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7.2. Profiles for file system performance

The tuned-adm tool allows users to easily swap between a number of profiles that have been designed to enhance performance for specific use cases. The profiles that are particularly useful in improving storage performance are:
latency-performance
A server profile for typical latency performance tuning. It disables tuned and ktune power saving mechanisms and enables sysctl settings that improve the latency performance of your network I/O.
throughput-performance
A server profile for typical throughput performance tuning. It disables tuned and ktune power saving mechanisms, enables sysctl settings that improve the throughput performance of your disk and network I/O, and switches to the deadline scheduler. This profile is recommended if the system does not have enterprise-class storage, including battery-backed controller cache protection and management of on-disk cache.
enterprise-storage
A server profile to improve throughput performance for enterprise-sized server configurations. This switches to the deadline scheduler and disables certain I/O barriers, dramatically improving throughput. This profile is recommended for systems with enterprise-class storage, including battery-backed controller cache protection and management of on-disk cache.
More information about tuned-adm is available from the man page (man tuned-adm), or from the Power Management Guide at http://docs.redhat.com.