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Home > SPC Benchmark Results Overview > SPC-2 Benchmark Results
SPC-2 Benchmark ResultsSPC-2 benchmark results provide a source of comparative storage performance information that is objective, relevant, and verifiable. That information will provide value throughout the storage product lifecycle, which includes development of product requirements, product implementation, performance tuning, capacity planning, market positioning, and purchase evaluations. The SPC-2 Benchmark is designed to be vendor/platform independent and are applicable across a broad range of storage configuration and topologies. Any vendor should be able to sponsor and publish an SPC-2 benchmark result, provided their tested configuration satisfies the requirements of the SPC-2 benchmark specification. SPC Benchmark 2
(SPC-2)
Listed below is a table of all current SPC-2 benchmark results. In
addition, the following information is available to aid in comparing SPC
Results as well understanding status levels and categorization applicable for
each SPC Result:
(updated: 3 February 2009)
Comparing SPC Results
When comparing SPC Results, the difference between the Tested Storage
Configuration and the Tested Storage Product of each SPC Result
must be considered. SPC Peer Review Status
An SPC benchmark measurement becomes a new SPC benchmark result upon
successful completion of the required SPC Audit and SPC submission process.
The new SPC result is initially given a Submitted for Review status
for a minimum of 60 days during which the SPC Peer Review occurs. The SPC
Peer Review allows SPC members an opportunity to review the details of the
SPC benchmark result and raise any compliance issues resulting from that
review. If there are no compliance issues raised at the end of the SPC Peer
Review, the status of the SPC benchmark result will transition to an
Accepted status. If compliance issues are raised during the SPC Peer
Review and the SPC benchmark result is found to be compliant with the
appropriate SPC specification, the status of the SPC benchmark result will
transition to an Accepted status. If the SPC benchmark result is found
to be non-compliant during the SPC Peer Review, the SPC benchmark will either
be withdrawn or revised to become compliant
and then will transition to an Accepted status. Active/Inactive StatusA new SPC benchmark result is automatically designated as Active.
An existing SPC benchmark result may be designated as Inactive by the
Test Sponsor. An Active SPC benchmark result typically becomes
Inactive when the Test Sponsor no longer supports all components that
were priced in the SPC benchmark result, but those components are available
and supported via third-party suppliers. A Test Sponsor may also designate an
existing SPC benchmark result as Inactive in cases where the SPC
benchmark result references a product that has been superceded by a more
recent model/version, but the original product is still available and/or
supported by the Test Sponsor. Inactive SPC results remain on the SPC
Benchmark Results website pages and may continue to be publicly
referenced. Revision Status
A Test Sponsor may voluntarily submit a revised Full Disclosure Report
(FDR) to update pricing, component availability, or any other allowable
change to an existing SPC benchmark result. A Test Sponsor may also be
required to submit a revised FDR to address confirmed compliance issues that
were identified during the SPC Peer Review of an existing SPC benchmark
result. All revisions will be listed in the Key Dates and Revision
Information section of the FDR and Executive Summary. Tested Storage Product (TSP)
Categories
The TSP is a distinct, customer orderable product, which is the focal
point of an SPC benchmark result. Each SPC benchmark result is labeled with
the formal name of the TSP. Withdrawn StatusAn SPC benchmark result may be withdrawn voluntarily by the Test Sponsor
or as directed by the SPC. Each withdrawn SPC benchmark will be placed in one
of the following three categories:
A withdrawn SPC benchmark result will remain on the SPC Benchmark Results website pages for 120 days from the date of withdrawal and may be publicly referenced during that period as a withdrawn SPC benchmark result. At the end of the 120-day period, the withdrawn SPC benchmark result will be removed from the SPC Benchmark Results website pages and is no longer considered a SPC benchmark result and should not be referenced as such. . |
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