ioSafe 1513+ Review: A Disaster-Resistant Synology DS1513+
by Ganesh T S on August 13, 2014 7:30 AM EST- Posted in
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- Synology
- Enterprise
- ioSafe
Multi-Client Performance - CIFS
We put the ioSafe1513+ through some IOMeter tests with a CIFS share being accessed from up to 25 VMs simultaneously. The following four graphs show the total available bandwidth and the average response time while being subject to different types of workloads through IOMeter. The tool also reports various other metrics of interest such as maximum response time, read and write IOPS, separate read and write bandwidth figures etc. Some of the interesting aspects from our IOMeter benchmarking run can be found here. The only other device in the graphs below is the LaCie 5big NAS Pro, but note that any direct comparison is rendered moot by the presence of only two network links in that device compared to four in the ioSafe 1513+.
Beyond 12 or so clients, the performance for sequential workloads saturates. However, the powerful nature of the platform is exposed by the fact that even with 25 clients simultaneously stressing the NAS, the response times remains excellent. In addition, the bandwidth numbers for random workloads don't show any signs of degradation even with all clients simultaneously active.
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Howard - Saturday, August 16, 2014 - link
I don't know about anyone else, but the "3-2-1 rule" sounds really dumb, especially when the "1" means that you should have the data in TWO different physical locations.jaden24 - Friday, August 29, 2014 - link
But can it survive a fire, a flood, and still serve up the game Crysis?Mike Kobb - Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - link
In your closing paragraph, you comment on the fan noise as making the unit suitable for an air conditioned server room.I couldn't find any other mention of fan noise in the review. Is it significantly louder than the Synology 1513+ fans? Are they loud under all circumstances, or only when the ambient temperature is high or the unit is heavily loaded? The ioSafe web site lists a range of 25-59 db(A), which is an enormous spread.