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Mirapoint MOS 3.4.6 - DS450/MD450/M4500 SPECmail2001 msgs/min = 5,250
SPEC license # 69 Tested by:
Mirapoint
Test date:
Jan-2004
Hardware Avail:
Dec-2003
Software Avail:
Apr-2004

5,250 SPECmail2001 messages per minute is equivalent to 1,050,000 SPECmail2001_users.

Detail Summary | General Notes
System configurations: Internet Directory - LDAP Server | Message Director - Access Switch | Message Director - Router | Internet Message Server - Message Store | Benchmark Manager | SMTP Sink | Load Generator | Load Generator | Configuration diagram
Detailed results: Detailed Results 80% load | Detailed Results 100% load | Detailed Results 120% load


Summary Results
Function Response
time limit
(seconds)
Required
Percentage
Compliant
Percentage Compliant
80% 100% 120%
SMTP Connect 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
SMTP Data 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 99.99%
POP Connect 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Status 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Retrieve 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
POP Delete 5 >95% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Delivery Time 60 >95% 99.14% 99.08% 98.94%
Error Rate NA <1% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%

Internet Directory - LDAP Server (2 systems)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: DS450 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 3 x 73GB 10K RPM SCSI 1xRAID1 + Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 2 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostname: mperf13 (primary), mperf14 (replica)

Licenses: User-limit 20, SSH Licensed, Directory Server Access

LDAP Server configuration:

   Truncated LDIF contents (45X.ldif) used to populate the ldap database:

	dn: c=us
	objectclass: top
	objectclass: country
	c: us

	dn: o=spec45X,c=us
	objectclass: organization
	o: spec45X

	dn: miLoginid=u1,o=spec45X,c=us
	objectclass: top
	objectclass: mirapointUser
	objectclass: mirapointMailUser
	miLoginid: u1
	sn: u1
	cn: u1
	mail: u1@local.p.net
	maillocaladdress: u1
	mailhost: mperf17.p.net
	userPassword: u1

	...


  CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Create index for the miLoginid attribute
    dir addindex "" miLoginid eq,pres

    # Populate the LDAP database
    dir importldif "" ftp://mperf100.p.net/pub/45X.ldif

    # Setup primary LDAP server

    dir addreplica spec mirapoint c=us c=us
    dir setrepoption spec binddn cn=administrator
    dir setrepoption spec bindpw admin
    dir setrepoption spec master ldap://mperf13.p.net
    dir addrephost spec ldap://mperf14.p.net
    dir exportconfig

    # (Save the exported config to a file)

    # Setup replica LDAP server

    dir importconfig
    # (Paste in the config from exported file obtained on the primary)

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Message Director - Access Switch (1 system)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: MD450 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 3 x 73GB SCSI 1xRAID1 + Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostname: mperf16

Licenses: User-limit 20, LDAP Routing, POP 20 users

CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Enable per-user access switching
    pop set mode ldapproxy

    # Configure LDAP
    ldap add 10.5.1.13
    ldap setquery user:publishedname o=spec45X,c=us (mail=$(login)) mail
    ldap setquery user:mailhost o=spec45X,c=us (mail=$(login)) mailhost

    # Set the period that LDAP query results are cached internally
    ldap set cachetimeout 2h

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Message Director - Router (1 system)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: MD450 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 3 x 73GB SCSI 1xRAID1 + Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro; Intel 1000 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostnames: mperf15

Licenses: User-limit 20, LDAP Routing

CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Accept mail for the local domain
    maildom add local.p.net

    # Relay mail for remote domains
    relay add remote.p.net

    # Turn off authentication check to prevent unauthorized relaying
    smtp set smtpauth off

    # Enable option to minimize message queueing
    smtp set fastpath on

    # Perform per-user routing using LDAP mailhost lookups
    smtp set ldaprouting on

    # Configure LDAP
      ldap add 10.5.1.14

    ldap setquery user:publishedname o=spec45X,c=us (miLoginid=$(mbox)) mail
    ldap setquery user:mailhost o=spec45X,c=us (miLoginid=$(mbox)) mailhost

    # Set the period that LDAP query results are cached internally
    ldap set cachetimeout 2h

    # Configure dual NICs (port0, 100 BaseT; port1, 1000 BaseT)
    netif bind port0 10.5.10.3/20
    netif bind port1 10.5.1.15/24

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Internet Message Server - Message Store (4 systems)
Software
System Release: MOS 3.4.6 Operating System: MOS
Availability: Apr-2004 File System: MessageBase (tm)
Hardware
Vendor: Mirapoint CPU: Intel Xeon
Model Name: M4500 CPU MHz: 2800
Availability: Dec-2003 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 14 x 73GB 10K RPM FCAL 1xRAID10 + 2 Hot-spare Primary Cache: Execution Trace Cache stores 12K; 8KB Level 1 data cache
Memory (MB): 2048 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 4 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostnames: mperf17, mperf18, mperf19, and, mperf20

Licenses: User-limit unlimited, POP unlimited users

CLI configuration commands:

