SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

Network Appliance, Inc. :	FAS3040A
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	60038 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.17 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
5713	0.5
11414	0.6
17076	0.7
22849	0.8
28515	0.9
34433	1.1
40136	1.4
45913	1.7
51751	2.1
57635	2.5
58636	2.6
60038	2.8

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	Network Appliance, Inc.
Hardware Available	February 2007
Software Available	February 2007
Date Tested	January 2007
SFS License Number	33
Licensee Locations	Sunnyvale, CA

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name FAS3040A

Processor 2.4-GHz AMD Opteron(tm) 250

# of Processors 4 cores, 4 chips, 1 core/chip

Primary Cache 64 KB I + 64 KB D on chip

Secondary Cache 1 MB (I+D) on chip

Other Cache N/A

UPS none

Other Hardware X3147-R5 NVRAM/cluster interconnect adapter (see notes)

Memory Size 8 GB (4 GB per node)

NVRAM Size 1 GB (512 MB per node)

NVRAM Type DIMMs on PCI cards

NVRAM Description minimum 3-day battery-backed shelf-life

Server Software

OS Name and Version Data ONTAP 7.2.1.1

Other Software Cluster Option

File System WAFL

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size default

# NFS Processes N/A

Fileset Size 568.5 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Jumbo Frame Gigabit Ethernet
Network Controller Desc.	integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller
Number Networks	1 (N1)
Number Network Controllers	2 (1 per node)
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type Cisco 6509 (N1)

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 4 (2 per node)

Number of Disks 224

Number of Filesystems 2

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config 7 RAID-DP (Double Parity) groups of 16 disks each

Disk Controller integrated dual-channel QLogic ISP-2432 FC Controller (4MB RAM standard)

# of Controller Type 4 (2 per node)

Number of Disks 56/56/56/56

Disk Type X273B 72GB 15K RPM FC-AL

File Systems on Disks F1/F1/F2/F2

Special Config Notes see notes

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	22
Number of Processes per LG	8
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model Supermicro SuperServer 6014H-i2

Number and Type Processors 2 x 3.4-GHz Intel Xeon

Memory Size 2048 MB

Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (2.4.21-40.ELsmp)

Compiler cc, used SFS97_R1 Precompiled Binaries

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type Integrated Dual Port Intel 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1/2/../22 LG1 N1 F1,F2 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1/2/../22	LG1	N1	F1,F2	N/A

Other Notes

NetApp's embedded operating system processes NFS requests from the network layer without any NFS daemons, and uses non-volatile memory to improve performance.
All standard data protection features, including background RAID and media error scrubbing, software validated RAID checksumming, and double disk failure protection via double parity RAID (RAID-DP) were enabled during the test.
The tested system was an active-active failover cluster comprised of two nodes joined by a cluster interconnect (integrated on the NVRAM card).
The cluster option was licensed and enabled.
Each node had 2 cpus (2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip).
Each disk controller had two 4Gbit/s capable FC-AL ports, each connected to an ESH (Electronically Switched Hub) loop (running in 2Gbit/s mode). All four FC-AL ports on each node were active during the test and each controlled 28 disks.
Each node was the owner of a single disk pool or "aggregate".
Each aggregate was composed of seven RAID-DP groups, each composed of 14 data disks and 2 parity disks.
Within each aggregate, a flexible volume (utilizing DataONTAP FlexVol (TM) technology) was created to hold the SFS filesystem for that node.
The F1 filesystem was striped across the disks in the aggregate owned by the first node, using a variable size striping mechanism. The F2 filesystem was striped across the disks in the aggregate owned by the second node, using the same variable size striping mechanism.
Each node was the owner of one filesystem, but the disks in each aggregate were dual-attached so that, in the event of a fault, they could be controlled by the other node via an alternate loop.
A separate flexible volume resided on the aggregate of each node held the Data ONTAP operating system and system files.
All network ports were set to use jumbo frames (MTU=9000).
Server tunings:
- vol options vol1 no_atime_on 1 -- to disable access time update
- vol options vol1 minra 1 -- to minimize file read-ahead
NetApp is a registered trademark and "Data ONTAP", "Network Appliance", "FlexVol", and "WAFL" are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other trademarks belong to their respective owners and should be treated as such.

First published at SPEC.org on 14-Feb-2007

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Supermicro SuperServer 6014H-i2
Number and Type Processors	2 x 3.4-GHz Intel Xeon
Memory Size	2048 MB
Operating System	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (2.4.21-40.ELsmp)
Compiler	cc, used SFS97_R1 Precompiled Binaries
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	Integrated Dual Port Intel 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet