SPECsfs97.v2 Result

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 Auspex Systems, Inc. : NS2000 (3-node, RAID5, NetOS 3.0.1)  
 SPECsfs97.v2 = 17437 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time =  4.50 msec)

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   Throughput   Response
     ops/sec      msec
      1738         1.9
      3493         2.2
      5256         2.6
      6995         4.1
      8750         3.7
     10535         4.4
     12272         5.1
     14032         5.9
     15784         8.1
     17437        14.8

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		Server Configuration and Availability

 Vendor	             Auspex Systems, Inc.
 Hardware Available  March 1999
 Software Available  January 2001
 Date Tested         December 2000
 SFS License number  29
 Licensee Location   Santa Clara, CA


			CPU, Memory and Power

 Model Name                  NS2000 (3-node, RAID5, NetOS 3.0.1)
 Processor                   Pentium II 333 MHz
 # of Processors             6 (2 per node)
 Primary Cache               16 KB I + 16 KB D on-chip
 Secondary Cache             512 KB (I+D) on-chip
 Other Cache                 none
 UPS                         none
 Other Hardware              Host processor (270 MHz Ultra-SPARC-IIi)

 Memory Size         	     3 GB (1 GB per node)
 NVRAM Size          	     576 MB (192 MB per node)
 NVRAM Type          	     SIMMs
 NVRAM Description   	     2-week battery-backed shelf-life

			   Server Software

 OS Name and Version         NetOS 3.0.1
 Other Software              Solaris 2.6 (on the Host processor)
 File System                 Auspex FastFLO
 NFS version                 2

			    Server Tuning

 Buffer Cache Size           dynamic
 # NFS Processes             180 (60 per node)
 Fileset Size                169.2    GB


			  Network Subsystem

 Network Type                Gigabit Ethernet
 Network Controller Desc.    Alteon PCI adapter card model#71-0012
 Number Networks             1 (N1)
 Number Network Controllers  3 (1 per node)
 Protocol Type        	     TCP
		      	     
 Switch Type          	     Alteon Network ACEswitch 180 (2)
 Bridge Type          	     N/A
 Hub Type             	     N/A
 Other Network Hardware      N/A

		    Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

 Number Disk Controllers     10 (3 per node, 1 for Host processor)
 Number of Disks             136 (45 per node, 1 for host OS)
 Number of Filesystems       45 (15 per node)
 File System Creation Ops    default
 File System Config          3-member RAID5 filesystems

 Disk Controller             Ultra Wide SCSI controller (3 nodes)
 # of Controller Type        3/3/3
 Number of Disks             45/45/45
 Disk Type                   36GB Quantum (TY36J01E-01-Z-E)
 File Systems on Disks       F1, F4, ... F43/F2, F5 ... F44/F3, F6, ... F45
 Special Config Notes        none

 Disk Controller             Symbios SCSI Controller (Host processor)
 # of Controller Type        1
 Number of Disks             1
 Disk Type                   36GB Quantum (KN36J005)
 File Systems on Disks       Host OS
 Special Config Notes        none



		  Load Generator (LG) Configuration

 Number of Load Generators   10
 Number of Processes per LG  45
 Biod Max Read Setting       2
 Biod Max Write Setting      2

 LG Type                     LG1         
 LG Model                    Sun Microsystems Ultra 10         
 Number and Type Processors  1 x 333 MHz UltraSPARC-IIi    
 Memory Size                 256 MB            
 Operating System            Solaris 2.6     
 Compiler                    SC3.0.1           
 Compiler Options            see SPEC-supplied wrapper & makefile         
 Network Type                Sun Vector Gigabit Ethernet PCI



			Testbed Configuration

 LG #   LG Type  Network   Target File Systems                      Notes
 ----   -------  -------   -------------------                      -----
 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 LG1      N1        F1, F2 ..... F45                         N/A

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                                Notes and Tuning

<> The filesystems were mounted uniformly across all 3 nodes(eg. F1 on node-1, F2 on node-2 etc.).
<> Each load generator accessed all filesystems from all 3 nodes.
<> The NVRAM in the disk controllers, used in write-back mode, also has write-through capability.
<> The two Gigabit switches (each with 8 ports) were daisy-chained to connect the server (3 nodes)
<> and 10 clients.