SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

Network Appliance, Inc. :	FAS980c Failover Cluster
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	68139 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 0.98 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
6807	0.5
13592	0.5
20441	0.6
27234	0.7
34267	0.8
41157	1.0
48184	1.1
54956	1.3
61637	1.7
68139	3.3

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	Network Appliance, Inc.
Hardware Available	January 2004
Software Available	January 2004
Date Tested	November 2003
SFS License Number	33
Licensee Locations	Sunnyvale, CA

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name FAS980c Failover Cluster

Processor 2.8-GHz Intel Xeon Processor MP

# of Processors 4 cores, 4 chips, 1 core/chip (2 per node) (HT Technology enabled)

Primary Cache 12 K uops I + 8 KB D

Secondary Cache 512 KB on-die

Other Cache 2MB L3 cache, on-die

UPS none

Other Hardware X3150A NVRAM/cluster interconnect adapter (see notes)

Memory Size 16384 MB (8192 MB per node)

NVRAM Size 1024 MB (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 6.5

Other Software Cluster Option

File System WAFL

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size default

# NFS Processes N/A

Fileset Size 649.8 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Jumbo Frame Gigabit Ethernet
Network Controller Desc.	X1027B PCI adapter card
Number Networks	1 (N1)
Number Network Controllers	2 (1 per node)
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type Extreme BlackDiamond 6816 (N1)

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 4

Number of Disks 152

Number of Filesystems 2

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config 5 RAID-DP (Double Parity) groups of 14 disks each

Disk Controller X2050A FC-AL adapter card (256 KB RAM standard)

# of Controller Type 4

Number of Disks 38/38/38/38

Disk Type X273A 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	48
Number of Processes per LG	4
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model Supermicro SuperServer 6010H

Number and Type Processors 2 x 1.0-GHz Pentium III

Memory Size 1024 MB

Operating System SunOS 5.8 Generic_108529-11 i86pc i386

Compiler cc, used SFS97_R1 Precompiled Binaries

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type Intel Pro/1000 T Server Adapter

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1/2/../48 LG1 N1 F1,F2 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1/2/../48	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 a failover cluster comprised of two nodes joined by a cluster interconnect (integrated on the NVRAM card).
The cluster option was licensed and enabled.
Each disk controller had two, 2Gbit/s FC-AL ESH (Electronically Switched Hub) loops, one primary and one secondary. Only the primary loops were active.
Each node was the owner of one filesystem, but the disks were dual-attached so that, in the event of a fault, they could be controlled by the other node via a secondary loop.
The F1 filesystem was striped across both primary loops of the first node. The F2 filesystem was striped across both primary loops of the second node.
Each filesystem was composed of five RAID-DP groups; each RAID-group was composed of 12 data disks and 2 parity disks.
Two additional disks on each node were used for system files (not accessed during the test), and 4 spare disks were present on each node.
All network ports were set to use jumbo frames (MTU=9000).
Server tunings:
- date 0801 -- set clock to 8:01am for reproducibility
- options no_atime_on 1 -- to disable access time update
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First published at SPEC.org on 10-Dec-2003

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Supermicro SuperServer 6010H
Number and Type Processors	2 x 1.0-GHz Pentium III
Memory Size	1024 MB
Operating System	SunOS 5.8 Generic_108529-11 i86pc i386
Compiler	cc, used SFS97_R1 Precompiled Binaries
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	Intel Pro/1000 T Server Adapter