About the job
KIOXIA America Inc. is seeking a motivated intern to join our Innovation Lab. This dynamic space utilizes cutting-edge software and hardware to showcase technical configurations at industry events and trade shows. You'll collaborate with content creators, develop engaging video material, present technical discussions, and contribute to the writing of white papers focused on applications and performance. As a member of our lab team, you will compare competitor drives, evaluate our latest SSDs, and execute necessary tuning to ensure our drives meet or exceed industry benchmarks.
Project Overview:
Engage in a comprehensive comparison study between MDRAID with XFS, ZFS, and BTRFS to assess software RAID-like capabilities. This involves evaluating the performance impacts of file systems, RAID configurations, and Trim on new KIOXIA SSDs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and compare the features of various file systems, weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each software solution.
- Evaluate the performance of RAID 5, 6, and 10 configurations using a selection of high-performance drives (CD9-P or CM9).
- Perform tuning for each configuration to maximize performance based on FIO workloads. This includes:
- Testing initial RAID sets with FIO.
- Developing code to run tests with background Trim and analyzing workload performance.
- Comparing standard and Trim performance metrics.
