HP ProLiant DL585 G5 Manuel d'installation et d'exploitation

Performance of HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server

with Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors

(2.5 GHz) in a 64-bit HP SBC environment

Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 2

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3

AMD Opteron processors ................................................................................................................. 3

AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management ........................................................................................ 4

Test methodology................................................................................................................................. 4

Test tools......................................................................................................................................... 5

More information ......................................................................................................................... 5

User profiles .................................................................................................................................... 6

Test scenarios .................................................................................................................................. 7

Performance and scalability metrics................................................................................................ 7

Test topology....................................................................................................................................... 8

Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 9

HP SBC server summary.................................................................................................................. 10

Performance test results....................................................................................................................... 11

Perfmon values .............................................................................................................................. 12

Canary times................................................................................................................................. 13

Test analysis summary ........................................................................................................................ 14

Recommendations.............................................................................................................................. 14

Using BBWC ................................................................................................................................. 15

Enabling write cache .................................................................................................................. 15

Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 15

Appendix A – Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions ........................................................ 16

Historical scalability limitations ........................................................................................................ 16

More information ....................................................................................................................... 16

Appendix B – SBC solution sizing........................................................................................................ 17

Online sizer tool ............................................................................................................................ 17

For more information.......................................................................................................................... 19

Executive summary

Important:

This document describes a performance characterization performed

utilizing the HP 64-bit test harness, which incorporates a Microsoft® Office

2003 workload.

Test results cannot be compared directly with the results of tests performed

using the 32-bit Office XP- or Office 2003-based harness.

The HP ProLiant DL585 G5 is a highly manageable, rack-optimized, four-socket1server designed for

maximum performance in an industry-standard architecture. With up to four Quad-Core AMD

Opteron™ processors and a large memory footprint, the HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server delivers the

performance and performance-per-watt needed for compute-hungry database, virtualization, and

consolidation applications. Its impressive remote management capabilities can help reduce your costs

and improve your ability to respond quickly to business changes.

Key benefits include:

•Outstanding performance and reliability

•Industry-leading management options

•Flexibility for a variety of enterprise deployments

•High performance-per-watt

A 4P HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server equipped with the Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Model

8360 SE (2.5 GHz) can provide optimal support for up to the following numbers of users (as

described in Table 2) in a 64-bit HP Server Based Computing (SBC) environment:

Heavy Users

Medium Users

Light Users

288

444

528

Since the kernel memory constraints that limit scalability in a 32-bit HP SBC environment have been

removed, this performance characterization demonstrates that customers can expect to fully utilize the

resources of this server in a 64-bit environment, even when running their 32-bit applications.

Target audience: This performance characterization is intended primarily for IT professionals planning

HP SBC solution deployments. The performance and sizing information provided herein is designed to

help customers estimate the number of HP ProLiant DL585 G5 servers required for a particular

environment.

Testing performed in June 2008 is described.

1Four-processor, also known as 4P

Introduction

The HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server (shown in Figure 1) is ideal for multi-threaded, multi-tasked

environments, high-performance computing, and HP SBC.

Figure 1. HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server

AMD Opteron processors

The HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server supports up to four Quad-Core AMD Opteron 8300 Series

processors. This native quad-core processor delivers the following benefits:

•Outstanding performance

The Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor is designed for optimal multi-threaded application

performance. Its native quad-core implementation features four cores on a single die for more

efficient data sharing, while the enhanced cache structure and integrated memory controller can

sustain application throughput. This processor provides outstanding processing power and, together

with its performance-per-watt enhancements, can improve IT responsiveness while maintaining data

center costs.

•Enhanced power efficiency

Thanks to Enhanced AMD PowerNow!™ technology and the introduction of AMD CoolCore™

technology, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are very power-efficient, helping to reduce power

needs and cooling costs in the data center.

(For more on power management enhancements, see AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management.)

