Re: filesystem throughput measurement

2008-01-06 Thread David
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: That was/is going to be my next upgrade. I went to the store here in Kingston and couldn't get any pairs of DDR2-800. It was just after the price had dropped and they couldn't get any. I'll have to try again. Actually, I figure that while I'm at it, I'll make it a pa

Re: filesystem throughput measurement

2008-01-06 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 11:06:09AM +0900, David wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > >I'm considering getting a tape drive for intermediate backup and > >long-term archiving (e.g. DLT-IV or LTO). Newer drives require a higher > >data rate to keep them fed than older drives. > > > >I can measure ra

Re: filesystem throughput measurement

2008-01-06 Thread David
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: I'm considering getting a tape drive for intermediate backup and long-term archiving (e.g. DLT-IV or LTO). Newer drives require a higher data rate to keep them fed than older drives. I can measure raw hard drive speed with hdparm -Tt, but how do I measure how fast a b