SPECsfs97.v3 Result =============================================================================== Network Appliance, Inc. : NetApp F840 (TCP, 28x18GB FCAL, 1x SPECsfs97.v3 = 7783 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.55 msec) =============================================================================== Throughput Response ops/sec msec 779 1.1 1702 1.6 2594 1.3 3296 1.4 4078 1.5 4883 1.6 5632 1.6 6451 1.8 7224 2.2 7753 3.5 7783 3.5 =============================================================================== Server Configuration and Availability Vendor Network Appliance, Inc. Hardware Available August 2000 Software Available October 2000 Date Tested October 2000 SFS License number 33 Licensee Location Sunnyvale, CA CPU, Memory and Power Model Name NetApp F840 (TCP, 28x18GB FCAL, 1xGbE) Processor 733-MHz Intel Pentium III Coppermine # of Processors 1 Primary Cache 16 KB I + 16 KB D Secondary Cache 256 KB on-die Other Cache n/a UPS none Other Hardware none Memory Size 3072 MB NVRAM Size 128 MB NVRAM Type DIMM on PCI card NVRAM Description 15-day battery-backed shelf-life Server Software OS Name and Version Data ONTAP 5.3.7 Other Software none File System WAFL NFS version 3 Server Tuning Buffer Cache Size default # NFS Processes N/A Fileset Size 78.3 GB Network Subsystem Network Type Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Desc. X1025B PCI adapter card Number Networks 1 (N1) Number Network Controllers 1 Protocol Type TCP Switch Type Foundry Networks NetIron Bridge Type N/A Hub Type N/A Other Network Hardware N/A Disk Subsystem and Filesystems Number Disk Controllers 2 Number of Disks 28 (four 7-bay JBOD shelves) Number of Filesystems 1 File System Creation Ops default (checksum_blocks on) File System Config 1 RAID-group of 27 disks Disk Controller X2040B FC-AL adapter card (128 KB RAM standard) # of Controller Type 2 Number of Disks 28 (14 per controller) Disk Type X221 18GB FC-AL File Systems on Disks F1 Special Config Notes none Load Generator (LG) Configuration Number of Load Generators 3 Number of Processes per LG 8 Biod Max Read Setting 2 Biod Max Write Setting 2 LG Type LG1 LG Model Intel ISP1100 Internet Server Platform Number and Type Processors 1x700-MHz Pentium III Memory Size 512 MB Operating System FreeBSD 4.0 Compiler gcc 2.95.2 Compiler Options -g -DNO_T_TYPES -DUSE_INTTYPES -DFreeBSD Network Type integrated Intel Pro/100+ 100BASE-T Testbed Configuration LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes ---- ------- ------- ------------------- ----- 1-3 LG1 N1 F1 N/A =============================================================================== Notes and Tuning <> NetApp's embedded operating system processes NFS requests from the network layer without any NFS daemons, and uses non-volatile memory to improve performance. <> The F1 filesystem was composed of a single RAID-group containing 26 data disks and 1 parity disk. One spare disk was present. <> The F1 filesystem was striped across both disk controllers. <> Server tunings: <> options nosnap 1 -- disable periodic Snapshot creation, for reproducibility <> options autosupport.enable 0 -- disable autosupport e-mails, for SUT isolation <> options raid.scrub.enable 0 -- disable periodic RAID scrubs, for reproducibility <> options minra 1 -- minimize file read-ahead <> NetApp is a registered trademark and "Data ONTAP", "Network Appliance", Snapshot, 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.