SPECsfs2008_cifs Result ================================================================================ EMC Corporation : Celerra VG8 Server Failover Cluster, 2 Data Movers (1 stdby) / Symmetrix VMAX SPECsfs2008_cifs = 142979 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.92 msec) ================================================================================ Performance =========== Throughput Response (ops/sec) (msec) --------------------- ---------------- 14347 0.9 28727 1.1 43118 1.2 57508 1.6 71991 1.8 86441 2.0 100782 2.6 115884 2.9 130104 3.3 142979 3.9 ================================================================================ Product and Test Information ============================ Tested By EMC Corporation Product Name Celerra VG8 Server Failover Cluster, 2 Data Movers (1 stdby) / Symmetrix VMAX Hardware Available August 2010 Software Available August 2010 Date Tested October 2010 SFS License Number 47 Licensee Locations Hopkinton, MA The Celerra VG8 Gateway Server system is a consolidation of file-based servers with NAS (NFS, CIFS) applications configured in an 1+1 High-Availability cluster. The servers deliver network services over high-speed Gigabit Ethernet. The cluster tested here consists of one active Data Mover that provides 8 Jumbo-frame capable Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and one stand-by Data Mover to provide high availability. The Celerra VG8 is a gateway to Shared Storage Array Symmetrix VMAX. The Symmetrix VMAX is a storage architecture using 4 VMAX engines interconnected via a set of multiple active 4 Gbit/s FC HBAs connecting to the fabric. Configuration Bill of Materials =============================== Ite m Vend No Qty Type or Model/Name Description --- --- ---- ---- ---------- ----------- 1 1 Enclosure EMC VG8-DME0 Celerra VG8 empty Data Mover add on enclosure 2 1 Enclosure EMC VG8-DME1 Celerra VG8 empty Data Mover add on enclosure 3 2 Data Mover EMC VG8-DM-8A Celerra VG8 Data Mover, 8 GbE ports, 4 FC ports 4 1 Control station EMC VG8-CSB Celerra VG8 control station (Administration only) 5 2 Software EMC VG8-CIFS-L Celerra VG8 CIFS License 6 1 Intelligent EMC SB-64-BASE Symmetrix VMAX Base Engine, 64 GB Cache Storage Array Engine 7 3 Intelligent EMC SB- Symmetrix VMAX Add Engine, 64 GB Cache Storage Array ADD64NDE Engine 8 16 FE IO Module EMC SB-FE80000 Symmetrix VMAX Front End IO Module with multimode SFP's 9 32 Drive Enclosure EMC SB-DE15- Symmetrix VMAX Direct Connect Storage DIR Bay, Drive Enclosure 10 312 FC Disk SEAG ST330655FC Symmetrix VMAX Cheetah 300 GB 15K.5 4 ATE V Gbit/s FC Disks 11 4 Standby Power EMC SB-DB-SPS VMAX Standby Power Supply Supply 12 1 FC Switch EMC EMC 40 port Fibre Channel Switch DS-5100B Server Software =============== OS Name and Version DART 6.0.36.4 Other Software EMC Celerra Control Station Linux 2.6.18-128.1.1.6005.EMC Filesystem Software Celerra UxFS File System Server Tuning ============= Name Value Description ---- ----- ----------- netd cifs start 600 600 threads to service CIFS requests. Server Tuning Notes ------------------- Disks and Filesystems ===================== Numbe r of Usable Description Disks Size ----------- ----- ------- This set of 304 FC disks was divided into 152 2-disk RAID1 pairs, 304 44.5 TB each with 2 LUs per drive, exported as 304 logical volumes. All data file systems reside on these disks. This set of FC disks consists of 4 2-disk RAID1 pairs, each with 2 8 584.0 LUs per drive, exported as 8 logical volumes. These disks are GB reserved for Celerra system use. Total 312 45.1 TB Number of Filesystems 4 Total Exported Capacity 44384 GB Filesystem Type UxFS Filesystem Creation Options Default Filesystem Config Each filesystem was striped (32KB element size), across 38 2-disk RAID1 pairs; for fs1 fs2 fs3 and fs4 this consumed a total of 304 logical volumes Fileset Size 16742.5 GB The drives were configured as 152 2-disk RAID1 pairs. 