SPEC Seal of Reviewal SPECjAppServer2002 Result
Copyright © 2002 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
WebSphere 5.1 Application Server on eServer xSeries 335 Cluster
2,575.34 TOPS@MultipleNode
330.07 US$/TOPS@MultipleNode
Submitter:
IBM Corporation		 SPEC license # 11 Test date:
Nov-2003		 EJB Container Avail: Dec-2003
EJB Container JVM Avail: Dec-2003
Software
EJB Container
Supplier Domain Container
Emulator Container
Database
JDBC
Other Software 		Hardware
J2EE Application Server
Database Server
Load Driver (Primary)
Load Driver (Satellite)
Emulator 		Benchmark
Modifications
Configuration
Other Info
General Notes 		Links
System Configuration Diagram

Full Disclosure Archive


Benchmark Settings
Orders Injection Rate: 1500 Ramp Up Time: 600 seconds
# of Order Agents: 3 Ramp Down Time: 300 seconds
# of Manufacturing Agents: 2 Steady State Time: 1800 seconds
DB Load Injection Rate: 1500 Trigger Time: 1000 seconds
Total System Cost: US$850,025

Detailed Results
Order Transaction Mix Count Tx. Mix
New Order 1,343,788 50.00%
Change Order 536,896 19.98%
Order Status 537,388 20.00%
Customer Status 269,489 10.03%
Total # Order Transactions 2,687,561
Total # Manufacturing Transactions 1,948,042
Response Times Average Maximum 90th% Reqd
New Order 0.43 20.46 1.10 2.00
Change Order 0.20 5.82 0.40 2.00
Order Status 0.09 4.80 0.20 2.00
Customer Status 0.10 21.48 0.30 2.00
Manufacturing 3.29 24.50 4.75 5.00
Reproducibility Run (TOPS) 2,576.35

EJB Container
Name: WebSphere 5.1 Application Server, Network Deployment JVM Name: Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1)
Vendor: IBM Corporation JVM Vendor: IBM Corporation
Available: Dec-2003 Available: Dec-2003
Instances: 9
Passed CTS: Dec-2003
Protocol: RMI/IIOP
Tuning Information 
EJB Container Cache Size: 16533
Transaction Service Transaction Timeout: 0
Transaction Service Client Inactivity Timeout: 0

ORB Service Minimum Thread Pool Size: 10
ORB Service Maximum Thread Pool Size: 10
ORB Service Thread Pool Inactivity Timeout: -1
ORB Service Custom Properties:

com.ibm.CORBA.FragmentSize=0
JVM Tuning Information 
Initial Heap Size: 1536 MB
Maximum Heap Size: 1536 MB

Generic JVM Arguments:

com.ibm.ws.pm.batch=true
com.ibm.ws.pm.deferredcreate=true

Supplier Domain Container
Name: WebSphere 5.1 Application Server, Network Deployment JVM Name: Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1)
Vendor: IBM Corporation JVM Vendor: IBM Corporation
Available: Dec-2003 Available: Dec-2003
Tuning Information 
Web Container Minimum Thread Pool Size: 5
Web Container Maximum Thread Pool Size: 10
JVM Tuning Information 
Initial Heap Size: 1536 MB
Maximum Heap Size: 1536 MB

Emulator Container
Name: WebSphere 5.1 Application Server, Single Server JVM Name: Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1)
Vendor: IBM Corporation JVM Vendor: IBM Corporation
Available: Dec-2003 Available: Dec-2003
Tuning Information 
Web Container Minimum Thread Pool Size: 50
Web Container Maximum Thread Pool Size: 50
Web Container Thread Pool Inactivity Timeout: -1
JVM Tuning Information 
Initial Heap Size: 512 MB
Maximum Heap Size: 512 MB

Database
Name: DB2 Universal Database v8.1.1.32 FP4, Enterprise Server Edition
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Available: Nov-2003
Tuning Information 
The db2tune.sh script included within the FDA was used to modify the configuration
for the specdb database and associated database manager. This configuration information
is also provided by the following files in the FDA.

db2set.txt
dbm_config.txt
specdb_config.txt
db2level.txt

JDBC
Name: IBM DB2 JDBC Universal Driver Provider (Type 2 - version 1.5.52)
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Available: Nov-2003
Tuning Information 
IBM DB2 JDBC Universal Driver Provider (Type 2)
Implementation class:   com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2ConnectionPoolDataSource

SPECDB Datasource
JNDI Name:              jdbc/SPECDB
Minimum pool size:      15
Maximum pool size:      15
Statement cache size:   51

Datasource Custom Properties
databaseName:           specdb
user:                   spec
password:               spec
driverType:             2

Other Software
Name:
Vendor:
Available:
Tuning Information 

   		
  

 













J2EE Application Server (9 systems)




 

  

Hardware Vendor:
IBM Corporation
OS Vendor:
SuSE Inc.
  

