• TheSQLGuru (4/25/2012)


    SQLIOSIM is the tool to use to validate that an IO subsystem will properly handle SQL Server IO-style workloads.

    But SQL needs to be stopped when running that. The aim is to validate the IO subsystem, nor slaughter it.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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