Recently, SanDisk rolled out an open-source tool named SPRandom, aiming to tackle the challenge of extended preconditioning durations for high-capacity enterprise solid-state drives (eSSDs) during benchmark testing. Preconditioning plays a pivotal role in guaranteeing precise and consistent SSD performance test outcomes. Nevertheless, conventional approaches demand days or even weeks of both sequential and random write operations on the SSD, especially for drives boasting capacities over 16TB. By implementing a pseudo-random preconditioning algorithm and coupling it with the flexible I/O tester (fio), SPRandom slashes the preconditioning time from weeks down to a mere few hours. Take, for instance, a 32TB SSD; the preconditioning time is cut from 160 hours to roughly 6.2 hours. This open-source tool is also compatible with SSD products from various other manufacturers, thereby boosting testing efficiency throughout the entire industry.
