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Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance


  • To: "John McMonagle" <johnm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Goga <narezatel@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:20:07 +0200
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Hello all.

What disk I/O speed Windows guest should get?
I runned benchmarks using Iometer at Windows server 2003 guest and got
terrible results , about 4-6 Mb/sec ( btw , same for disks i connected
using MS iscsi initiator and  SAMBA shares )
It is normal speed for Windows guest  or something wrong in my installation?
Guest and Iscsi target running on same machine .

On 12/15/06, John McMonagle <johnm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:

>On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:55:38AM +0000, lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 
with
>>an AMD X2 CPU.  I've not actually been able to finish the installation due to
>>the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering
>>components".  Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I'm downloading
>>at the moment) will fix that? :-)
>>
>>During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that copied
>>files to the harddisc didn't execute very fast which prompted me to google for
>>xen HVM harddisc performance figures.  I read some references to a windows
>>paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance.  Does anyone
>>know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development?  I also read that
>>network performance is near native so would it make sense to install windows 
on
>>a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine using
>>an iSCSI initiator?  This would mean that the domU would be relying on it's
>>near native network performance for harddisc accesses.  Has anyone tried this?
>>
>>I'd be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows HVM
>>performance.
>>
>>Many thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>
>
>Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and network would be a lot
>faster, but those are not publicly available :(
>
>They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :(
>
>-- Pasi
>
>
Anyone know if these drivers are in the Xen Express?


 John

--
John McMonagle
IT Manager
Advocap Inc.



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