Benchmark Results of Astute Networks ViSX G3 Flash VM Storage Applianc

Created as a coalition of industry organizations, vendors and IT users, VDI-IOmark.org announces the latest public benchmark results with Astute Networks, Inc. for their ViSX G3 Flash-based VM Storage appliance.

     Cumulative Distribution Graph of Response Times

Recognizing data storage is a major success component for VDI deployments and that there has been no standard method to validate storage performance for VDI, the VDI-IOmark organization developed the VDI storage performance benchmark as a means of providing reliable price and performance data for storage systems.

Astute’s ViSX G3 system achieved a price of $76.50 per user when running a standard user profile with VDI-IOmark.

"These results are an important demonstration of storage systems price-performance for VDI workloads," said Russ Fellows, senior partner of Evaluator Group, Inc. "The Astute ViSX storage system has the best price-performance levels that we have tested to date. VDI-IOmark’s certified results may be used to design and implement VDI deployments with predictable price and performance levels."

The VDI-IOmark storage benchmark provides actual VDI user workloads along with certified test results and price / performance results. Unlike simulations using publicly available tools to simulate VDI workloads, VDI-IOmark delivers actual VDI workloads, along with acceptance criteria.

"Performance and price-performance, as measured by dollars per VDI user, are critical considerations when assessing VDI storage solutions," said Len Rosenthal, SVP Marketing, Astute Networks. "VDI-IOmark tests real workloads, providing reliable cost performance data for users. The benchmark offers clarity in evaluating storage solutions for VDI, providing accurate price per user under real world VDI environments."

The established VDI-IOmark benchmark criteria
for VDI workloads are as follows.

For steady-state workloads:

• 80% of response times for I/O’s must not exceed 50ms
• All storage must reside on the storage system under test
• The value reported corresponds directly to actual users

Other reporting criteria include:

• Storage system configuration and tested environment must be reported
• All storage for measured VDI users must reside on the storage system tested
• Total list price for storage system tested must be reported