38 2-disk RAID1 pairs were assigned to each Symmetrix VMAX engine. Each RAID1 pair had 2 LUs created on it, of which only 1 LU was used per RAID1 pair. 4 stripes were created, one per 38 RAID1 pair group with a stripe element of 32KB. 4 file systems were created, 1 per stripe. A Symmetrix VMAX engine provided access to the drives of 1 file system. All 4 file systems were mapped on the Celerra Data Mover. All 4 file systems were shared by the Celerra Data Mover. Each client mapped all 4 file systems through each network interface of the Celerra. Network Configuration ===================== Item Number of No Network Type Ports Used Notes ----- ------------ ------------ ----- 1 Jumbo Gigabit 8 This is the Gigabit network interface Ethernet used for the active Data Mover. Network Configuration Notes --------------------------- All Gigabit network interfaces were connected to a Cisco 6509 switch. Benchmark Network ================= An MTU size of 9000 was set for all connections to the switch. Each Data Mover was connected to the network via 8 ports. The LG1 class workload machines were connected with one port. Processing Elements =================== Ite m Typ Processing No Qty e Description Function --- --- --- ----------- -------------- 1 1 CPU Single socket Intel Six Core Westmere (Xeon X5660) CIFS protocol, 2.8 GHz VG8 with QPI speed 6400 MHz for each Data UxFS Mover server. 1 chip active for the workload. (1 filesystem stand-by not in the quantity) Processing Element Notes ------------------------ Each Data Mover has one physical processor. Memory ====== Size Number Nonvo in of Ins Total latil Description GB tances GB e ----------- ---- ------ ----- ----- Each Data Mover main memory. (24 GB in the stand-by Data 24 1 24 V Mover not in the quantity) Symmetrix VMAX storage array battery backed global 64 4 256 NV memory. (64 GB per Symmetrix VMAX engine) Grand Total Memory Gigabytes 280 Memory Notes ------------ The Symmetrix VMAX was configured with a total of 256 GB of memory. The memory was backed up with sufficient battery power to safely destage all the cached data onto the disk in the event of a power failure. Stable Storage ============== 4 CIFS file systems were used. Each RAID1 pair had 2 LUs bound on it. Each file system was striped over half of the logical volumes. The storage array had 8 Fibre Channel connections, 4 per Data Mover. System Under Test Configuration Notes ===================================== The system under test consisted of one Celerra VG8 Gateway Data Mover attached to a Symmetrix VMAX Storage Array with 8 FC links. The Data Movers were running DART 6.0.36.4. 8 GbE Ethernet ports on the Data Mover were connected to the network. Other System Notes ================== Failover is supported by an additional Celerra Data Mover that operates in stand-by mode. In the event of the Data Mover failure, the stand-by unit takes over the function of the failed unit. The stand-by Data Mover does not contribute to the performance of the system and it is not included in the components listed above. Test Environment Bill of Materials ================================== Item No Qty Vendor Model/Name Description ----- --- ------ ---------- ----------- 1 18 Dell Dell PowerEdge Dell server with 1 GB RAM and the Linux 1850 2.6.9-42.ELsmp operating system Load Generators =============== LG Type Name LG1 BOM Item # 1 Processor Name Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.60GHz Processor Speed 3.6 GHz Number of Processors (chips) 2 Number of Cores/Chip 2 Memory Size 1 GB Operating System Linux 2.6.9-42.ELsmp Network Type 1 x Broadcom BCM5704 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Load Generator (LG) Configuration ================================= Benchmark Parameters -------------------- Network Attached Storage Type CIFS Number of Load Generators 18 Number of Processes per LG 32 Testbed Configuration --------------------- LG No LG Type Network Target Filesystems Notes ----- ------- ------- ------------------ ----- 1..18 LG1 1 /fs1,/fs2,/fs3,/fs4 N/A Load Generator Configuration Notes ---------------------------------- All filesystems were mapped on all clients, which were connected to the same physical and logical network. Uniform Access Rule Compliance ============================== Each client has the same file systems mapped from the active Data Mover. Other Notes =========== Failover is supported by an additional Celerra Data Mover that operates in stand-by mode. In the event of the Data Mover failure, the stand-by unit takes over the function of the failed unit. The stand-by Data Mover does not contribute to the performance of the system and it was not included in the components listed above. The Symmetrix VMAX was configured with 256 GB of memory, 64 GB per VMAX engine. The memory was backed up with sufficient battery power to safely destage all cached data onto the disk in the event of a power failure. ================================================================================ Generated on Wed Nov 17 13:39:22 2010 by SPECsfs2008 ASCII Formatter Copyright (C) 1997-2008 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation