SPECweb99_SSL Result

IBM:	IBM eServer iSeries i890-2487(1587)
IBM:	HTTP Server (powered by Apache 2.0.39)

SPECweb99_SSL = 3600

Performance

Iteration

Conforming Simultaneous Connections

1	3600
2	3600
3	3600
Median	3600

Configuration

Availability Dates
All Hardware	Aug-2002
HTTPS Software	Aug-2002
Operating System	Aug-2002
Supplemental System	Aug-2002

Hardware

Vendor IBM

Model IBM eServer iSeries i890-2487(1587)

Processor 1.3 GHz POWER-4

# Processors 16 cores, 16 chips, 1 core/chip

Primary Cache 64KBI+32KBD (on chip) per CPU

Secondary Cache 1440KB unified (on chip), shared per chip

Other Cache 128MB unified (off-chip) per MCM

Memory 196.6 GB

Disk Subsystem 130: 6718-050 17.5GB SCSI DASD

Disk Controllers 11: 2778-001 PCI Disk Unit Controller

Other Hardware Cisco Systems Catalyst 6500 Gb Switch

Software

Operating System OS/400 V5R2

File System iSeries Integrated File System

Other Software 5722999 PTF MF29320

HTTPS Software

Vendor IBM

HTTPS Software HTTP Server (powered by Apache 2.0.39)

API Apache API

Server Cache HTTP Server (powered by Apache 2.0.39)

Log Mode CLF (Common Log Format)

Test Sponsor
Test Date	Aug-2002
Tested By	IBM
SPEC License	11

Network

# of Controllers 18

Network Controllers 2743 Gbps Ethernet IOA

# of Nets 18

Type of Nets Gigabit Ethernet

Network Speed 1 Gb/s

MSL (sec) 30 (Non RFC1122)

Time-Wait (sec) 60 (Non RFC1122)

MTU 1500

Clients

# of Clients 18

Model RS/6000 7044-270

Processor 450 Mhz POWER-3 (630+)

# of Processors 2

Memory 7816 MB

Network Controller Alteon Networks, Inc. AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet (Fibre)

Operating System SUSE Linux 2.4.13-ppc64-SMP

Compiler gcc version 3.0.2 20011104

Benchmark Configuration

Requested Connections 3600

Fileset Size (MB) 11638.8

Notes

SUT Notes

MCM: Multi-chip Module; 2 MCM's in SUT (4 chips per MCM)
2 CPUs per chip
Base I/O tower (contained 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapters),
(2) 5078 PCI Expansion Unit (contained 3 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters per 5078),
(2) 5074 PCI Expansion Unit (contained 3 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters per 5074),
(2) 0578 PCI Expansion Unit in (1) 0551 rack (contained 3 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters per one of the 0578s. Only 1 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter in the second 0578.)

Operating System Notes

CHGTCPA TCPCLOTIMO(60), Tcp closed timewait timeout changed to 60, default 120
CHGTCPA NFC(*YES *NOMAX 30000), Network File Cache size changed to 30000 MB with no maximum cache timeout, default cache size 10MB and a cache timeout 300 seconds

HTTPS Software Notes

1 HTTP server was used
ListenBackLog 2000, Default: ListenBacklog 511
HotBackup off, Default: HotBackup on
TimeOut 30, Default: TimeOut 300
KeepAliveTimeout 60 , Default: KeepAliveTimeout 300
ThreadsPerChild 300, Default: ThreadsPerChild 40
LiveLocalCache off , Default: LiveLocalCache on
ServerRoot /QIBM/UserData/HTTPA , Default: none
ServerName Fireant.rchland.ibm.com , Default: none
ScriptAlias /specweb99/ /QSYS.LIB/specweb99.LIB/ , Default: none
DocumentRoot / , Default: DocumentRoot /QIBM/UserData/HTTPA/htdocs
LogFormat "%h %t \"%r\" %s %b" , Default:LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %s %b"
CustomLog logs/specweb_access_ssl.log , Default: none
LoadModule sw99_module /QSYS.LIB/SSALPHA8.LIB/MODSW99SSL.SRVPGM , Default: none
LoadModule ibm_ssl_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRVSSL.SRVPGM , Default: none
CacheLocalFileSizeLimit 700000 , default 90
CacheLocalSizeLimit 3600000 , default 2000
UseShutdown on, default off

Other Notes

Tuning Disclosure: IBM-20020819.txt
Dynamic API: IBM-20020819-ssl-API.zip

Test Run Details

**Test results for each iteration (median is shaded)**
Iteration	Conforming Connections	Percent Conform	Throughput ops/sec	Response msec	ops/sec/ loadgen	kbit/ sec
1	3600	100.0%	10007.8	359.8	2.78	333.2
2	3600	100.0%	10010.6	359.7	2.78	333.4
3	3600	100.0%	9994.7	360.2	2.78	333.1

Mon Apr 25 14:05:29 2005

First published at SPEC.org on 03-Sep-2002