5–Validation Methods for DCB and FCoEValidation Step 6—iSCSI Function and I/O Test5-26 51031-00 AValidation Step 6—iSCSI Function and I/O TestThis test verifies that FCoE and iSCSI (IP) traffic is functioning well within theunified fabric environment. The key measurement parameters are throughput,IOPS, and completed I/O exchange rate for each traffic type. Figure 5-28 showsthe configuration for testing iSCSI and I/O functions.Figure 5-28. iSCSI Traffic Performance Validation SetupValidation Process1. Enable the Converged Network Adapter to process FCoE and iSCSI data.2. Configure the Analyzer to capture any traffic.3. Use MLTT to map QLogic Fibre Channel storage devices.4. Configure the test as follows: Traffic: 100 percent read Data size: 512K Queue depth: eight.5. Capture a trace for the Fibre Channel storage.6. Use Expert to analyze the Fibre Channel storage trace, and calculate theaverage, minimum, and maximum throughput.7. Map iSCSI storage devices.8. Configure the test as follows: Traffic: 100 percent read Data size: 512K4Gbps10Gbps
