SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result =============================================================================== EMC Corp. : Celerra NSX Cluster 8 X-Blade 60 (1 stdby) 2 DMX SPECsfs97_R1.v3 = 320064 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.64 msec) =============================================================================== Throughput Response ops/sec msec 29173 0.7 58639 0.9 87839 0.9 117556 1.0 146884 1.2 176884 1.4 206359 1.7 235798 1.9 265739 2.4 295460 3.2 320064 6.4 =============================================================================== Server Configuration and Availability Vendor EMC Corp. Hardware Available May 2005 Software Available May 2005 Date Tested April 2005 SFS License number 47 Licensee Location Hopkinton, MA CPU, Memory and Power Model Name Celerra NSX Cluster 8 X-Blade 60 (1 stdby) 2 DMX Processor Intel 3.4 GHz Nocona # of Processors 14 cores, 14 chips, 1 core/chip with HT Technology enabled (2 chips per blade) Primary Cache 16KB Data + 12k instruction uOPs Secondary Cache 1MB (unified) Other Cache N/A UPS N/A Other Hardware N/A Memory Size 28 GB (4 GB per blade) NVRAM Size N/A NVRAM Type N/A NVRAM Description N/A Server Software OS Name and Version DART 5.4 Other Software -- File System UxFS NFS version 3 Server Tuning Buffer Cache Size Dynamic # NFS Processes 28 (4 per blade) Fileset Size 3095.3 GB Network Subsystem Network Type Jumbo Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Desc. Gigabit Ethernet Controller Number Networks 1 Number Network Controllers 14 (2 per blade) Protocol Type TCP Switch Type Cisco 6509 Gbit Switch (Jumbo) Bridge Type N/A Hub Type N/A Other Network Hardware N/A Disk Subsystem and Filesystems Number Disk Controllers 14 (2 per blade) Number of Disks 770 Number of Filesystems 7 File System Creation Ops N/A File System Config Each file system is striped across 55 pairs of disks formed into RAID-1 LUNs with 32K stripe element size. An additional RAID-1 LUN is used for all seven file system logs. Disk Controller Integreated 2Gb Fibre Channel # of Controller Type 1 Number of Disks 772 Disk Type 10K RPM 146GB Fibre Channel (part #100-880-285) File Systems on Disks File systems fs1..fs7 (55 RAID-1 LUNs each), UxFS log (RAID-1 LUN) Special Config Notes 128GB memory on each Symmetrix (DMX2000 and DMX3000). Two DS-32B2 fibre channels switches (see storage notes) Load Generator (LG) Configuration Number of Load Generators 42 Number of Processes per LG 42 Biod Max Read Setting 5 Biod Max Write Setting 5 LG Type LG1 LG Model Dell 1850 Number and Type Processors 2 x 3.6 GHz Intel P4 Xeon Memory Size 1 GB Operating System Linux 2.4.20-6smp Compiler GCC 3.2.2 Compiler Options None Network Type Dual embedded Intel Gigabit 82541 Server Adapter Testbed Configuration LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes ---- ------- ------- ------------------- ----- 1..42 LG1 1 /fs1../fs7 N/A =============================================================================== Notes and Tuning <> Failover is supported by an additional blade that operates in <> standby mode. In the event of any blade failure, this unit takes over the <> function of the failed unit. The standby blade does not contribute to <> the performance of the system and is not included in the processor, memory, <> or other components listed above. <> <> Server blade tuning: <> param ufs inoBlkHashSize=170669 (inode block hash size) <> param ufs inoHashTableSize=1218761 (inode hash table size) <> param ufs updateAccTime=0 (disable access-time updates) <> param nfs withoutCollector=1 (enable NFS-to-CPU thread affinity) <> param file prefetch=0 (disable DART read prefetch) <> param mkfsArgs dirType=DIR_COMPAT (Compatability mode directory style) <> param kernel maxStrToBeProc=16 (no. of network streams to process at once) <> param kernel outerLoop=8 (8 consecutive iterations of network packets processing) <> param kernel buffersWatermarkPercentage=5 (flushing buffer cache threshold) <> file initialize nodes=1000000 dnlc=1656000 (no. of inodes, no. of dirctory name lookup cache entries) <> nfs start openfiles=980462 nfsd=4 (no. of open files and 4 NFS daemons) <> param ufs nFlushCyl=32 (no. of UxFS cylinder group blocks flush threads) <> param ufs nFlushDir=32 (no. of UxFS directory and indirect blocks flush threads) <> param ufs nFlushIno=32 (no. of UxFS inode blocks flush threads) <> <> Storage array notes: <> The DMX2000 and DMX3000 used for storage expose LUNs across multiple Fibre ports. <> Each file system is built on a stripe that spans 14386MB RAID-1 LUN. <> There are two disk controllers per blade, one port each. Each port is <> connected to one of the fibre channel switches so that each blade has one <> link per switch. Each link on each switch is zoned to four Symmetrix fibre <> channel directors (HBA) on each of the DMX systems with one HBA to one HBA zone. <> Both DMX2000 and DMX3000 were configured with 128GB memory each. <> The memory is backed up with sufficient battery power to safely <> destage all cached data onto the disk in the event of a power failure. =============================================================================== Generated on Tue May 24 16:54:24 EDT 2005 by SPEC SFS97 ASCII Formatter Copyright (c) 1997-2004 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation