SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

EMC Corp :	Celerra NS80G Failover Cluster 3 Xblade60's (1 stdby)
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	86372 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.49 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
8563	0.6
17044	0.7
25716	0.8
34277	1.0
43008	1.3
51670	1.5
60340	1.7
68931	2.0
77716	2.6
86372	5.3

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	EMC Corp
Hardware Available	November 2006
Software Available	November 2006
Date Tested	November 2006
SFS License Number	47
Licensee Locations	Hopkinton, MA

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name Celerra NS80G Failover Cluster 3 Xblade60's (1 stdby)

Processor 3.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (Irwindale)

# of Processors 4 cores, 4 chips, 1 core/chip with HT Technology enabled (2 chips per Xblade60)

Primary Cache 16 KB Data + 12 K instruction uOPs

Secondary Cache 2 MB (unified)

Other Cache N/A

UPS N/A

Other Hardware EMC DS-4100B 4Gbit Fibre Channel Switch. See the NS80 Datamover to CX3-80 StorageArray Connectivity notes below.

Memory Size 8 GB (4 GB per Xblade60)

NVRAM Size N/A

NVRAM Type N/A

NVRAM Description N/A

Server Software

OS Name and Version DART 5.5.76.4

Other Software N/A

File System UxFS

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size Dynamic

# NFS Processes 4

Fileset Size 821.9 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Jumbo Gigabit Ethernet
Network Controller Desc.	Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Number Networks	1
Number Network Controllers	4 (2 of the 4 available per Xblade60 were used)
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type Cisco 6500 Gbit Switch (Jumbo)

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 4 (2 per active Xblade60)

Number of Disks 300

Number of Filesystems 1

File System Creation Ops DIR_COMPAT

File System Config The file systems were each striped across 150 disks. These disks were bound into 60 4+1 RAID 5 LUNs. The first 5 disks fs1 is striped over is shared space with the Celerra reserved LUNs that contain the file system logs.

Disk Controller Integrated 4 Gb Fibre Channel

# of Controller Type 8 (2 per SP)

Number of Disks 150 (dual ported) per CX3-80 Storage Array

Disk Type 15K RPM 146 GB Fibre Channel (part # 005048701)

File Systems on Disks File system fs1 (150 disks), File system fs2 (150 disks), UxFS log shares 5 disks with fs1

Special Config Notes 8 GB cache per CX3-80 SP, 2 pairs of CX3-80 SP's. (Configured as 3072 MB Mirrored write cache per SP pair, 3656 MB read cache per SP of the 2 CX3-80 Storage Arrays). See notes below.

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	12
Number of Processes per LG	36
Biod Max Read Setting	5
Biod Max Write Setting	5

LG Type LG1

LG Model Dell PowerEdge 1750

Number and Type Processors 2 x 3.06 GHz Intel P4 Xeon with HT Technology enabled

Memory Size 2 GB

Operating System Linux 2.2.21-4smp

Compiler GCC 3.2.3

Compiler Options -O

Network Type Broadcom BCM5704 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

2 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

3 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

4 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

5 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

6 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

7 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

8 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

9 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

10 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

11 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

12 LG1 1 /fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
2	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
3	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
4	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
5	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
6	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
7	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
8	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
9	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
10	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
11	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A
12	LG1	1	/fs1, /fs2, ..., /fs1, /fs2	N/A

Other Notes

Failover is supported by an additional Xblade60 that operates in
standby mode. In the event of any Xblade60 failure, this unit takes over the
function of the failed unit. The standby Xblade60 does not contribute to
the performance of the system and is not included in the processor, memory,
or other components listed above.
Server 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=1676000 (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 CX3-80 used for storage exposes LUNs across multiple Fibre ports.
Each LUN is configured 4+1 RAID 5 on 5 physical drives. Each LUN is 342016 MB in size.
Each of the 4 CX3-80 SPs (2 CX3-80 Storage Arrays) has 8 GB of memory. 3072 MB
write cache was configured. The write cache is mirrored between the CX3-80 SPs.
3656 MB read cache was configured on each CX3-80 SP. The memory is backed up with
sufficient battery power to safely destage all cached data in the write cache onto
the disk in the event of a power failure.
NS80 Datamover to CX3-80 StorageArray Connectivity notes:
The NS80 Xblade60 has 2 Fibre Channel ports connected to the DS-4100B switch.
The switch is zoned so the first Fibre Channel port of the NS80 Xblade60 accesses the
first port of each of the CX3-80 SP (4 SP's). The second Fibre Channel port of the
Xblade60 accesses the second port of each of the CX3-80 SP's. There is
one Xblade60 Fibre Channel port and 1 CX3-80 Fibre Channel port in each zone on
the DS-4100B switch.

First published at SPEC.org on 06-Dec-2006

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Dell PowerEdge 1750
Number and Type Processors	2 x 3.06 GHz Intel P4 Xeon with HT Technology enabled
Memory Size	2 GB
Operating System	Linux 2.2.21-4smp
Compiler	GCC 3.2.3
Compiler Options	-O
Network Type	Broadcom BCM5704 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet