SPECweb96 Result

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 IBM : Netfinity 5500 M20                               ||   7796   SPECweb96
 IBM : IBM HTTP Server using Apache 1.3.3               ||
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   Throughput   Response
     ops/sec      msec
       802         6.3
      1603         7.1
      2404         7.8
      3206         8.4
      4008         9.1
      4809         9.8
      5612        10.2
      6413        10.2
      7214        10.8
      7796        12.9

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                          General Availability Dates

 Hardware            Mar-99
 Operating System    Aug-97
 HTTP Software       Jun-99

                               System Hardware

 Vendor              IBM
 Model               Netfinity 5500 M20
 Processor           500MHz Pentium III Xeon
 # of Processors     4
 Primary Cache       32KB
 Secondary Cache     1MB
 Other Cache         None
 Memory              2GB
 Disk Controllers    Wide Ultra SCSI
 Disk Subsystem      4 9.1GB 10K RPM drives
 Other Hardware      2 Alteon ACEswitch 180

                               System Software

 Operating System    Windows NT Server 4.0
 Other Software      None
 File System Type    NTFS

                                HTTP Software

 Vendor              IBM
 HTTP Software       IBM HTTP Server using Apache 1.3.3
 # of "threads"      1
 Server Cache        FRCA (Integrated)
 Log Mode            Combined

                                   Network

 # of Controllers    4
 Network Controller  Alteon ACEnic PCI Gigabit
 # of Nets           4
 Type of Nets        Jumbo Frame Gigabit
 Network Speed       1000 Mb
 MSL (sec)           30
 Time-Wait (sec)     60

                               Load Generators

 # of Generators     10
 # of Processes Each 11
 Model               Intellistation Z Pro
 Processor           450Mhz Pentium II Xeon
 # of Processors     2
 Memory              256MB
 Network Controller  Alteon ACEnic PCI Gigabit
 Operating System    Windows NT Workstation 4.0 + SP4 + Post SP4 TCP/IP
 Compiler            None

                            Benchmark Configuration

 Max Requested Load  8000
 Max Fileset Size    1952

                                 Test Sponsor

 Tested By           IBM
 License Number      11
 Test Date           Mar-99

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                            Operating System Notes

<> Post SP4 hotfix for TCP/IP installed (144,624 bytes)

                                Network Notes

<> MTU size = 9000 bytes

                                 Other Notes

<> IBM HTTP Server using Apache v1.3.3 configured to use integrated

FRCA cache.
<> Performance Boost for Foreground Application=NONE (Do not raise

foreground application priority, default: half)
<> Tcpip/Parameters/TcpTimedWaitDelay=0x3c (Set TIME_WAIT to 60

seconds, default: 240)
<> Tcpip/Parameters/MaxUserPort=0xfffe (Set maximum port number used

to 65534, default: 5000)
<> Tcpip/Parameters/MaxFreeTWTcbs=0x7c830 (Increase TCB timewait table

 to 510,000 entries, default: 2000)
<> Tcpip/Parameters/MaxHashTableSize=x10000 (Set TCB hash table size

to 65,536 entries, default: 512)
<> NDIS/Parameters/ProcessorAffinityMask=0 (Interrupt and DPC

affinitized to same processor, default: any processor)
<> 1 disk for OS/pagefile, 3 striped disks for web pages and logs
<> For each Alteon NIC:
<> Altndis(X)/Parameters/SendCoalMax=0x14 (Max buffer descriptors sent

 before updating send producer index, default: 333)
<> Altndis(X)/Parameters/RecvCoalMax=0x28 (Max buffer descriptors

receive before updating receive producer index, default: 333)
<> Altndis(X)/Parameters/SendCoalTicks=0x3e8 (Max clock ticks (in

usec) the NIC waits before updating send producer index, default: 2)
<> Altndis(X)/Parameters/RecvCoalTicks=0x3e8 (Max clock ticks (in

usec) the NIC waits before updating receive producer index, default: 2)
<> Network interrupts affinitized one NIC per CPU

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