Using SPEC SFS with the SNIA Emerald Program for EPA Energy Star Data Center Storage Program

webinar

Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Vernon Miller

Nick Principe

Library Content Type

Presentation

Library Release Date

Focus Areas

Power Efficiency Measurement

Abstract

The next storage platform category to be added into the EPA Data Center Storage program is File storage. Come learn what it takes in setting up a SNIA Emerald File testing environment with the SPEC SFS tools, the additional energy related instrumentation and data collection tools. Don't wait to be kicked in the "NAS" when an Energy Star rating gates selling your File storage solutions.

Learning Objectives

Understand how the EPA Energy Star Data Center Storage Program applies to file and NAS environments.
Understand the methodology used in the SNIA Emerald Program to evaluate energy consumption of file and NAS environments.
Understand how the SNIA Emerald Program uses SPEC SFS2014 to drive file and NAS workloads.