SPECsfs2008_nfs.v3 Result
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Apple Inc.
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:
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3.0 GHz 8-Core Xserve
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SPECsfs2008_nfs.v3
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=
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8053 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.37 msec)
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Performance
Throughput
(ops/sec)
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Response
(msec)
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798
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0.8
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1597
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0.8
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2403
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0.9
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3203
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1.0
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4006
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1.0
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4810
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1.2
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5609
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1.3
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6417
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1.9
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7219
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2.4
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8053
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4.7
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Product and Test Information
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Tested By
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Apple Inc.
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Product Name
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3.0 GHz 8-Core Xserve
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Hardware Available
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February 2008
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Software Available
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February 2008
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Date Tested
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February 2008
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SFS License Number
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77
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Licensee Locations
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Cupertino, CA
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The Apple Xserve system is a server providing network file service, utilizing a direct-attached Promise fibre channel RAID storage system.
Configuration Bill of Materials
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Item No
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Qty
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Type
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Vendor
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Model/Name
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Description
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1
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1
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Server
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Apple
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Z0E7
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3.0 GHz 8-Core Xserve with 16GB (8x2GB) of RAM
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2
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1
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Disk controller
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Apple
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MB356G/A
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4-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel adapter, firmware 1.3.14.0
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3
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1
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Network adapter
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Apple
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MA471G/A
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Apple dual-port gigabit ethernet adapter
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4
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1
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Disk controller
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Apple
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TQ811LL/A
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VTrak E-class SAS Fibre channel RAID array with dual controllers and 16 drives, firmware SR2.4/AEK
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5
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2
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Disk enclosure
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Apple
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TQ813LL/A
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VTrak J-class SAS JBOD enclosure and drives
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Server Software
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OS Name and Version
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Mac OS X Server v10.5.1 (9B2117a)
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Other Software
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N/A
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Filesystem Software
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N/A
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Server Tuning
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Name
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Value
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Description
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Spotlight indexing disabled
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disabled
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Set via service com.apple.metadata.mds off
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Increase the metadata cache maximum size
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380000
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Set via sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=380000
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Increase the metadata cache buffers available
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120000
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Set via sysctl -w kern.maxnbuf=120000
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Number of NFS Threads
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110
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Set via serveradmin settings nfs:nbdaemons=110
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Server Tuning Notes
The sysctl tunings above increase the maximum size of the filesystem metadata cache.
Disks and Filesystems
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Description
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Number of Disks
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Usable Size
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This set of 48 disks is divided into 6 8-disk RAID-0 groups that are each exported as a single LUN. All data file systems reside on these disks.
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48
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13.4 TB
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This single boot disk is for system use only.
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1
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80.0 GB
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Total
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49
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13.4 TB
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Number of Filesystems
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6
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Total Exported Capacity
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13.4 TB
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Filesystem Type
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HFS+ Journaled
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Filesystem Creation Options
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Default
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Filesystem Config
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Each filesystem uses one LUN with 64K RAID0 stripes, 8 drives per file system.
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Fileset Size
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936.2 GB
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Each filesystem uses one LUN using HFS+ Journaled's default configuration.
The hardware RAID deviates from its defaults using ReadCache and WriteBack
on each file system,
and each controller is set to have Host Cache Flushing disabled.
All other hardware RAID settings are the default, including using 64KB stripe size.
The fibre channel RAID is direct attached to the Xserve.
Network Configuration
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Item No
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Network Type
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Number of Ports Used
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Notes
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1
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Gigabit Ethernet
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2
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Included motherboard ethernet ports
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2
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Gigabit Ethernet
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2
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PCI-Express ethernet add-in card.
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Network Configuration Notes
All network interfaces were connected to a Linksys SRW2024 switch.
Benchmark Network
Sets of two clients were attached to a single subnet, 3 subnets total. Interconnect was via a Linksys SRW2024 gigabit switch.
Processing Elements
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Item No
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Qty
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Type
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Description
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Processing Function
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1
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2
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CPU
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Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5472, 3.0 GHz, 2 chips, 8 cores, 4 cores/chip, 8MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz FSB, DDR2 FB-DIMM memory
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TCP/IP, NFS protocol, HFS+ filesystem
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Processing Element Notes
None.
Memory
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Description
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Size in GB
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Number of Instances
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Total GB
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Nonvolatile
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Xserve main memory, 800MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
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16
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1
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16
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V
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Hardware RAID system main memory, with 72-hour battery backup
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2
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2
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4
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NV
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Grand Total Memory Gigabytes
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20
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Memory Notes
The mirrored write cache is backed up with a battery unit able to retain the write cache for 72 hours in the event of a power failure.
Stable Storage
NFS stable write and commit operations are not acknowledged until after the RAID storage system has acknowledged that the related data stored at least in non-volatile RAM. The storage array has dual storage processor units that work as an active-active failover pair. When one of the storage processors or battern units are off-line, the system turns off the write cache and writes directly to disk before acknowledging any write operations.
System Under Test Configuration Notes
Default configuration, except as listed in Server Tunings.
Other System Notes
Spotlight indexing was disabled.
Test Environment Bill of Materials
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Item No
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Qty
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Vendor
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Model/Name
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Description
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1
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6
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Apple Inc.
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Mac Mini
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Macintosh with 512MB RAM and Mac OS X 10.4.11
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Load Generators
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LG Type Name
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LG1
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BOM Item #
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1
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Processor Name
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Intel Yonah processor
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Processor Speed
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1.8 GHz
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Number of Processors (chips)
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2
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Number of Cores/Chip
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2
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Memory Size
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0.5 GB
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Operating System
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OS X 10.4.11 (8S2167)
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Network Type
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Built-in NIC
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Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Benchmark Parameters
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Network Attached Storage Type
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NFS V3
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Number of Load Generators
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6
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Number of Processes per LG
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12
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Biod Max Read Setting
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2
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Biod Max Write Setting
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2
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Block Size
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AUTO
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Testbed Configuration
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LG No
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LG Type
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Network
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Target Filesystems
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Notes
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1..2
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LG1
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1
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/Volumes/r0s7a,/Volumes/r0s7b,/Volumes/r0s7c,/Volumes/r0s7d,/Volumes/r0s7e,/Volumes/r0s7f
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N/A
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3..4
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LG1
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2
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/Volumes/r0s7a,/Volumes/r0s7b,/Volumes/r0s7c,/Volumes/r0s7d,/Volumes/r0s7e,/Volumes/r0s7f
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N/A
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5..6
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LG1
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3
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/Volumes/r0s7a,/Volumes/r0s7b,/Volumes/r0s7c,/Volumes/r0s7d,/Volumes/r0s7e,/Volumes/r0s7f
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N/A
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Load Generator Configuration Notes
All filesystems were mounted on all clients, which were connected to the same physical network.
Uniform Access Rule Compliance
Each client has the same file system mounted from the server.
Other Notes
Config Diagrams
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