DISKSPD 2.1

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DISKSPD 2.1 7/1/2021

• New -g<n>i form allowing throughput limit specification in units of IOPS (per specified blocksize)
• New -rs<pct> to specify mixed random/sequential operation (pct random); geometric distribution of run lengths
• New -rd<distribution> to specify non-uniform IO distributions across target
  • pct by target percentage
  • abs by absolute offset
• New -Rp<text|xml> to show specified parameter set in indicated profile output form; works with -X XML profiles and conventional command line
• XML results/profiles are now indented for ease of review
• Text result output updates
  • now shows values in size units (K/M/G, and now TiB) to two decimals
  • thread stride no longer shown unless specified
  • -F/-O threadpool parameters shown
• XML profiles can now be built more generically
  • XML profiles can be stated in terms of templated target names (*1, *2), replaced in order from command line invocation
  • the command line now allows options alongside -X: -v, -z, -R and -W/-d/-C along with template target specs