SPECweb99_SSL Result

IBM:	IBM eServer iSeries i890-2487(1587)
IBM:	HTTP Server (powered by Apache 2.0.39)

SPECweb99_SSL = 4497

Performance

Iteration

Conforming Simultaneous Connections

1	4494
2	4497
3	4497
Median	4497

Configuration

Availability Dates
All Hardware	Aug-2002
HTTPS Software	Nov-2002
Operating System	Nov-2002
Supplemental System	Aug-2002

Hardware

Vendor IBM

Model IBM eServer iSeries i890-2487(1587)

Processor 1.3 GHz POWER-4

# Processors 16 cores, 16 chips, 1 core/chip

Primary Cache 64KBI+32KBD (on chip) per CPU
(2 CPU per chip)

Secondary Cache 1440KB unified (on chip), shared per chip
(2 CPU per chip)

Other Cache 128MB unified (off-chip) per MCM,
2 MCM's in SUT (4 chips per MCM)

Memory 196.6 GB

Disk Subsystem 130: 6718-050 17.5GB SCSI DASD

Disk Controllers 11: 2778-001 PCI Disk Unit Controller

Other Hardware Cisco Systems Catalyst 6500 Gb Switch

Software

Operating System OS/400 V5R2

File System iSeries Integrated File System

Other Software 5722999 PTF MF29320
5722999 PTF MF29780
5722999 PTF MF29781
5722999 PTF MF29789
5722DG1 PTF SI06807

HTTPS Software

Vendor IBM

HTTPS Software HTTP Server (powered by Apache 2.0.39)

API Apache API

Server Cache None

Log Mode CLF (Common Log Format)

Test Sponsor
Test Date	Dec-2002
Tested By	IBM
SPEC License	11

Network

# of Controllers 15

Network Controllers 2743 Gbps Ethernet IOA

# of Nets 15

Type of Nets Gigabit Ethernet

Network Speed 1 Gb/s

MSL (sec) 30 (Non RFC1122)

Time-Wait (sec) 60 (Non RFC1122)

MTU 1500

Clients

# of Clients 30

Model pSeries 7044-270

Processor 450 Mhz POWER-3 (630+)

# of Processors 2

Memory 7816 MB

Network Controller Alteon Networks, Inc. AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet (Fibre)

Operating System SUSE Linux 2.4.13-ppc64-SMP

Compiler gcc version 3.0.2 20011104

Benchmark Configuration

Requested Connections 4500

Fileset Size (MB) 14518

Notes

SUT Notes

MCM Multi-chip Module ; 2 MCM's in SUT (4 chips per MCM)
2 CPUs per chip
SUT System Under Test
Base I/O tower (contained 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapters)
(2) 5078 PCI Expansion Unit (contained 3 Gigabit Ethernet adapters per 5078)
(2) 5074 PCI Expansion Unit (contained 3 Gigabit Ethernet adapters)
(1) 5074 PCI Expansion Unit (contained 1 Gigabit Ethernet adapter)

Operating System Notes

CHGTCPA TCPCLOTIMO(60), Tcp closed timewait timeout changed to 60, default 120
MF29320 - SOCKETS scaling improvement fix
MF29780, MF29781, MF29789 - coreqs of each other, SSL handshake fixes, SSL take down error fix, SSL encryption object memory fix

HTTPS Software Notes

1 HTTP server was used
ListenBackLog 3000, Default: ListenBacklog 511
HotBackup off, Default: HotBackup on
TimeOut 320, Default: TimeOut 300
KeepAliveTimeout 320 , Default: KeepAliveTimeout 300
ThreadsPerChild 360, Default: ThreadsPerChild 40
LiveLocalCache off , Default: LiveLocalCache on
ServerRoot /QIBM/UserData/HTTPA , Default: none
ServerName Firefly.rchland.ibm.com , Default: none
ScriptAlias /specweb99/ /QSYS.LIB/specweb99.LIB/ , Default: none
DocumentRoot / , Default: DocumentRoot /QIBM/UserData/HTTPA/htdocs
LogFormat "%h %t \"%r\" %s %b" "Specweb Required" , Default:LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %s %b"
"CustomLog logs/specweb_access_ssl.log "Specweb required" , Default: none
LoadModule sw99_module /QSYS.LIB/SSALPHA8.LIB/MODSW99SSL.SRVPGM , Default: none
LoadModule ibm_ssl_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRVSSL.SRVPGM , Default: none
UseShutdown on, default off
SI06807 - Cumulative iSeries HTTP Server (powered by Apache 2.0.39) fixes

Other Notes

Tuning Disclosure: IBM-20021223.txt
Dynamic API: IBM-20020819-ssl-API.zip

Test Run Details

**Test results for each iteration (median is shaded)**
Iteration	Conforming Connections	Percent Conform	Throughput ops/sec	Response msec	ops/sec/ loadgen	kbit/ sec
1	4494	99.9%	12505.0	359.9	2.78	333.2
2	4497	99.9%	12490.3	360.3	2.78	333.0
3	4497	99.9%	12471.2	360.8	2.77	332.4

Mon Apr 25 14:05:30 2005

First published at SPEC.org on 07-Jan-2003