  

Model Name:
IBM eServer xSeries x335
OS Name:
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP2A
  

  

Processor:
Intel Xeon DP
Filesystem:
ReiserFS
  

  

MHz:
3200
Disks:
36.4GB Ultra 320 SCSI
  

  

# of CPUs:
2 cores, 2 chips, 1 core/chip
Network Interface:
2x1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Integrated Ethernet
  

  

Memory (MB):
3072
Other Hardware:

  

  

L1 Cache:
12Kuops(I)+8KB(D)
# of Systems:
9
  

  

L2 Cache:
512KB
H/W Available:
Nov-2003
  

  

Other Cache:
1024KB L3 Cache
OS Available:
Nov-2003
  

 





 

  

Notes / Tuning Information
  

  

   

Parameters in /etc/sysctl.conf:

fs.file-max=65535
kernel.shmmax=1073741824
net.ipv4.tcp_sack=0
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0
vm.bdflush=100 1200 128 512 15 5000 100 0 0
kernel.sched_yield_scale=1


   		
  

 













Database Server (1 system)




 

  

Hardware Vendor:
IBM Corporation
OS Vendor:
IBM Corporation
  

  

Model Name:
IBM eServer pSeries p650
OS Name:
AIX 5L v5.2
  

  

Processor:
IBM 1.45 GHz POWER4+
Filesystem:
JFS2
  

  

MHz:
1450
Disks:
2x146.8GB 10K RPM Ultra3 SCSI
  

  

# of CPUs:
8 cores, 8 chips, 1 core/chip
Network Interface:
1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Ethernet
  

  

Memory (MB):
16GB
Other Hardware:
FAStT 200 Storage Server with 10x36.4GB 15K FC disks and EXP300 Storage Expansion Unit with 7x18.2GB 15K Ultra 160 SCSI disks
  

  

L1 Cache:
64KB(I)+32KB(D)
# of Systems:
1
  

  

L2 Cache:
1.5MB shared L2 per processor card
H/W Available:
Nov-2003
  

  

Other Cache:
32 MB shared L3 cache per processor card
OS Available:
Nov-2003
  

 





 

  

Notes / Tuning Information
  

  

   

L3 Caching Mode: Private

Enabled LargePage Support:

/usr/sbin/vmo -r -o lgpg_regions=320 -o lgpg_size=16777216
/usr/sbin/bosboot -ad /dev/ipldevice -k /usr/lib/boot/unix_64
/usr/sbin/reboot -q
/usr/samples/kernel/vmtune -S 1


   		
  

 













Load Driver (Primary) (1 system)




 

  

Hardware Vendor:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
OS Vendor:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  

  

Model Name:
SunFire 4800
OS Name:
Solaris 8
  

  

Processor:
UltraSPARC III Cu
Filesystem:
UFS
  

  

MHz:
1050
Disks:
2x36GB 10K SCSI
  

  

# of CPUs:
12 cores, 12 chips, 1 core/chip
Network Interface:
1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Ethernet
  

  

Memory (MB):
64GB
Other Hardware:

  

  

L1 Cache:
32KB(I)+64KB(D) (on chip)
# of Systems:
1
  

  

L2 Cache:
8MB
H/W Available:
Nov-2003
  

  

Other Cache:

OS Available:
Nov-2003
  

 





 

  

Notes / Tuning Information
  

  

   

Utilized the IBM JDK included with WebSphere 5.1 Application Server.
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (IBM build 1.4.1_05-b01)


   		
  

 













Load Driver (Satellite) (1 system)




 

  

Hardware Vendor:
IBM Corporation
OS Vendor:
IBM Corporation
  

  

Model Name:
IBM eServer pSeries p690 (LPAR)
OS Name:
AIX 5L v5.2
  

  