•Optimal virtualization

Featuring AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) technology with nested paging acceleration, Quad-Core

AMD Opteron processors can accelerate the performance of virtualized applications and improve

efficiency when switching between virtual machines; as a result, customers can typically host more

virtual machines and users per system, maximizing the consolidation and power-saving benefits of

virtualization.

•Investment protection

By leveraging AMD’s Common Core Strategy and Same Socket Technology, Quad-Core AMD

Opteron processors can minimize changes to the customer’s software and data center infrastructure,

protecting IT investments and simplifying management.

AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management

Without compromising performance, AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management functionality allows

each processor to maximize the power-saving benefits of Enhanced AMD PowerNow! by reducing

idle power consumption and enabling per-processor power management in multi-socket systems to

further reduce power consumption.

By powering core and memory controller voltage planes independently, AMD Dual Dynamic Power

Management can enhance both performance and power management.

Benefits include:

•Increased performance

The memory controller is able to run at a higher frequency, helping to reduce memory latency and

thus improving application performance.

•Improved power management

By operating independently from the memory controller, the cores in a Quad-Core AMD Opteron

processor can exploit the power savings offered by Enhanced AMD PowerNow! more often,

resulting in reduced power and cooling bills. In addition, the processor reduces power to the

northbridge2when memory is not in use, while continuing to provide full power to the cores.

The following sections of this paper describe the testing performed by HP to characterize the

performance and scalability of an HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server in a 64-bit HP SBC environment.

Note:

A 64-bit HP SBC environment eliminates the kernel memory constraints that

can limit server scalability in a 32-bit HP SBC environment. For more

information, refer to Appendix A – Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003

x64 Editions.

Test methodology

HP continues to upgrade existing HP ProLiant servers and introduce new servers to meet particular

business needs. To help customers select the appropriate server for their particular HP SBC

environment, HP publishes this and other performance characterizations so that you can compare

individual server performance and scalability.

This section describes how HP determined the optimal number of users supported by a 4P HP ProLiant

DL585 G5 server equipped with the Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8360 HE3(2.5

GHz) – henceforth referred to as the HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server – in a 64-bit test harness.

Important:

As with any laboratory testing, the performance metrics quoted in this

paper are idealized. In a production environment, these metrics may be

impacted by a variety of factors.

HP recommends proof-of-concept testing in a non-production environment

using the actual target application as a matter of best practice for all

application deployments. Testing the actual target application in a

test/staging environment identical to, but isolated from, the production

environment is the most effective way to characterize system behavior.

2Or memory controller hub (MCH)

3HE processors are higher power, frequency-optimized devices.

This section provides more information on test tools, user profiles and test scenarios.

Test tools

To facilitate the placement and management of simulated loads on an HP SBC server, HP used

Terminal Services Scalability Planning Tools (TSScaling), a suite of tools developed by Microsoft to

help organizations with Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 Terminal Server capacity planning.

Table 1 describes these tools.

Table 1. Components of TSScaling

Component Description

Automation tools Robosrv.exe Drives the server-side of the load simulation

Robocli.exe Helps drive the client-side of the load simulation

Test tools Qidle.exe Determines if any scripts have failed and require

operator intervention

Tbscript.exe

A script interpreter that helps drive the client-side load

simulation

Help files TBScript.doc Terminal Server bench scripting documentation

TSScalingSetup.doc A scalability test environment set-up guide

TSScalingTesting.doc A testing guide

More information

•Roboserver (Robosrv.exe) and Roboclient (Robocli.exe): Terminal Server capacity planning

•TSScaling: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Capacity and Scaling

User profiles

To simulate typical workloads in this environment, HP used scripts based on the Heavy, Medium, and

Light User profiles described in Table 2.

Table 2. User profiles incorporated into the test scripts

User class Activities

Heavy User Heavy Users (also known as Structured Task Workers) tend to open multiple applications

simultaneously and remain active for long periods. Heavy Users often leave applications open

when not in use.

