April 2004
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3
PCI-X 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Performance Test Results .................... 5
Throughput ............................................................................................................... 6
GigE Traffic Alone Compared to GigE Traffic in Conjunction with FC Bidirectional .......... 6
FC Traffic Alone Compared to FC Traffic in Conjunction with GigE Bidirectional ............. 9
Performance Highlights ............................................................................................ 12
Suggested Use ........................................................................................................ 12
Achieving Best Performance and High Availability .................................................... 12
Test Details ............................................................................................................. 15
Test Details: Products Used in Testing ...................................................................... 15
Test Details: Test Configuration ............................................................................... 16
Additional Information ............................................................................................. 17
Taking the Next Step ............................................................................................... 17
Legal Notices .......................................................................................................... 18
PCI-X 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet
Performance
Using the HP rp8400 Server with Server Expansion Unit
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