SPECsfs97.v2 Result

Compaq Computer Corporation :	Compaq AlphaServer ES40 Model 6/667
SPECsfs97.v2 =	16832 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 2.98 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
1667	1.2
3351	1.3
5046	1.6
6730	1.7
8416	2.0
10091	2.6
11776	3.1
13461	3.9
15141	4.7
16832	15.4

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	Compaq Computer Corporation
Hardware Available	February 2000
Software Available	September 2000
Date Tested	November 2000
SFS License Number	2
Licensee Locations	Nashua, NH

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name Compaq AlphaServer ES40 Model 6/667

Processor 667 MHz 21264A

# of Processors 4

Primary Cache 64KB(I)+64KB(D) on chip

Secondary Cache 8MB off chip

Other Cache None

UPS Compaq R6000 UPS, 6000VA RACKMOUNT UPS, US

Other Hardware N/A

Memory Size 16 GB

NVRAM Size N/A

NVRAM Type N/A

NVRAM Description N/A

Server Software

OS Name and Version Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1 (Rev. 732)

Other Software N/A

File System UFS

NFS version 2

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size Dynamic (UBC Cache)

# NFS Processes 96 kernel threads

Fileset Size 161.5 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Jumbo Frame Gigabit
Network Controller Desc.	PCI to Gigabit Ethernet Controller (DEGPA-SA)
Number Networks	2 (N1-N2)
Number Network Controllers	2
Protocol Type	UDP

Switch Type 1 x ALTEON WebSystems Alteon 180

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 5

Number of Disks 73

Number of Filesystems 36 (F0-F35)

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config default

Disk Controller Internal Ultra SCSI controller

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 1

Disk Type DS-RZ1CF-VW (4.3GB Ultra SCSI, 7200rpm)

File Systems on Disks OS, swap

Special Config Notes OS (partitions A & G), Swap (partitions B & H)

Disk Controller PCI to Fibre Channel Controller (DS-KGPSA-CA)

# of Controller Type 4

Number of Disks 72

Disk Type DS-RZ1CF-VW (4.3GB Ultra SCSI, 7200rpm)

File Systems on Disks F0-F35

Special Config Notes See Other notes

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	6
Number of Processes per LG	36
Biod Max Read Setting	6
Biod Max Write Setting	6

LG Type LG1

LG Model Digital Personal Workstation 600au

Number and Type Processors 1 600MHz 21164A

Memory Size 1GB

Operating System Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.0A (Rev. 1094) (see Other notes)

Compiler cc

Compiler Options M.dec_unix

Network Type PCI to Gigabit Ethernet Controller (DEGPA-SA)

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 N1 F0,F1..F35 see Other Notes

2 LG1 N2 F1,F2...F35,F0 see Other Notes

3 LG1 N1 F2,F3...F35,F0,F1 see Other Notes

4 LG1 N2 F3,F4...F35,F0,F1,F2 see Other Notes

5 LG1 N1 F4,F5...F35,F0,F1,F2,F3 see Other Notes

6 LG1 N2 F5,F6...F35,F0, F1,F2,F3,F4 see Other Notes

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	N1	F0,F1..F35	see Other Notes
2	LG1	N2	F1,F2...F35,F0	see Other Notes
3	LG1	N1	F2,F3...F35,F0,F1	see Other Notes
4	LG1	N2	F3,F4...F35,F0,F1,F2	see Other Notes
5	LG1	N1	F4,F5...F35,F0,F1,F2,F3	see Other Notes
6	LG1	N2	F5,F6...F35,F0, F1,F2,F3,F4	see Other Notes

Other Notes

STORAGE Subsystem:
- 4 DS-KGPSA-CA host adapters connected to 2 Compaq
- Storageworks San Switch 16 switches
- San Switches are connected to 12 HSG80 controllers
- HSG80's are housed in 3 Compaq Storageworks
- Enterprise Storage Array 12000 cabinets
- All host adapters can access all disks
- HSG80 Controller/Disk Config Notes:
-- each HSG80 controller has 3 2-disk RAID 0 logical disks, 128K stripe
-- 128 MB writeback cache per controller, non-mirrored cache
-- Readahead disabled on disks
-- Multi-bus mode configured
SERVER Tuning:
- Dynamic kernel tuning via /etc/sysconfigtab format is subsystem: param= val
vfs: bufcache= 10 (1.6 GB)
vfs: buffer_hash_size= 131072
vfs: max_vnodes= 193496448
vfs: name_cache_hash_size= 131072
vfs: namei_cache_valid_time= 21600
vfs: sys_v_mode= 1
vfs: vnode_age= 21600
vfs: vnode_deallocation_enable= 0
vm: vm-swap-eager=0
proc: maxusers= 16384
- Kernel Image tuning via dbx debugger: nfs_ufs_lbolt= 0
CLIENT Tuning
- Kernel Build options:
options MICRO_TIME
TESTBED Configuration: LG #1-6: same 36 filesystems, staggered start point

Wed Nov 29 11:24:34 2000

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Digital Personal Workstation 600au
Number and Type Processors	1 600MHz 21164A
Memory Size	1GB
Operating System	Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.0A (Rev. 1094) (see Other notes)
Compiler	cc
Compiler Options	M.dec_unix
Network Type	PCI to Gigabit Ethernet Controller (DEGPA-SA)