SPECsfs97.v3 Result =============================================================================== Network Appliance, Inc. : NetApp F740 (UDP, 28x9GB FCAL, GbE SPECsfs97.v3 = 3491 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 3.66 msec) =============================================================================== Throughput Response ops/sec msec 337 1.7 677 2.2 1012 2.6 1348 2.9 1684 3.3 2029 4.0 2368 4.3 2713 5.1 3037 5.4 3374 7.3 3438 8.0 3491 8.6 =============================================================================== Server Configuration and Availability Vendor Network Appliance, Inc. Hardware Available August 1998 Software Available August 1998 Date Tested July 1998 SFS License number 33 Licensee Location Santa Clara, CA CPU, Memory and Power Model Name NetApp F740 (UDP, 28x9GB FCAL, GbE) 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 1 MB (I+D) off chip UPS none Other Hardware none Memory Size 512 MB NVRAM Size 32 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 33.8 GB Network Subsystem Network Type Gigabit Ethernet Network Controller Desc. Gigabit PCI Adapter Number Networks 1 (N1) Number Network Controllers 1 Protocol Type UDP Switch Type 1 Foundry Networks FWS16 (N1) Bridge Type N/A Hub Type N/A Other Network Hardware N/A Disk Subsystem and Filesystems Number Disk Controllers 1 Number of Disks 28 Number of Filesystems 1 File System Creation Ops default File System Config one RAID group of 28 disks Disk Controller onboard Fibre Channel adapter # of Controller Type 1 Number of Disks 28 (4x7-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 6 Number of Processes per LG 5 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 LG Type LG2 LG Model Sun Microsystems Ultra 1/170 Number and Type Processors 1 167-MHz UltraSPARC Memory Size 256 MB Operating System Solaris 2.6 Compiler gcc 2.6.3 Compiler Options see SPEC-supplied wrapper & makefile Network Type hme LG Type LG3 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 Testbed Configuration LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes ---- ------- ------- ------------------- ----- 1 LG1 N1 F1 N/A 2,3 LG3 N1 F1 N/A 4,5,6 LG2 N1 F1 N/A =============================================================================== Notes and Tuning <> 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 <> 27 data disks and one parity disk. <> <> Option settings on the F740: <> 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 <> options udp_lg_dgram.xmit_cksum.offload 1 <> # to offload checksum computations onto the Gigabit NIC <> <> Openboot settings on the F740: <> setenv java? false <> # to disable the Java Virtual Machine