EMC PowerPath vs. Windows Native MPIO: Automated Data Path Management, Failover and Recovery, and Optimized Load Balancing

Oct 11, 2011
EMC PowerPath vs. Windows Native MPIO: Automated Data Path Management, Failover and Recovery, and Optimized Load Balancing
File: ESG-Lab-Validation-EMC-PowerPath-Oct-111.pdf
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EMC PowerPath improves data center performance with automated data path management, failover and recovery, and optimized load balancing. While many operating systems include free, native multipath I/O (MPIO) capabilities, customers often don`t know the difference between these offerings and PowerPath. This ESG Lab Validation report documents the results of hands-on testing conducted with the goal of comparing PowerPath`s optimized load-balancing and other capabilities with the native MPIO included with Microsoft Windows.