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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:40:44 +0100
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Am 17.03.2014 21:34, schrieb Sitsofe Wheeler:
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 09:13:47PM +0100, jvogt wrote:
>> I just wanted to make some tests before taking it all in production.
>> Thank you all for your answers!
> If you want raw upper maximum numbers try using direct=1 ioengine=libaio
> with an appropriate iodepth against the openiscsi block device. Bear in
> mind things like iodepth and whether coalescing can take place can make
> a huge difference...
Please explain, what do you mean with appropriate iodepth? What would 
you suggest?