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RAID Spindle Calculator

This document provides a calculator to determine the number of disks needed for different RAID configurations based on frontend IOPS, read/write percentages, and disk type. The user enters the frontend IOPS and read/write percentage, and the calculator determines the backend IOPS for various RAID levels considering write penalties. It then calculates the number of disks needed based on the backend IOPS and average IOPS per disk type.

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RAID Spindle Calculator

This document provides a calculator to determine the number of disks needed for different RAID configurations based on frontend IOPS, read/write percentages, and disk type. The user enters the frontend IOPS and read/write percentage, and the calculator determines the backend IOPS for various RAID levels considering write penalties. It then calculates the number of disks needed based on the backend IOPS and average IOPS per disk type.

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RAID Spindle Calculator

Instructions:

Upper field: Enter IOs per seco


Frontend IOPS: 1000 Lower field: Enter percentage o
enter values here calculated automatically)
% Read IOs 67
% Write IOs 33 Caculation:
The colums in yellow, orange and

Backend IOs calculated on each


RAID Configuration RAID 1 & 10 RAID 5 RAID 6 the given Read/Write distribution.
random access pattern (database
Backend IOPS (random): 1330 1990 2650
Number of Disks specifys the am
RAID level with different disk type
Number of Disks needed: typical average for random acces
FC disks 180 IOPS 8 12 15
SAS Disk 200 IOPS 8 10 14 Legend:
SATA Disk 75 IOPS 18 27 36
Frontend IOs: Total number of R
application (e.g. MS Exchange) g

Backend IOs: Total number of R


RAID controller sends to its phys
due to the fact that depending on
perform multiple operations.
Application
Example:

1000 Frontend IOs; 67% Reads


(RAID 5 write penalty = 4; i.e. eac
Backend. Each Read IO causes 1
Frontend IOs
(between Application and Logical Volume) Reads: 1000 * 67% = 670 IOs
Writes: 1000 * 33% = 330 IOs * 4
Total: 1990 IOs
LUN Disks: 1990 IOs total / 200 per d

Backend IOs
(between RAID Controller and physical disks)
uctions:

er field: Enter IOs per second the application generates in total.

er field: Enter percentage of Read IOs (percentage of Write IOs


ulated automatically)

ulation:
colums in yellow, orange and pink show:

kend IOs calculated on each RAID levels Write Penalty in subject to


given Read/Write distribution. Note: This calculation applies for mostly
om access pattern (databases, file&print services etc.).

mber of Disks specifys the amount of disks needed in the particular


D level with different disk types. Note: IOPS values of disk types are
al average for random access.

end:

ntend IOs: Total number of Read/Write operations per second an


cation (e.g. MS Exchange) generates and sends to its disk.

kend IOs: Total number of Read/Write operations per second the


D controller sends to its physical disks. This number is typically higher
to the fact that depending on the RAID level the controller needs to
orm multiple operations.

mple:

0 Frontend IOs; 67% Reads / 33% Writes; RAID 5; SAS disks


D 5 write penalty = 4; i.e. each Frontend write IO causes 4 IOs at the
kend. Each Read IO causes 1 IO at the Backend)

ds: 1000 * 67% = 670 IOs


es: 1000 * 33% = 330 IOs * 4 (write penalty) = 1320 IOs
l: 1990 IOs
s: 1990 IOs total / 200 per disk = 9.995 10 Disks

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