SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

IBM Corporation :	IBM eServer pSeries 650 Model 6M2 (TCP)
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	55526 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.43 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
5557	0.5
11066	0.6
16652	0.8
22270	0.9
27984	1.1
33554	1.4
39196	1.7
44858	2.2
50390	2.9
55526	4.8

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	IBM Corporation
Hardware Available	January 2003
Software Available	May 2003
Date Tested	November 2002
SFS License Number	11
Licensee Locations	Austin, Texas

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name IBM eServer pSeries 650 Model 6M2 (TCP)

Processor 1.45GHz POWER4+

# of Processors 8

Primary Cache 64KBI+32KBD on chip per CPU

Secondary Cache 1536KB shared, unified on chip per SCM

Other Cache 32MB unified off chip per SCM, 4 SCMs in SUT

UPS N/A

Other Hardware N/A

Memory Size 48 GB

NVRAM Size 6 GB (6 x 1GB)

NVRAM Type 1GB battery-backed DRAM per controller

NVRAM Description 5-day battery; cache bypass on battery failure

Server Software

OS Name and Version AIX 5L V5.2 (64-bit)

Other Software N/A

File System JFS and Enhanced JFS

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size Dynamic

# NFS Processes 1

Fileset Size 531.8 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Jumbo Frame Gigabit
Network Controller Desc.	IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter
Number Networks	6 (N1-N6)
Number Network Controllers	6
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type N/A

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 7

Number of Disks 211

Number of Filesystems 42 (F1-F42)

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config See Other Notes

Disk Controller Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI I/O Controller

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 1

Disk Type 18.2GB 10Krpm 16-bit SCSI

File Systems on Disks OS, page space

Special Config Notes N/A

Disk Controller IBM Fiber Channel Adapter (2Gbps)

# of Controller Type 6

Number of Disks 210

Disk Type 18.2GB 15Krpm 2Gb FC

File Systems on Disks F1-F7, F8-F14, F15-F21, ..., F36-F42

Special Config Notes See Other Notes

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	6
Number of Processes per LG	42
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model RS/6000 Model 44P-270

Number and Type Processors 4 x 375MHz POWER3-II

Memory Size 1.5 GB

Operating System AIX 5L V5.1 plus APAR IY28102

Compiler N/A, SFS97_R1 pre-compiled binaries

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 N1 F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42 N/A

2 LG1 N2 F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42 N/A

3 LG1 N3 F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42 N/A

4 LG1 N4 F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42 N/A

5 LG1 N5 F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42 N/A

6 LG1 N6 F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	N1	F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42	N/A
2	LG1	N2	F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42	N/A
3	LG1	N3	F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42	N/A
4	LG1	N4	F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42	N/A
5	LG1	N5	F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42	N/A
6	LG1	N6	F1,F15,F29,F2,F16,F30,F3,F17,F31,F4,F18,F32,...,F14,F28,F42	N/A

Other Notes

There are 3 IBM TotalStorage FAStT700 Storage Server units attached to
the SUT. Each FAStT700 contains 2 controllers. Each controller is
connected to an FC adapter. Also, each controller has a 1GB cache.
Writes to either cache are mirrored in the other such that the total
effective write cache is 1GB per FAStT700. There are 5 EXP700 expansion
units connected to each FAStT700. Every EXP700 contains 14 physical
disks. A logical disk is composed of 5 physical disks in a RAID-5
configuration. There is one test filesystem per logical disk.
JFS used for the OS, Enhanced JFS used for the test filesystems (F1-F42).
The size of each test filesystem log is 256MB.
SCM stands for Single-Chip Module. There are 2 CPUs per SCM.
There were 3 external 7311-D10 drawers used in this configuration.
The adapters were distributed as follows:
-- Base p650 chassis: 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapters
-- I/O drawer #1: 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapters and 2 Fiber Channel adapters
-- I/O drawer #2: 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapters and 2 Fiber Channel adapters
-- I/O drawer #3: 2 Fiber Channel adapters
Using jumbo frames (9000-byte MTU) over Gigabit Ethernet.
Server tuning: Gigabit Ethernet adapter jumbo_frames=yes,
nfs_server_base_priority=80, nfs_server_clread=0
Client tuning: Gigabit Ethernet adapter jumbo_frames=yes
The number of NFS daemons (nfsd threads) is dynamic.
APAR IY36772 (May 2003 release) beta applied on AIX 5L V5.2.
FAStT700 support on AIX 5L V5.2 will go into effect in January 2003.

First published at SPEC.org on 17-Dec-2002

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	RS/6000 Model 44P-270
Number and Type Processors	4 x 375MHz POWER3-II
Memory Size	1.5 GB
Operating System	AIX 5L V5.1 plus APAR IY28102
Compiler	N/A, SFS97_R1 pre-compiled binaries
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter