[Overview of Results Collected During EUC Score Test Runs]
FSLogix Profiles on Azure Files versus Azure NetApp Files [2024]
Test Engineer: Benny Tritsch
Date of test: 8 January 2024
Test Goal
Compare FSLogix Profiles stored on Azure Files versus Azure NetApp Files, both on identical Azure VM types and monitored with ControlUp.
Selected Sync Player Clips
| Simload Thumbnail | Link | Link | View | Type | Observation |
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SL3-UserProfileLarge Side-by-Side View Disk Read/Write |
"User Profile Large" Simload, running for 3 minutes on identical Azure VM types and monitored with ControlUp. Azure Files Score: 9.31, Azure NetApp Files Score: 7.99 (smaller is better). |
Summary of Test Observations
FSLogix Profile on Azure NetApp Files (ANF) shows a score that is about 15% lower (= better) compared to FSLogix Profile on Azure Files. Further optimization may lead to much better performance on the ANF side.
Test Setup Details
FSlogix Profile on Azure Files
FSlogix Profile on Azure NetApp Files
System Under Test: Azure West Europe, Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-User, AMD EPYC 7763 2.4GHz 8vCPUs, 32GB RAM, HDD 126.45GB, no GPU.
System Under Test: Azure West Europe, Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-User, AMD EPYC 7763 2.4GHz 8vCPUs, 32GB RAM, HDD 126.45GB, no GPU.
Connection: SxS RDP-UDP.
Connection: SxS RDP-UDP.
Endpoint: NUC2, Intel NUC 8i7HNK with Windows 11, i7-8705G CPU @ 3.10GHz, 16GB RAM, 500GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2, AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, 4GB VRAM.
Endpoint: NUC2, Intel NUC 8i7HNK with Windows 11, i7-8705G CPU @ 3.10GHz, 16GB RAM, 500GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2, AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, 4GB VRAM.