SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

IBM Corporation :	IBM System p5 570 (2.2GHz, 8 CPU, TCP)
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	169786 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.67 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
16181	0.6
32211	0.6
48543	0.8
64762	1.0
81289	1.3
97694	1.6
114104	2.1
130307	2.6
146889	3.1
163110	4.0
169786	4.2

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	IBM Corporation
Hardware Available	February 2006
Software Available	March 2006
Date Tested	January 2006
SFS License Number	11
Licensee Locations	Austin, Texas

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name IBM System p5 570 (2.2GHz, 8 CPU, TCP)

Processor 2.2GHz POWER5+

# of Processors 8 cores, 4 chips, 2 cores/chip (SMT enabled)

Primary Cache 64KBI+32KBD on chip per core

Secondary Cache 1920KB unified on chip per chip

Other Cache 36MB unified off chip per DCM, 4 DCMs in SUT

UPS N/A

Other Hardware N/A

Memory Size 128 GB

NVRAM Size 12 GB (12 x 1GB)

NVRAM Type 1GB battery-backed DRAM per controller

NVRAM Description 5-day battery; cache bypass on battery failure

Server Software

OS Name and Version AIX 5L V5.3 (64-bit)

Other Software N/A

File System Enhanced JFS

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size Dynamic

# NFS Processes 1

Fileset Size 1624.6 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Jumbo Frame Gigabit
Network Controller Desc.	IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter
Number Networks	8 (N1-N8)
Number Network Controllers	8
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type N/A

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 13

Number of Disks 421

Number of Filesystems 84 (F1-F84)

File System Creation Ops default

File System Config See Other Notes

Disk Controller PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter (integrated)

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 1

Disk Type 36.4GB 10Krpm 16-Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive

File Systems on Disks OS, page space

Special Config Notes N/A

Disk Controller IBM Fiber Channel Adapter (FC 5716)

# of Controller Type 12

Number of Disks 420

Disk Type 18.2GB 15Krpm 2Gb FC

File Systems on Disks F1-F7,F8-F14,F15-F21,...,F78-F84

Special Config Notes See Other Notes

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	8
Number of Processes per LG	84
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model IBM eServer pSeries 615 Model 6C3

Number and Type Processors 2 x 1.2GHz POWER4+

Memory Size 4 GB

Operating System AIX 5L V5.2 ML01 plus APAR IY44149

Compiler N/A, SFS97_R1 pre-compiled binaries

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG1 N1 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

2 LG1 N2 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

3 LG1 N3 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

4 LG1 N4 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

5 LG1 N5 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

6 LG1 N6 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

7 LG1 N7 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

8 LG1 N8 F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG1	N1	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
2	LG1	N2	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
3	LG1	N3	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
4	LG1	N4	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
5	LG1	N5	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
6	LG1	N6	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
7	LG1	N7	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A
8	LG1	N8	F1,F8,F15,F22,...,F57,F64,F71,F78,F2,...,F79,F3,...,F80,F4,...,F81,F5,...,F82,F6,...,F83,F7,...,F84	N/A

Other Notes

There are 6 IBM TotalStorage DS4400 Storage Server units attached to the SUT. Each DS4400 contains 2 controllers. Each controller is connected to an FC adapter. Each controller has a 1GB cache. Writes to either cache are mirrored in the other such that the total effective write cache is 1GB per DS4400.
There are 5 EXP700 expansion units connected to each DS4400. Every EXP700 contains 14 physicaldisks. A logical disk is composed of 5 physical disks in a RAID-5 configuration. There is one test file system per logical disk.
Enhanced JFS is used for OS and the test filesystems (F1-F84). The size of each test filesystem log is 256MB.
DCM stands for Dual-Chip Module, one dual-core processor chip plus one L3-cache chip.
SMT stands for Simultaneous Multi-Threading. SMT is a processor technology that allows the simultaneous execution of multiple thread contexts within a single processor core. SMT enabled is the default mode of operation.
Using jumbo frames (9000-byte MTU) over Gigabit Ethernet.
There were 4 external 7311-D11 I/O drawers used in this configuration. 3 drawers contained 2 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 Fiber Channel adapters. 1 drawer contained 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapters.
Server tuning: Gigabit Ethernet adapter jumbo_frames=yes, nfs_server_base_priority=80, nfs_server_clread=0, lru_file_repage=0, kernel_heap_psize=65536
Client tuning: Gigabit Ethernet adapter jumbo_frames=yes
The number of NFS daemons (nfsd threads) is dynamic.
APAR IY81057 applied on AIX 5L V5.3 to achieve Maintenance Level 4, Service Pack 1.

First published at SPEC.org on 28-Feb-2006

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	IBM eServer pSeries 615 Model 6C3
Number and Type Processors	2 x 1.2GHz POWER4+
Memory Size	4 GB
Operating System	AIX 5L V5.2 ML01 plus APAR IY44149
Compiler	N/A, SFS97_R1 pre-compiled binaries
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter