SPECsfs97_R1.v3 Result

ONStor, Inc. :	ONStor SF4440-HA (2-filer cluster) / 3PAR InServ S400 Storage Server
SPECsfs97_R1.v3 =	71334 Ops/Sec (Overall Response Time = 1.69 msec)

Performance

Throughput (ops/sec)	Response (msec)
7002	0.5
14172	0.5
21033	0.7
28244	0.9
35320	1.3
42400	1.7
49543	2.2
56726	2.6
63981	3.4
71334	5.9

Configuration

Server Configuration and Availability
Vendor	ONStor, Inc.
Hardware Available	Feb 2004
Software Available	Feb 2004
Date Tested	Dec 2003
SFS License Number	2192
Licensee Locations	Los Gatos, CA, USA

CPU, Memory and Power

Model Name ONStor SF4440-HA (2-filer cluster) / 3PAR InServ S400 Storage Server

Processor 750 Mhz Broadcom BCM1250

# of Processors 8 (see notes)

Primary Cache 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip

Secondary Cache 512 KB (I+D) on chip

Other Cache N/A

UPS N/A

Other Hardware Brocade SilkWorm 3800

Memory Size 16 GB (2 * 8 GB per filer) + 32 GB (3PAR InServ) (see notes)

NVRAM Size 0

NVRAM Type N/A

NVRAM Description N/A

Server Software

OS Name and Version EverON 1.0.1

Other Software 3PAR InForm OS 2.1.1

File System STOR-FS

NFS version 3

Server Tuning

Buffer Cache Size dynamic

# NFS Processes N/A

Fileset Size 676.9 GB

Network Subsystem
Network Type	Gigabit Ethernet
Network Controller Desc.	custom (see notes)
Number Networks	2
Number Network Controllers	2 (N1-Client, N2-Cluster)
Protocol Type	TCP

Switch Type Extreme networks - summit 7i - model 11704

Bridge Type N/A

Hub Type N/A

Other Network Hardware N/A

Disk Subsystem and Filesystems

Number Disk Controllers 2

Number of Disks 240

Number of Filesystems 16

File System Creation Ops N/A

File System Config 16 TPVV striped across 60 disks (see notes)

Disk Controller 2 FC controllers each with 4 ports

# of Controller Type 1

Number of Disks 240

Disk Type Hitachi 18 GB 10 K RPM - FC disks

File Systems on Disks vol1-vol8, vol101-vol108

Special Config Notes N/A

Load Generator (LG) Configuration
Number of Load Generators	16
Number of Processes per LG	32
Biod Max Read Setting	2
Biod Max Write Setting	2

LG Type LG1

LG Model Rackable PC

Number and Type Processors 1 Ghz Intel Pentium III

Memory Size 1 GB

Operating System SunOS 5.8 Generic_108529-11 i86pc i386 i86pc

Compiler N/A

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection

LG Type LG2

LG Model Rackable PC

Number and Type Processors 1 Ghz Intel Pentium III

Memory Size 512 MB

Operating System SunOS 5.7 Generic_106542-08 i86pc i386 i86pc

Compiler N/A

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection

LG Type LG3

LG Model Rackable PC

Number and Type Processors 1 Ghz Intel Pentium III

Memory Size 1 GB

Operating System Red Hat Linux release 7.1 (Seawolf) Kernel 2.4.2-2 on an i686

Compiler gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-81)

Compiler Options N/A

Network Type Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection

Testbed Configuration

LG # LG Type Network Target File Systems Notes

1 LG3 1 /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108, /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108 N/A

2-13 LG1 1 /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108, /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108 N/A

14-16 LG2 1 /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108, /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108 N/A

Testbed Configuration
LG #	LG Type	Network	Target File Systems	Notes
1	LG3	1	/vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108, /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108	N/A
2-13	LG1	1	/vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108, /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108	N/A
14-16	LG2	1	/vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108, /vol1, /vol2, /vol3, /vol4, /vol5, /vol6, /vol7, /vol8, /vol101, /vol102, /vol103, /vol104, /vol105, /vol106, /vol107, /vol108	N/A

Other Notes

The system under test is an ONStor SAN Filer in front of a 3PAR InServ
S400 Storage Server.
The ONStor SAN Filer has no NVRAM anywhere in the filer.
All updates are written to external stable storage on 3PAR storage
server before acknowledging the client. Memory caches
within an ONStor SAN Filer are effectively write-through caches.
Each ONStor SAN Filer contains two BCM1250 processors each with two cores
(total 8 CPUs). All network protocol and filesystem operations are
performed by these processors.
Each ONStor SAN Filer has one network controller with four Gigabit
ethernet connections, all connected to the same network. A custom FPGA
is used to calculate the CRC for TCP. Jumbo frames were not used.
Each server had access to the client network (N1) for communication with
all Load Generators. Each server had access to a cluster network (N2) for
communication with the other server.
The ONStor SAN Filer has one disk controller with four 2 Gbps FC ports.
Each port is managed by an PMC RM7000A CPU with 256 MB of memory and
has a QLOGIC ISP2310 FC controller.
The four FC controller ports on the ONStor SAN Filer were connected to
a 16 port fibre channel switch (Brocade Silk Worm 3800).
Each 3PAR Controller Node had two ports connected to the same fibre
channel switch.
The 3PAR S400 is a fibre-channel-attached, block-level storage array.
The 3PAR S400 was configured as a single array with four 2,400 MHz
3PAR Controller Nodes.
Each Controller Node of the 3PAR InServ S400 storage server includes
8 GB of data cache (32 GB total). The InServ S400 has an additional 2 GB of
control cache (CPU memory) per Controller Node.
Write-caching occurs in the disk subsystem only.
There are redundant lead-acid batteries supporting each 3PAR
Controller Node. These batteries power the node during a power
failure, saving all cache contents to an internal drive.
Booting after a power failure initiates a recovery process that
recovers cache contents from the internal drives.
The 3PAR Controller Nodes are configured with "common provisioning groups".
Thin provisioning allocates physical storage from a common pool
upon write operations.
Each ONStor SAN Filer created 8 filesystems (or "volumes" in ONStor
terminology). Each volume was written to a single TPVV, "thinly
provisioned virtual volume", on the 3PAR InServ. Four TPVVs
were created on each 3PAR Controller Node. Each Controller Node
is comprised of multiple RAID-0 groups, striped across 60 disks.
Automatic snapshot scheduling was disabled and data cache read-ahead
was disabled on the SAN Filer.
ONStor, the ONStor logo, EverON, and STOR-FS are trademarks of ONStor, Inc.
3PARdata, the 3PAR logo, 3PAR, InServ and InForm are trademarks of 3PARdata, Inc.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

First published at SPEC.org on 21-Jan-2004

LG Type	LG1
LG Model	Rackable PC
Number and Type Processors	1 Ghz Intel Pentium III
Memory Size	1 GB
Operating System	SunOS 5.8 Generic_108529-11 i86pc i386 i86pc
Compiler	N/A
Compiler Options	N/A
Network Type	Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection