SPEC SFS 1 Baseline Summary

097.LADDIS (Volume 5, Issue 2, June 1993)


RISC System/6000 POWERserver 560

POWERserver 560

Throughput:

       NFS         Average       
       Throughput  NFS           
       SPECnfs_A93 Response Time 
       Ops/Sec     Milliseconds  
       ----------- ------------- 
       35          12.2          
       59          15.4          
       83          16.9          
       108         17.8          
       131         18.6          
       155         19.5          
       179         20.9          
       204         21.9          
       228         23.6          
       253         24.7          
       276         26.3          
       301         28.0          
       324         30.2          
       350         33.6          
       373         35.7          
       395         39.9          
       410         45.8          
       
SPEC SFS 1 Baseline Result:
   41 SPECnfs_A93 Ops/Sec @ 2 msec ==> 4 SPECnfs_A93 Users

Server Hardware
CPU, Memory, & Power
Model Number: IBM POWER 50*MHz *
CPU: Integrated
Number of CPUs: 8KBI+64KBD on chip
Primary Cache: None
Secondary Cache: None
Other Cache: 128MB
Memory: 1 x 1.0 GB
UPS: None
Other Hardware: AIX Version 3.2.3
Server Software
OS & Version: XL C/6000 Version 1.2.1
File System: Multi User
Other Software: AIX/JFS

Load Generators(LGs)
Number of Load Generators: 6
Processes Per Load Generator: 2
Biod_Max_Reads: 2
Biod_Max_Writes: Controller 1: IBM SCSI - FC 2829

Disk Subsystem & Filesystems (Full Configuration Follows)
# of Controllers: 12
# of Disks: 10
# of File Systems: 3

Network Subsystem (Full Configuration Follows)
# of Controllers: 3
# of Networks: Ethernet
Type of Network: Dynamic

Server Tuning (Also see Notes/Tuning below)
Buffer Cache Size: 36
# of NFS Daemons: 2GB
Fileset Size: 6

Hardware Availability: Dec-92
Software Availability: Feb-93

License #: 703
Tested : IBM
By: Roanoke, TX
Of: 11

Notes/Summary Of Tuning Parameters
Server: MAXUPROC=2000,thewall=4096,sb_max=131072,udp_recvspace=130000,udp_sendspace=130000,nfs_char=125000,nfsudpcksum=1.
Server: Ethernet adapters: xmt_que_size=150, rec_que_size=150
Client: udp_recvspace=83200 Ethernet adapters: xmt_que_size=80, rec_que_size=80
Need APAR #IX34049 to set nfs_chars value
Need APAR #IX34049 to set nfs_chars value

Detailed Server Description
Network Subsystem
1 ethernet (N1): 2 LGs
1 IBM Ethernet card - FC 2980
1 ethernet (N2): 2 LGs
1 IBM Ethernet card - FC 2980
1 ethernet (N3): 2 LGs
Load Generator Type:

Disk Subsystem & Filesystems
Disks: 1 - IBM 1.0 GB - FC 2555
Contents: OS, page space
Disks: 2 - IBM 400 MB - FC 2560
Contents: F1-F2
Disks: 2 - IBM 400 MB - FC 2560
Contents: F5-F6
Disks: 1 - IBM 400 MB - FC 2560
Contents: /dev/loglv00 (JFS log device)
Controller 2: IBM SCSI - FC 2829
Disks: 2 - IBM 1.2GB - FC 2590 (see notes)
Contents: F3-F4
Disks: 4 - IBM 1.2GB - FC 2590 (see notes)
Contents: F7-F10
1 IBM Ethernet card - FC 2980

Detailed Load Generator (LG) Description
       Load Generator Type: LG1                         
       Model:                   1.0                     
       # of CPUs:               64MB                    
       Main Mem.:               AIX Version 3.2.3       
       OS:                      XL C/6000 Version 1.2.1 
       Compiler:                LG2                     
       

       Load Generator Type: LG2                         
       Model:                   1.0                     
       # of CPUs:               64MB                    
       Main Mem.:               AIX Version 3.2.3       
       OS:                      XL C/6000 Version 1.2.1 
       Compiler:                LG3                     
       

       Load Generator Type: LG3                         
       Model:                   1.0                     
       # of CPUs:               64MB                    
       Main Mem.:               AIX Version 3.2.3       
       OS:                      XL C/6000 Version 1.2.1 
       Compiler:                LG4                     
       

       Load Generator Type: LG4                         
       Model:                   1.0                     
       # of CPUs:               64MB                    
       Main Mem.:               AIX Version 3.2.3       
       OS:                      XL C/6000 Version 1.2.1 
       Compiler:                

       Load Generator Type: LG5  
       Model:                    
       # of CPUs:                
       Main Mem.:                
       OS:                       
       Compiler:                

       Load Generator Type: LG6     
       Model:                       
       # of CPUs:                   
       Main Mem.:                   
       OS:                          
       Compiler:                LG1 
       

Testbed Configuration
       Load Generator Load Generator         Target      Filesystem    
       Number         Type           Network Filesystems Mount Options 
       -------------- -------------- ------- ----------- ------------- 
       2              LG4            N1      F1-F10      Default       
       3              LG1            N2      F1-F10      Default       
       4              LG2            N2      F1-F10      Default       
       5              LG2            N3      F1-F10      Default       
       6              LG3            N3      F1-F10      Default       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
       11             10             

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