SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

NEC Corporation :	NV7400, 2 node active/active cluster
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	62188 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.35 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
6163	0.6
12311	0.6
18460	0.7
24740	0.9
30974	1.1
37251	1.4
43384	1.6
49850	2.0
55964	2.7
62188	3.7

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	NEC Corporation
Hardware Available	February 2008
Software Available	February 2008
Date Tested	January 2008
SFS License Number	89
Licensee Locations	Tokyo, Japan

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name NV7400, 2 node active/active cluster

Processor 1.6GHz, Intel Xeon 5110

# of Processors 8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip (4 cores per node)

Primary Cache 32KB(I)+32KB(D) on chip (per core)

Secondary Cache 4096KB(I+D) on chip (per chip)

Other Cache N/A

UPS N/A

Other Hardware N/A

Memory Size 16 GB (8 GB per node)

NVRAM Size 1 GB (512MB per node)

NVRAM Type DIMM on PCI express cards

NVRAM Description 3-day battery

Server Software

OS Name and Version SC-LX V6.1

Other Software N/A

File System SXFS

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size Dynamic

# NFS Processes 256 ( 128 per node )

Fileset Size 589.7 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Gigabit Ethernet
Network Controller Desc.	1000/100/10BASE-T (Copper)
Number Networks	1
Number Network Controllers	2 (1 per node)
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 2 (1 per node)

Number of Disks 339

Number of Filesystems 2

File System Creation Ops 4-GB Journal size (See notes below)

File System Config See notes below.

Disk Controller Integrated dual-channel 4Gbps FC controller

# of Controller Type 2

Number of Disks 339

Disk Type 147GB 10K RPM x 3, 147GB 15K RPM x 336

File Systems on Disks Operating System, F1, F2

Special Config Notes 4GB write cache on the DAC. See notes below.

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	18
Number of Processes per LG	12
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model NEC Express5800/120Rb-1

Number and Type Processors 1GHz Pentium III

Memory Size 1 GB

Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS

Compiler GCC 3.2.3

Compiler Options None

Network Type 1000/100/10BASE-T (Copper)

LG Type LG2

LG Model NEC Express5800/120Rd-1

Number and Type Processors 2.4GHz Xeon

Memory Size 1 GB

Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS

Compiler GCC 3.2.3

Compiler Options None

Network Type 1000/100/10BASE-T (Copper)

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1,2,..,7 LG1 N1 F1, F2 N/A

8,9,..,18 LG2 N1 F1, F2 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1,2,..,7	LG1	N1	F1, F2	N/A
8,9,..,18	LG2	N1	F1, F2	N/A

Other Notes

The system was a two-node active-active cluster.
One user filesystem was created and used per node.
Each filesystem consisted of 168 disks controlled by two DAC(Disk Array Controller)s, one of which controlled 112 disks, and other controlled 56 disks.
In each disk array, every 8 disks form a RAID 1+0 pool.
OS filesystems are created on 3 additional disks controlled by the node0 DAC that is controlling 112 disks.
The DAC has 2 GB battery-backed write cache and 3-day battery.
The following NFS options were used;
- Disable "Check subtree (subtree_check)" -- To turn off subtree check
- Select "None (no_root_squash)" -- To turn off root squash
- Select "Accept access only from a privileged port (secure)" -- To turn off privileged port check
The following filesystem options were used;
- Disable "Quota" -- To turn off quota function
- Disable "Update Access Time" -- To turn off access time update
- Select "Expand" -- To maximize filesystem journal (4-GB Journal size)
512 MB (per node) memory on the PCIe card is battery backed, called NVRAM, and contains all data that is pending change on the disks. Specifically, the other 512 MB of memory can be lost in a reboot or power loss failure without loss of file system data, because the card is interconnected to the other one.
In the event of system crash, all data to be written back to disk is held in the portion of memory that is battery backed memory (NVRAM). This NVRAM protects pending data changes from loss during a short power interruption and/or system crash and reboot.
All MTU size of the network ports were set to 1500.

First published at SPEC.org on 26-Mar-2008

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	NEC Express5800/120Rb-1
Number and Type Processors	1GHz Pentium III
Memory Size	1 GB
Operating System	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
Compiler	GCC 3.2.3
Compiler Options	None
Network Type	1000/100/10BASE-T (Copper)

LG Type	LG2
LG Model	NEC Express5800/120Rd-1
Number and Type Processors	2.4GHz Xeon
Memory Size	1 GB
Operating System	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
Compiler	GCC 3.2.3
Compiler Options	None
Network Type	1000/100/10BASE-T (Copper)