Maximizing Cluster Performance

This chapter describes recommended configurations for Storage clusters and ways to tune them for maximum performance.

Please also see Appendix A - Troubleshooting for common issues that might affect your cluster performance.

You may also consider updating hardware nodes in the cluster as described in Keeping Your System Up To Date.

In this chapter:

• Checking Data Flushing
• Exploring Possible Disk Drive Configurations
• Carrying Out Performance Benchmarking
• Using 1 GbE and 10 GbE Networks
• Setting Up Network Bonding
• Using SSD Drives
• Improving High-Capacity HDD Performance
• Disabling Inter-Tier Data Allocation
• Managing Fast Path