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We are basing our network around two linked Belkin 1Gbit switches with 2x Gbit LAN connections to the RS2211+.
We are using three separate RAID 0 configurations across 10x500gb (1 x 2TB Raid 0 (4 drives) & 2 x 1.5TB Raid 0 (two sets of 3 drives)) hard drives set into a 802.3ad dynamic link aggregation configuration. This enables multiple connections to be linked in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase the redundancy for higher availability.
Most implementations now conform to what used to be clause 43 of IEEE 802.3-2005 Ethernet standard, usually still referred to by its working group name of “IEEE 802.3ad”. The definition of link aggregation has since moved to a standalone IEEE 802.1AX standard.
We are opening 9 connections and copying 3 big files to each of the Raid 0 drive configurations. To try and mirror a business environment we set up three local machines with 120GB ADATA S511 SSD drives to ensure that no local drive limiting will be a problem. Each of these drives are transferring multiple files, back and forward.
We managed to get a maximum performance throughput of 197 MB/s when reading files from the RS2211+.
A final throughput of around 165MB/s when writing files to the RackStation RS2211+. Very good all round performance results via two connections.
