EMC PowerPath vs. Windows Native MPIO: Automated Data Path Management, Failover and Recovery, and Optimized Load Balancing

EMC PowerPath improves data center performance with automated data path management, failover and recovery, and optimized load balancing. While many operating systems include free, native multipath I/O (MPIO) capabilities, customers often don't know the difference between these offerings and PowerPath. This ESG Lab Validation report documents the results of hands-on testing conducted with the goal of comparing PowerPath's optimized load-balancing and other capabilities with the native MPIO included with Microsoft Windows.