Avago Technologies Syncro 9361-8i - Manual (Page 8)

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Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Controllers User Guide
November 2014 Chapter 1: Introduction
Performance Considerations
MSM has no visibility to remote VDs, so all VD management operations must be performed locally. A controller that
has no direct access to a VD must use I/O shipping to access the data if it receives a client data request. Accessing the
remote VD affects performance because of the I/O shipping overhead.
NOTE Performance tip: Use the MSM utility to verify correct resource
ownership and load balancing. Load balancing is a method of
spreading work between two or more computers, network links, CPUs,
drives, or other resources. Load balancing is used to maximize
resource use, throughput, or response time. Load balancing is the key
to ensuring that client requests are handled in a timely,
efficient manner.