Maximize Database Efficiency and Performance in a VMware Environment using 32G NVMe over Fibre Channel

Introduction

This report documents performance testing of the NVMe over FC (NVMe/FC) feature of the IBM FlashSystem 9200 array in aVMware and Oracle Database environment. This testing includes a comparison of NVMe/FC and SCSI over FC (SCSI/FC) protocols using Emulex Gen 7 32G Fibre Channel (FC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) in the server and storage array along with the Gen 7 Brocade (IBM b-type) storage network switch.

Background

Organizations are deriving more value from their data as analytics workloads become more pervasive.In an ESG research survey, nearly half of respondent organizations told ESG that data is their business to some degree, and 93% of storage decision makers indicated that they hadsome level of success in deriving incremental revenue from their data.1

Clearly, data is driving business processes, making speed of access a priority. Organizations are executing transactions and analyzing trends in real time to make better business decisions. Artificial intelligence (AI)-and machine learning (ML)-led innovations are also delivering business insights. These capabilities depend on fast access to data.

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