    # Don't send system alerts, etc. to customercare@mirapoint.com
    conf disable customercare

    # Accept mail for the local domain
    maildom add local.p.net

    # Turn off authentication check to prevent unauthorized relaying
    smtp set smtpauth off

    # Enable option to minimize message queueing
    smtp set fastpath on

    # Configure LDAP (for authentication)
    ldap add 10.5.1.13
    ldap setquery user:publishedname o=spec45X,c=us (miLoginid=$(mbox)) mail
    auth set default plaintext:ldap

MSL is 30 seconds (not configurable)

TIME_WAIT is 60 seconds (not configurable)

MSS is 1460 bytes (not configurable)

Benchmark Manager (1 system)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Red Hat Linux 2.4.18-14
Availability: Jan-2001 File System: ext3
Hardware
Vendor: Hewlett-Packard CPU: AMD-K6-2
Model Name: Pavilion 4440 CPU MHz: 333
Availability: Jan-2000 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 4GB EIDE Primary Cache: 32KB(I) + 32KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 156 Secondary Cache: 512KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostname: operf6

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

SMTP Sink (1 system)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: Dell CPU: Intel PIII
Model Name: PowerEdge 1400 CPU MHz: 933
Availability: Jun-2000 CPUs Enabled: 2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 2 x 36GB U160 SCSI Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 768 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel PRO/1000 T Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 1 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostname: operf4

Comment out line for SMTP in /WINNT/system32/drivers/etc/SERVICES
(required to allow the mail sink to bind to port 25)

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

Load Generator (4 systems)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Availability: Aug-2000 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: emachine CPU: Intel Celeron
Model Name: T1115 CPU MHz: 1000
Availability: Mar-2002 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 20GB EIDE Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 4 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostnames: operf1, operf2, operf8, operf9

MaxUserPort set to value 65534

Load Generator (7 systems)
Software
JVM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode) (Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment) Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (service pack 5)
Availability: Apr-2001 File System: NTFS
Hardware
Vendor: FIT CPU: Intel PIII
Model Name: Server-1000 CPU MHz: 800
Availability: Jun-2000 CPUs Enabled: 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip
Disk Subsystem: 1 x 30GB EIDE Primary Cache: 16KB(I) + 16KB(D) on chip
Memory (MB): 256 Secondary Cache: 256KB
Network: Intel 10/100 Pro Other Cache: N/A
# of Systems: 7 Other: N/A
Notes / Tuning Information
Hostnames: operf10, operf11, operf12, operf13, operf14, operf16, operf17

MaxUserPort set to value 65534


Detailed Results -- 80% Load
Load User Count Message Rate
(msg/min)
Attempted 840,000 4,200
Actual 839,000 4,195
Function Attempts # Pass
QoS
% Pass
QoS
SMTP Connect 477,143 477,143 100.00%
SMTP Hello 477,144 477,144 100.00%
SMTP Mail From 477,145 477,145 100.00%
SMTP Rcpt To 951,171 951,171 100.00%
SMTP Data 477,102 477,102 100.00%
SMTP Quit 472,384 472,384 100.00%
POP Connect 504,664 504,664 100.00%
POP User ID 504,662 504,662 100.00%
POP Password 504,616 504,537 99.98%
POP Status 504,616 504,616 100.00%
POP Retrieve 503,979 503,979 100.00%
POP Delete 502,705 502,705 100.00%
POP Quit 503,378 503,378 100.00%
Delivery Time 4,776 4,735 99.14%
SMTP Data Response Time 477,102 472,384 99.01%
POP Retrieve Response Time 503,979 503,206 99.85%
Remote Message Delivery 449,406 444,947 99.01%

Counter

Value
SMTP Connect Error 0
SMTP Protocol Error 0
SMTP Disconnect 4,719
SMTP Session 472,384
SMTP To Local 501,765
SMTP To Remote 449,406
SINK Connect Error 0
POP Connect Error 43
POP Protocol Error 0
POP Disconnect 1,275
POP Session 503,421
Delivery Time Connect Error 0
Function Minimum Time
(millisec)
Maximum Time
(millisec)
Average Time
(millisec)
SMTP Connect 0 1,011 13.81
SMTP Hello 0 991 17.35
SMTP Mail From 0 1,002 6.04
SMTP Rcpt To 0 1,860 11.41
SMTP Data 0 2,062 74.67
SMTP Quit 0 359 4.11
POP Connect 0 1,172 8.75
POP User ID 0 1,182 14.38
POP Password 0 45,455 50.60
POP Status 0 531 5.04
POP Retrieve 0 1,021 17.81
POP Delete 0 1,015 8.79
POP Quit 0 703 10.40
Function Minimum Size
(KB)
Maximum Size
(KB)
Average Size
(KB)
SMTP Data (KB up) 1 2,674 24.66
POP Retrieve (KB down) 1 2,675 24.91


