This is an extension to by previous post about SQLIOSim data integrity testing. http://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/archive/2008/03/05/how-it-works-sqliosim-checksums.aspx SQLIOSim (.exe/.com) is the predecessor to SQLIOStress. SQLIOSim is SQL Server independent utility, generating both SQL Server and random I/O patterns. Demonstration SQLIOSim demonstration by rdorr (Larger Video Sizes: http://communityclips.officelabs.com/Video.aspx?videoId=f544ffcc-c92c-4506-8f3d-9f37365768aa) SQLIOSim is NOT designed to be a performance testing utility as...