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The steady state workload phase follows the login phase. Steady state starts once all the users are logged in and are performing their daily tasks. Login VSI is configured to run at steady state for 30 minutes for this test.
During steady state, IOPS and bandwidth decrease and level off.
During steady state, the read/write ratio shows a higher percentage of writes. The higher read percentage during the first part of steady state is due to the behavior of Windows 10. Once Windows 10 settles down, a higher percent of writes is shown for the rest of steady state. A higher percentage of writes is typical during steady state for an instant clone VDI environment.
The following figures show the PowerVault performance metrics during steady state: