iSCSI Performance with the Myri-10G 10-Gigabit Ethernet Driver

iSCSI Performance with the
Myri-10G 10-Gigabit Ethernet Driver

iSCSI on Myri-10G Software Overview

Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is a standard ratified by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for the use of the SCSI protocol over TCP/IP, the most widely supported and interoperable protocol for computer networks. With the recent advances in the speed and efficiency of TCP/IP stacks and hardware, including 10-Gigabit Ethernet, iSCSI is a valuable option for storage-area networks (SANs).

For Linux iSCSI targets with Myri-10G NICs in 10-Gigabit Ethernet mode, our testing included the UNH Target and the iSCSI Enterprise Target. On Windows we evaluated the WinTarget Software from Stringbean.
For iSCSI initiators with Myri-10G NICs in 10-Gigabit Ethernet mode, we used the open-iscsi Open Source implementation and the UNH Initiator for Linux, and for Windows we used the iSCSI Initiator 2.0 from Microsoft.

See this web page on iSCSI software overview, tuning, and installation for additional information about iSCSI over Myri-10G NICs in 10-Gigabit Ethernet mode.

iSCSI on Myri-10G Testing Results

Here are testing and performance results on Linux for the UNH and Open iSCSI software stacks:

Testing results on Windows will be available soon.

Last updated: 01 June 2006