SPECsfs97.v3 Result

Network Appliance, Inc. :	NetApp F720 (UDP, 14x9GB FCAL)
SPECsfs97.v3 =	2461 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 4.62 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
244	1.8
485	2.3
722	2.8
967	3.3
1210	4.0
1452	4.6
1698	5.2
1927	5.9
2179	7.0
2417	8.5
2461	9.4

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	Network Appliance, Inc.
Hardware Available	August 1998
Software Available	August 1998
Date Tested	August 1998
SFS License Number	33
Licensee Locations	Santa Clara, CA

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name NetApp F720 (UDP, 14x9GB FCAL)

Processor 400MHz Alpha 21164A

# of Processors 1

Primary Cache 8 KB I + 8 KB D on chip

Secondary Cache 96 KB (I+D) on chip

Other Cache N/A

UPS none

Other Hardware none

Memory Size 256 MB

NVRAM Size 8 MB

NVRAM Type NVRAM SIMMs on PCI card

NVRAM Description 6-month battery-backed shelf-life

Server Software

OS Name and Version NetApp Release 5.1.1

Other Software none

File System WAFL

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size dynamic

# NFS Processes see notes

Fileset Size 24.1 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	100baseT
Network Controller Desc.	onboard 100baseT
Number Networks	1 (N1)
Number Network Controllers	1
Protocol Type	UDP

Switch Type 1 Alteon Net RPS700101, all ports full duplex

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 1

Number of Disks 14

Number of Filesystems 1

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config one RAID group of 14 disks

Disk Controller onboard Fibre Channel adapter

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 14 (2x7-disk JBOD shelves)

Disk Type 9GB Seagate Barracuda (ST19171FC)

File Systems on Disks F1

Special Config Notes none

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	3
Number of Processes per LG	7
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model Sun Microsystems Ultra 1/170

Number and Type Processors 1 167-MHz UltraSPARC

Memory Size 256 MB

Operating System Solaris 2.5.1

Compiler gcc 2.6.3

Compiler Options see SPEC-supplied wrapper & makefile

Network Type hme fast ethernet

LG Type LG2

LG Model Sun Microsystems Ultra 2

Number and Type Processors 1 296-MHz UltraSPARC-II

Memory Size 256 MB

Operating System Solaris 2.6

Compiler gcc 2.6.3

Compiler Options see SPEC-supplied wrapper & makefile

Network Type hme fast ethernet

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 N1 F1 N/A

2,3 LG2 N1 F1 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	N1	F1	N/A
2,3	LG2	N1	F1	N/A

Other Notes

NetApp's embedded operating system processes NFS requests from the network layer without any NFS daemons, and uses NVRAM (non-volatile memory) to improve performance.
The F1 filesystem was composed of one RAID group of 13 data disks and one parity disk.
Option settings on the F720:
options nosnap 1
# to disable periodic snapshot creation, for reproducibility
options nosnapdir 1
# to avoid inserting .snapshot entry when reading directories
options raid.scrub.enable off
# to disable periodic RAID scrubs, for reproducibility
options minra 1
# to minimize file read-ahead
Openboot settings on the F720:
setenv java? false
# to disable the Java Virtual Machine

Mon Sep 21 12:35:32 1998

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Sun Microsystems Ultra 1/170
Number and Type Processors	1 167-MHz UltraSPARC
Memory Size	256 MB
Operating System	Solaris 2.5.1
Compiler	gcc 2.6.3
Compiler Options	see SPEC-supplied wrapper & makefile
Network Type	hme fast ethernet

LG Type	LG2
LG Model	Sun Microsystems Ultra 2
Number and Type Processors	1 296-MHz UltraSPARC-II
Memory Size	256 MB
Operating System	Solaris 2.6
Compiler	gcc 2.6.3
Compiler Options	see SPEC-supplied wrapper & makefile
Network Type	hme fast ethernet