SPECsfs97.v2 Result

Digital Equipment Corporation :	AlphaServer 4100 5/600
SPECsfs97.v2 =	7025 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 8.25 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
696	4.1
1404	6.1
2118	7.3
2809	8.0
3523	8.6
4229	9.3
4929	9.9
5643	10.5
6362	11.6
6956	14.2
7025	14.2

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	Digital Equipment Corporation
Hardware Available	April 1998
Software Available	December 1997
Date Tested	February 1998
SFS License Number	2
Licensee Locations	Nashua, NH

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name AlphaServer 4100 5/600

Processor 600 MHz 21164

# of Processors 4

Primary Cache 8KBI+8KBD on chip

Secondary Cache 96KB(I+D) on chip

Other Cache 8MB(I+D) off chip

UPS N/A

Other Hardware N/A

Memory Size 4 GB

NVRAM Size N/A

NVRAM Type N/A

NVRAM Description N/A

Server Software

OS Name and Version Digital UNIX V4.0D

Other Software N/A

File System UFS

NFS version 2

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size Dynamic (UBC Cache)

# NFS Processes 96

Fileset Size 68.2 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	FDDI
Network Controller Desc.	DEC FDDI Controller (DEFPA-AA)
Number Networks	3 (N1-N3)
Number Network Controllers	3
Protocol Type	UDP

Switch Type N/A

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type 1 DEChub 900 with 1 DECconcentrator 900s (DEFHU-MU)

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 5

Number of Disks 73

Number of Filesystems 72 (F1-F72)

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config default

Disk Controller DEC KZPDA PCI (Fast Wide Single-Ended)

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 1

Disk Type DEC RZ29B disks (4.3GB/narrow)

File Systems on Disks Operating System (partitions A and G)

Special Config Notes

Disk Controller DEC KZPSA PCI (Fast Wide Differential)

# of Controller Type 4

Number of Disks 18

Disk Type DEC RZ29B disks (4.3Gb/narrow)

File Systems on Disks F1-18, F19-F36, F37-F54, F55-F72

Special Config Notes Partition G was increased to 2GB

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	6
Number of Processes per LG	12
Biod Max Read Setting	6
Biod Max Write Setting	6

LG Type LG1

LG Model Personal Workstation 500A

Number and Type Processors 1 500MHz 21164

Memory Size 256MB

Operating System Digital UNIX V4.0D

Compiler cc

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type DEC FDDI Controller (DEFPA-AA)

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 1 f1, f19, f37, f55, f7, f25, f43, f61, f13, f31, f49, f67

2 LG1 2 f2, f20, f38, f56, f8, f26, f44, f62, f14, f32, f50, f68

3 LG1 3 f3, f21, f39, f57, f9, f27, f45, f63, f15, f33, f51, f69

4 LG1 1 f4, f22, f40, f58, f10, f28, f46, f64, f16, f34, f52, f70

5 LG1 2 f5, f23, f41, f59, f11, f29, f47, f65, f17, f35, f53, f71

6 LG1 3 f6, f24, f42, f60, f12, f30, f48, f66, f18, f36, f54, f72

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	1	f1, f19, f37, f55, f7, f25, f43, f61, f13, f31, f49, f67
2	LG1	2	f2, f20, f38, f56, f8, f26, f44, f62, f14, f32, f50, f68
3	LG1	3	f3, f21, f39, f57, f9, f27, f45, f63, f15, f33, f51, f69
4	LG1	1	f4, f22, f40, f58, f10, f28, f46, f64, f16, f34, f52, f70
5	LG1	2	f5, f23, f41, f59, f11, f29, f47, f65, f17, f35, f53, f71
6	LG1	3	f6, f24, f42, f60, f12, f30, f48, f66, f18, f36, f54, f72

Other Notes

Special Disk Config Notes: A HSZ52 with no writeback cache was connected to each KZPSA controller. Three split bus BA350s were connected to each HSZ52 over 6 ports. Disks were distibuted over all ports
bufcache: 30% (1200 MB)
vm-ubcbuffers: 1024
maxusers: 4096
vm-ubcmaxdirtypercent: 100
vnode_age: 600
vnode-deallocation-enable: 0
name-cache-hash-size: 32768
buffer-hash-size: 32768
inode-hash-size: 16384
sys-v-mode: 1

Tue Jul 7 16:26:48 1998

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Personal Workstation 500A
Number and Type Processors	1 500MHz 21164
Memory Size	256MB
Operating System	Digital UNIX V4.0D
Compiler	cc
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	DEC FDDI Controller (DEFPA-AA)