 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP16 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP17 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP18 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP19 53CF Operational System Processor Card
MP20 53CF Operational System Processor Card
PV01 52AD Operational Processor Capacity Card
SP04 294E Operational Service Processor Card
SP05 294E Operational Service Processor Card
...
Rob Berendt
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From: Dan Kimmel <dkimmel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 06/13/2013 03:42 PM
Subject: RE: LTO4 vs LTO3 speed
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Not much difference. Leads me to believe (or suspect, anyway) your
performance bottleneck is not the speed of the tape, drive, or connection
media.
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:23 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: LTO4 vs LTO3 speed
I read a chart that says basically:
LTO1: Up to 40MB/s
LTO2: Up to 80MB/s
LTO3: Up to 160MB/s
LTO4: Up to 240MB/s
LTO5: Up to 360MB/s
LTO6: Up to 540MB/s
http://www-304.ibm.com/services/weblectures/dlv/partnerworld/online/ltu29864/mod%208%20ibm%20system%20storage%20tape%20part%203.ppt
And another chart that says the drive makes no difference - it's totally
dependent on the interface (we use 280D or 5774) (something smells rotten
about this claim).
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1b69de8ff8246ff2c8625688700566393
This chart says LTO4 Sustained data transfer rate* Up to 240 Mbps
compressed*; 120 Mbps native
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/oem/lto4/specifications.html
Another chart says LTO3 Sustained data transfer rate1: Up to 60 Mbps
native
We have the LTO4 drives in question mounted in a 3573-L4U (aka TS3200)
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/ts3200/index.html
Moved from scsi LTO3 to fiber LTO4.
Full system save completed with BRMS:
03/06/13 06/05/13
LTO3 LTO4
SAVSYS 00:07 00:07
*IBM 00:06 00:05
*ALLUSR 06:06 06:18
*LINK 00:20 00:19
Another system:
LTO3 LTO4
SAVSYS 00:18 00:19
*IBM 00:09 00:08
*ALLUSR 02:28 02:34
*LINK 01:30 01:23
Granted, there was a three month time difference in between there.
Utilization may have changed.
System 1:
Information collected . . . . . . . . . : 04/11/13 04:00:02
% of Size in
Description Disk 1,000,000 bytes
User libraries 77.11 3604127.46
User directories 1.50 70014.59
Folders and documents .00 .14
QSYS .10 4481.52
Other IBM libraries .39 18235.97
Licensed Internal Code .11 5182.31
Temporary space .39 18319.04
Unused space 20.41 953978.86
System internal objects .16 7509.85
Objects not in a library .00 .00
TOTAL 100.17 4681849.74
Information collected . . . . . . . . . : 06/13/13 04:00:02
% of Size in
Description Disk 1,000,000 bytes
User libraries 80.05 3741731.66
User directories 1.56 72747.25
Folders and documents .00 .14
QSYS .10 4596.45
Other IBM libraries .38 17809.87
Licensed Internal Code .11 5199.08
Temporary space .31 14563.16
Unused space 17.57 821259.54
System internal objects .20 9196.28
Objects not in a library .00 .00
TOTAL 100.28 4687103.43
System 2:
Information collected . . . . . . . . . : 04/11/13 04:00:04
% of Size in
Description Disk 1,000,000 bytes
User libraries 71.73 650784.59
User directories 7.37 66912.19
Folders and documents .00 16.75
QSYS .53 4825.70
Other IBM libraries 1.67 15128.99
Licensed Internal Code .54 4913.39
Temporary space 2.45 22214.63
Unused space 14.51 131641.09
System internal objects .98 8872.16
Objects not in a library .00 .01
TOTAL 99.78 905309.50
Information collected . . . . . . . . . : 05/30/13 04:00:08
% of Size in
Description Disk 1,000,000 bytes
User libraries 70.35 638249.19
User directories 7.36 66821.73
Folders and documents .00 16.75
QSYS .77 6973.45
Other IBM libraries 1.90 17223.31
Licensed Internal Code .54 4913.39
Temporary space 2.49 22568.05
Unused space 15.78 143215.09
System internal objects 1.02 9224.12
Objects not in a library .00 .00
TOTAL 100.21 909205.08
Rob Berendt
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