[lug] Software RAID5 performance

[Nate Duehr]

Daniel Webb wrote:

> I think you have to use software that's designed specifically to test drive
> performance to find the actual transfer rate.  I have always used hdparm, but
> that may only work right directly on IDE devices, I'm not sure.  

I would throw bonnie++ into the mix.  It's specifically designed to test 
drive speed, and can do buffered, unbuffered and a google of other 
permutations.  (GRIN... I always wanted to use google in a sentence, 
even if it's not accurate.)

Nate