SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

BlueArc Inc. :	Titan 32
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	50858 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.76 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
4992	0.6
10063	0.7
14998	0.9
20201	1.2
25281	1.5
30406	1.8
35496	2.2
40488	2.6
45704	3.4
50858	5.2

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	BlueArc Inc.
Hardware Available	January 2004
Software Available	October 2004
Date Tested	September 2004
SFS License Number	000063
Licensee Locations	SanJose, CA

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name Titan 32

Processor 1264 MHz MPC 7457B + FPGAs (CPU manufacturer is Freescale/Motorola) - see notes on FPGA's

# of Processors 1 core, 1 chip, 1 core/chip (with 7 FPGAs)

Primary Cache 32KBI + 32KBD on chip

Secondary Cache 512KB(I+D) on chip

Other Cache 8.75 GB - see notes

UPS N/A

Other Hardware System Management Unit (SMU) - see notes, Dual Brocade 3850 FC switches

Memory Size 14 GB

NVRAM Size 1 GB

NVRAM Type DIMM

NVRAM Description 72 hour battery

Server Software

OS Name and Version SU 3.3.759a

Other Software N/A

File System Silicon FileSystem v5

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size N/A

# NFS Processes N/A

Fileset Size 483.3 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Integrated
Network Controller Desc.	Quad port 1Gbps Ethernet
Number Networks	1 (N1)
Number Network Controllers	1
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type Dell 5224 (N1)

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 1

Number of Disks 104

Number of Filesystems 1 (F1)

File System Creation Ops 4KB block size

File System Config 8 RAID5 LUs of 12+P disks each

Disk Controller Integrated dual port 2Gbps FC

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 104

Disk Type Seagate X15 72GB 15K RPM

File Systems on Disks F1

Special Config Notes See notes

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	30
Number of Processes per LG	10
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model Dell PowerEdge 1750

Number and Type Processors 2x2.8 GHz Xeon

Memory Size 1 GB

Operating System Linux Redhat 8.0

Compiler used SFS97_R1 precompiled binaries

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type Integrated Intel Pro/1000MT

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 1 F1 N/A

2 LG1 1 F1 N/A

3 LG1 1 F1 N/A

4 LG1 1 F1 N/A

5 LG1 1 F1 N/A

6 LG1 1 F1 N/A

7 LG1 1 F1 N/A

8 LG1 1 F1 N/A

9 LG1 1 F1 N/A

10 LG1 1 F1 N/A

11 LG1 1 F1 N/A

12 LG1 1 F1 N/A

13 LG1 1 F1 N/A

14 LG1 1 F1 N/A

15 LG1 1 F1 N/A

16 LG1 1 F1 N/A

17 LG1 1 F1 N/A

18 LG1 1 F1 N/A

19 LG1 1 F1 N/A

20 LG1 1 F1 N/A

21 LG1 1 F1 N/A

22 LG1 1 F1 N/A

23 LG1 1 F1 N/A

24 LG1 1 F1 N/A

25 LG1 1 F1 N/A

26 LG1 1 F1 N/A

27 LG1 1 F1 N/A

28 LG1 1 F1 N/A

29 LG1 1 F1 N/A

30 LG1 1 F1 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	1	F1	N/A
2	LG1	1	F1	N/A
3	LG1	1	F1	N/A
4	LG1	1	F1	N/A
5	LG1	1	F1	N/A
6	LG1	1	F1	N/A
7	LG1	1	F1	N/A
8	LG1	1	F1	N/A
9	LG1	1	F1	N/A
10	LG1	1	F1	N/A
11	LG1	1	F1	N/A
12	LG1	1	F1	N/A
13	LG1	1	F1	N/A
14	LG1	1	F1	N/A
15	LG1	1	F1	N/A
16	LG1	1	F1	N/A
17	LG1	1	F1	N/A
18	LG1	1	F1	N/A
19	LG1	1	F1	N/A
20	LG1	1	F1	N/A
21	LG1	1	F1	N/A
22	LG1	1	F1	N/A
23	LG1	1	F1	N/A
24	LG1	1	F1	N/A
25	LG1	1	F1	N/A
26	LG1	1	F1	N/A
27	LG1	1	F1	N/A
28	LG1	1	F1	N/A
29	LG1	1	F1	N/A
30	LG1	1	F1	N/A

Other Notes

The tested system was Titan SiliconServer with all standard
protection services enabled, including RAID, NVRAM logging,
and media error scrubbing. BlueArc's Titan SiliconServer
employs Field Programable Gate Arrays (FPGA) to accelerate NFS
and CIFS file services.
There are 7 FPGA's involved in handling NFS requests.
The FPGA's were loaded with BlueArc's Silicon FileSystem v5 firmware
The 8.75 GB of Other_cache_size is cache used by the FPGA's,
and is distributed on the various modules of the server as part
of the distributed processing achirecture of Titan.
The test system included four, dual controller FC-14C disk arrays
where each FC-14C has a single FC-14E expansion enclosure connected to it.
Each LU is a 12+P RAID5 pack, one LU assigned to each controller.
Each disk array contained two hot spare disks.
The F1 filesystem is striped over eight LUs.
The redundant disk array controllers were each attached to two
separate Brocade FC fabric switches to provide redundant paths.
The redundant FC Controllers were in turn connected to the Titan server
via the redundant Brocade FC fabric switches.
In the event of the failure of any component on a data path, traffic
is automatically routed through the other.
Server tuning: (Standard Customer Tunables)
- Disable file read-ahead "fsm read-ahead 0 0"
- Disable shortname generation for CIFS clients "shortname -g off"
- Server running in "Native Unix" security mode.
- Set metadata cache bias to small files: "fsm cache-bias --small-files"
The SMU provides a system management interface for the complete Titan storage solution.

First published at SPEC.org on 28-Sep-2004

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Dell PowerEdge 1750
Number and Type Processors	2x2.8 GHz Xeon
Memory Size	1 GB
Operating System	Linux Redhat 8.0
Compiler	used SFS97_R1 precompiled binaries
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	Integrated Intel Pro/1000MT