Processor:
IBM 1.1GHz POWER4
Filesystem:
JFS2
  

  

MHz:
1100
Disks:
2x36GB 10K SCSI
  

  

# of CPUs:
16 cores, 16 chips, 1 core/chip
Network Interface:
1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Ethernet
  

  

Memory (MB):
32GB
Other Hardware:

  

  

L1 Cache:
64KB(I)+32KB(D) per core (2 cores per chip)
# of Systems:
1
  

  

L2 Cache:
1.44MB shared L2 per chip
H/W Available:
Nov-2003
  

  

Other Cache:
32 MB shared L3 cache per chip
OS Available:
Nov-2003
  

 





 

  

Notes / Tuning Information
  

  

   

Utilized the IBM JDK included with WebSphere 5.1 Application Server.
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1)


   		
  

 













Emulator (1 system)




 

  

Hardware Vendor:
IBM Corporation
OS Vendor:
SuSE Inc.
  

  

Model Name:
IBM eServer xSeries x360
OS Name:
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP2A
  

  

Processor:
Intel Xeon MP
Filesystem:
ReiserFS
  

  

MHz:
2800
Disks:
18.2GB Ultra 160 SCSI
  

  

# of CPUs:
4 cores, 4 chips, 1 core/chip
Network Interface:
1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Ethernet
  

  

Memory (MB):
4092
Other Hardware:

  

  

L1 Cache:
12Kuops(I)+8KB(D)
# of Systems:
1
  

  

L2 Cache:
512KB
H/W Available:
Nov-2003
  

  

Other Cache:
2048KB (L3 cache)
OS Available:
Nov-2003
  

 





 

  

Notes / Tuning Information
  

  

   

Parameters in /etc/sysctl.conf:

fs.file-max=65535
kernel.shmmax=1073741824
net.ipv4.tcp_sack=0
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0
vm.bdflush=100 1200 128 512 15 5000 100 0 0
kernel.sched_yield_scale=1


   		
  

 













Benchmark Modifications




Schema Modifications:

  The scripts used to create the database are located within the FDA. Two additional
  indicies were added for the M_LargeOrder table in the manufacturing domain.
  The DDL to create these indicies are included in the FDA /schema/sql directory.






Load Program Modifications:

  No changes were made to the load program.






Reference Bean Modifications:

  No modifications were made to the reference beans.














Benchmark Configuration Information




Persistence Mode Used:

  All beans were deployed using Container Managed Persistence (CMP).






Isolation Requirement Info:

  The following beans CustomerEnt, RuleEnt and DiscountEnt in the Corporate Domain,
  OrderCustomerEnt and ItemEnt in the Customer Domain,
  PartEnt, ComponentEnt, AssemblyEnt, BomEnt and LargeOrderEnt in the Manufacturing Domain and
  SupplierCompEnt and SupplierEnt in the Supplier Domain were accessed using READ_COMMITTED which
  is Cursor Stability (CS) for DB2 and the remaining beans were accessed using REPEATABLE_READ which
  translates to DB2 isolation level of Read Stability (RS).






Durability Requirement Info:

  To ensure database durability, RAID-5E (utilizing block-level stripping and
  distributed parity) was used for the database logs maintained on the
  EXP300 Storage Expansion Unit.






Storage Requirement Info:

  Over the course of a 45 minute run at an injection rate of 1500, database storage
  increased 997.6 MB. Given a linear scale, an eight hour run at the same injection
  rate would increase storage 10641.54 MB. The FAStT 200 Storage Server was configured
  with two RAID-5E logical volumes consisting of 5 (36.4GB) disks each. These two
  volumes were merged into a single file system using LVM stripping that yielded
  102400.00 MB of total disk storage for the database.






Argument Passing Semantics:

  WebSphere 5.1 Application Server uses pass-by-value semantics by default.














Other Benchmark Information





  This submission used the xerces implementation (version - XML4J 4.2.2) provided with
  WebSphere Application Server 5.1 in the IBM 1.4.1 JDK.














General Notes





No errors were encoutered in the driver error logs.










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Benchmark run on Sat Nov 08 17:09:52 EST 2003 by SPECjAppServer2002 v1.14

Result submitted on Wed Nov 12 03:03:00 EST 2003

Report generated by SPECjAppServer2002 Reporter v1.01


Copyright © 2002 Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation



First published at SPEC.org on 26-Nov-2003