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IBM: eServer xSeries 200 - Red Hat Linux 7.1 SPECmail2001 msgs/min = 100
SPEC license # 11 Tested by:
IBM		 Test date:
Oct-2001		 Hardware Avail:
Mar-2001		 Software Avail:
Apr-2001

100 SPECmail2001 messages per minute is equivalent to 20,000 SPECmail2001_users.

Detail Summary | General Notes
System configurations: SMTP Server | Benchmark Manager | Load Generator | SMTP Sink | Configuration diagram


Summary Results
Function Response
time limit
(seconds)		 Required
Percentage
Compliant		 Percentage Compliant
80% 100% 120%
SMTP Connect 5 >95% 99.91% 99.88% 99.83%
SMTP Data 5 >95% 96.98% 98.31% 98.56%
POP Connect 5 >95% 100.00% 99.95% 99.97%
POP Status 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Retrieve 5 >95% 99.94% 99.97% 99.93%
POP Delete 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Delivery Time 60 >95% 97.00% 99.11% 100.00%
Error Rate NA <1% 1.11% 0.64% 0.56%

SMTP Server (1 system)
Software
SMTP Software: Lotus Domino Mail Server Release 5.04 Operating System: Red Hat Linux 7.1 (kernel 2.4.2-2)
Availability: Jun-2000 File System: ext2
Hardware
Vendor: IBM CPU: Intel Pentium III
Model Name: xSeries x200 CPU MHz: 1000
Availability: Mar-2001 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 14 x 18GB 15K RPM SCSI + 1 x 18GB 10K RPM SCSI Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 1536 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: ServeRAID 4H RAID Adapter: RAID0 + OS Drive
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostname: Sut

Tuning Information:
ulimit -n 8192, default = 1024
/proc/sys/fs/file-max = 65536, default =
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range = 16384 65536, default =
File system mounted synchronously

Benchmark Manager (1 system)
Software
JVM: Sun Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.2.2_008 (symc) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 5.00.2195
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: IBM CPU: Pentium III
Model Name: eServer xSeries 330 CPU MHz: 933
Availability: Mar-2001 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 9GB SCSI Primary Cache: 16KbI + 16KbD
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256Kb
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
HostName: Client15

Load Generator (2 systems)
Software
JVM: Sun Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.2.2_008 (symc) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 5.00.2195
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: IBM CPU: Pentium III
Model Name: xSeries x330 CPU MHz: 933
Availability: Mar-2001 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 9GB SCSI Primary Cache: 16KbI + 16KbD
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256Kb
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 2 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostnames: Client14, Client10

SMTP Sink (1 system)
Software
JVM: Sun Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.2.2_008 (symc) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 5.00.2195
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: IBM CPU: Pentium III
Model Name: xSeries x330 CPU MHz: 933
Availability: Mar-2001 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 9GB SCSI Primary Cache: 16KbI + 16KbD
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256Kb
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information 
Hostname: Client13

General Notes / Tuning Information

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First published at SPEC.org on 25-Oct-2001

Benchmark run on Wed Oct 24 11:54:35 EDT 2001 by SPECmail2001 v1.01
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