Thanks for the quick reply.
May I inquire when the intel performance documents are available?

The test cd is a chicken and egg problem. If we decide to use the open-e solution we will buy a nice configuration for it. But we don't have a high performance storage server on the shelf for testing.
So I really want(and need) to see the performance documents so I know what to expect.
Then I can request the required budget ;-)

And more questions:
- Is the upgrade from the current version to the version in oktober without any upgrade cost?
- Why can i have only one active snapshot with the 64 bit version per LV. (and is this gonna change in the next release(s))
- Why should I go for the 64 bit instead of the 32 bits?

Thanks again for your help