Detailed Results -- 100% Load
Load User Count Message Rate
(msg/min)
Attempted 1,050,000 5,250
Actual 1,051,600 5,258
Function Attempts # Pass
QoS
% Pass
QoS
SMTP Connect 600,041 600,041 100.00%
SMTP Hello 600,042 600,042 100.00%
SMTP Mail From 600,042 600,042 100.00%
SMTP Rcpt To 1,201,087 1,201,087 100.00%
SMTP Data 600,027 600,027 100.00%
SMTP Quit 593,895 593,895 100.00%
POP Connect 630,334 630,334 100.00%
POP User ID 630,335 630,335 100.00%
POP Password 630,294 629,965 99.95%
POP Status 630,294 630,294 100.00%
POP Retrieve 629,983 629,983 100.00%
POP Delete 628,258 628,258 100.00%
POP Quit 628,670 628,670 100.00%
Delivery Time 6,008 5,953 99.08%
SMTP Data Response Time 600,027 593,894 98.98%
POP Retrieve Response Time 629,983 629,027 99.85%
Remote Message Delivery 569,193 563,174 98.94%

Counter

Value
SMTP Connect Error 0
SMTP Protocol Error 0
SMTP Disconnect 6,133
SMTP Session 593,895
SMTP To Local 631,895
SMTP To Remote 569,193
SINK Connect Error 0
POP Connect Error 51
POP Protocol Error 0
POP Disconnect 1,727
POP Session 628,721
Delivery Time Connect Error 0
Function Minimum Time
(millisec)
Maximum Time
(millisec)
Average Time
(millisec)
SMTP Connect 0 1,022 17.12
SMTP Hello 0 1,032 20.87
SMTP Mail From 0 765 6.86
SMTP Rcpt To 0 1,011 14.61
SMTP Data 0 2,753 91.67
SMTP Quit 0 1,002 4.58
POP Connect 0 1,192 9.50
POP User ID 0 1,192 15.54
POP Password 0 45,345 76.37
POP Status 0 1,749 6.14
POP Retrieve 0 1,382 20.95
POP Delete 0 1,221 11.25
POP Quit 0 1,402 15.95
Function Minimum Size
(KB)
Maximum Size
(KB)
Average Size
(KB)
SMTP Data (KB up) 1 2,674 24.20
POP Retrieve (KB down) 1 2,675 24.80


Detailed Results -- 120% Load
Load User Count Message Rate
(msg/min)
Attempted 1,260,000 6,300
Actual 1,259,600 6,298
Function Attempts # Pass
QoS
% Pass
QoS
SMTP Connect 717,612 717,612 100.00%
SMTP Hello 717,612 717,612 100.00%
SMTP Mail From 717,613 717,613 100.00%
SMTP Rcpt To 1,433,656 1,433,656 100.00%
SMTP Data 717,507 717,425 99.99%
SMTP Quit 710,217 710,217 100.00%
POP Connect 756,390 756,390 100.00%
POP User ID 756,392 756,392 100.00%
POP Password 756,265 755,664 99.92%
POP Status 756,267 756,267 100.00%
POP Retrieve 754,661 754,661 100.00%
POP Delete 752,632 752,632 100.00%
POP Quit 754,294 754,294 100.00%
Delivery Time 7,176 7,100 98.94%
SMTP Data Response Time 717,507 710,150 98.97%
POP Retrieve Response Time 754,661 753,534 99.85%
Remote Message Delivery 678,615 671,635 98.97%

Counter

Value
SMTP Connect Error 0
SMTP Protocol Error 0
SMTP Disconnect 7,288
SMTP Session 710,217
SMTP To Local 755,016
SMTP To Remote 678,615
SINK Connect Error 0
POP Connect Error 108
POP Protocol Error 0
POP Disconnect 2,027
POP Session 754,402
Delivery Time Connect Error 1
Function Minimum Time
(millisec)
Maximum Time
(millisec)
Average Time
(millisec)
SMTP Connect 0 2,954 29.54
SMTP Hello 0 1,151 33.86
SMTP Mail From 0 2,273 8.39
SMTP Rcpt To 0 1,352 82.83
SMTP Data 0 10,671 115.74
SMTP Quit 0 1,016 5.54
POP Connect 0 2,984 10.48
POP User ID 0 3,015 17.13
POP Password 0 45,822 110.36
POP Status 0 1,906 7.79
POP Retrieve 0 1,322 23.56
POP Delete 0 1,562 13.66
POP Quit 0 2,047 27.65
Function Minimum Size
(KB)
Maximum Size
(KB)
Average Size
(KB)
SMTP Data (KB up) 1 2,674 24.55
POP Retrieve (KB down) 1 2,675 25.03

General Notes / Tuning Information

Network hardware:

   Foundry Network ServerIronXL (2x 1000Base-SX ports and 24x 10/100 BaseT ports)

DNS configuration:

   "A" records for every host on the network (to map hostnames to IP
   addresses).

   "PTR" records for every host on the network (to reverse map IP
   addresses to hostnames).

   Host alias "smtp.p.net" is mapped to mperf15.p.net (Internet Message
   Router) with a CNAME record.

   Host alias "pop.p.net" is mapped to mperf16.p.net (Internet Access
   Switch) with a CNAME record.

   Specify operf4.p.net as the only mail exchange for domain remote.p.net
   with an MX record of preference level 10.


Testing performed at Mirapoint Headquarters (Performance Lab) in Sunnyvale, CA.


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