topic Re: sio_ntap usage in ONTAP Discussions

sio_ntap usage

oikel39 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:39:39 GMT

I am trying to use "sio_ntap" following the manual as follows with specified file.

sio 100 100 512 1m 60 1 filename1

but I got Error message like Ex) say.

I am wandering how I run command sio_ntap with specified files like manual.

Any help

Thank you.

Test Environment:RHEL 6.6

Ex)

# ./sio_ntap_linux 100 0 8k 1m 10 1 /mnt/test

Version: 3.00
byte count mismatch: Success

sio_ntap: Error accessing file

Re: sio_ntap usage

HONIG2012 — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:18:43 GMT

the problem is that the file must exist - so if you want to test your netapp with the file "filename1" you need to put a file called "filename1" with at least 1mb on your filer and direct the sio_ntap to that path which is located on your filer - if you do this within a virtual machine that is located on the filer the path is irrelevant.

why do you use a file with 1mb? this seems very small to me.

following suggestion:

1. create an empty file (e.g. use notepad and save it as "filename1" - beware to remove extension!)

2. run sio in the following: sio_ntap.exe 0 0 32k 40g 180 30 filename1
- this would dump data (zeros) into the empty file, you created, for 180seconds - then it stops - even the file doesn't have 40g

3. the you can run sio to read: sio_ntap.exe 100 100 32k 20g 60 30 filename1

- i made the file a bit smaller otherwhise you'll get an error again - just have a look at your filename1 and take something smaller - also the time was reduced to 60sec. like you had it.

personally i would recommend the filesize should be bigger that the memory of the machine - otherwhise you could have the problem that the file is cached somehow by the OS - also the file should be re-created if you use in the same VM - same caching issue.

another thing to remind is that you can start sio mulitple times - you have configured 30threads - but 30 threads on one file and if your filer doesn't come to it's edge you possible won't see as many IOPS you wanted to - so e.g. start it 4 times the same time to four different files - if sio finishes - count the iops together and you'll know how much you can get out of your box with the given parameters.

beware on tests with SSD - they decrease in performance a bit over a half year of you have them in use (they are a bit overpowered when they come from factory).

-AJ

Re: sio_ntap usage

oikel39 — Thu, 14 May 2015 00:45:35 GMT

First of all, apologize about replying very late.

thanks for your reply and suggestion.

As you mentioned, I created file with 1mb size and sio_ntap worked fine.

I just wanted to see how sio_ntap works so didn't care about file size.

>personally i would recommend the filesize should be bigger that the memory of the machine

I have been working on the machine which has 192GB memory and

should I make a file bigger than 192GB as you say.

*I am working with file size 10GB.

Thank you