Medium User Medium Users (also known as Knowledge Workers) are defined as users who gather, add value

to, and communicate information in a decision-support process. Cost of downtime is variable but

highly visible. These resources are driven by projects and ad-hoc needs towards flexible tasks.

These workers make their own decisions on what to work on and how to accomplish the task.

Sample tasks include: marketing, project management, sales, desktop publishing, decision

support, data mining, financial analysis, executive and supervisory management, design, and

authoring.

Light User Light Users (also known as Data Entry Workers) input data into computer systems. Activities

include transcription, typing, order entry, clerical work and manufacturing.

Table 3 outlines the activities performed by each user class utilizing Office 2003 products.

Table 3. Activities incorporated into the test scripts for each user class

Activity description Heavy User Medium User Light User

Access Open a database, apply a filter, search through

records, add records, and delete records. X

Excel Open, print and save a large spreadsheet. X X X

Excel_2 Create a new spreadsheet, enter data, and create

a chart. Print and save the spreadsheet. X X

InfoPath Enter data4into a form; save the form over an

existing form. X X

Outlook First pass: Email a short message.

Second pass: Email a reply with an attachment. X

Outlook_2 Create a long reply. X

PowerPoint Create a new presentation, insert clipart, and

apply animation. View the presentation after each

slide is created.

X X

PowerPoint2 Open and view a large presentation with heavy

animation and many colors and gradients. X

Word Create, save, print, and email a document. X5X X

4Data entry for Office InfoPath 2003 requires significant processor resources

5Shortened version for Heavy Users

Test scenarios

For the Heavy User type, HP initiated testing by running the appropriate script with a group of 15

simulated users. Start times were staggered to eliminate authentication overhead. After these sessions

finished, HP added 15 more users, then repeated the testing. Further groups of 15 users were added

until the maximum number of users was reached.

For Medium and Light User types, HP utilized groups of ten users.

Performance and scalability metrics

While the scripts were running, HP monitored a range of Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon)

counters to help characterize server performance and scalability. In particular, HP has monitored CPU

utilization (% Processor Time) to establish the optimal number of users supported on an HP SBC server

– by definition, the number of users active when processor utilization reaches 80%. At this time, a

limited number of additional users or services can be supported; however, user response times may

become unacceptable.

To validate scalability metrics obtained using Perfmon, HP also runs canary scripts to characterize

Heavy User response times – a very practical metric – for discrete activities such as an application

being invoked or a modal box appearing. By monitoring response times as more and more users log

on, HP has been able to demonstrate that these times are acceptable when the optimal number of

users (as determined using Perfmon counter values) is active.

Note:

When running canary scripts, HP considers user response times to become

unacceptable when they increase markedly over a baseline measurement.

Test topology

Figure 2 illustrates the HP SBC test environment.

Figure 2. The tested environment

Note:

Test environments such as that shown in Figure 2 are available to customers

at HP Solution Centers to help solve a wide variety of business problems.

Configurations

Table 4 summarizes the configurations of servers and clients used in the test environment.

Table 4. System configurations

Server Configuration

4P HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server with:

•Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 8360 SE (2.5 GHz)

–512 KB L2 cache per core; 2 MB L3 cache

•32 GB RAM

•Smart Array P400 controller with RAID 0

•Four 72 GB 15,000 rpm SAS hard drives

–48 GB page file on system partition

•NC371i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

HP SBC server

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2;

Terminal Services enabled

Office 2003

2P HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server with:

•Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor (3.2 GHz)

•2 x 2 MB L2 cache

•2 GB RAM

•Four 72 GB 15,000 rpm SAS hard drives

•Integrated Smart Array P400i controller with RAID 5

•NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

Exchange Server/

Internet Information Services

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0

2P HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server with:

•Dual-Core Xeon processor (3.2 GHz)

•2 x 2 MB L2 cache

•2 GB RAM

•Four 72 GB 15,000 rpm SAS hard drives

•Integrated Smart Array P400i controller with RAID 5

•NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter

Domain Controller

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Continued

Table 4. System configurations (continued)

Server Configuration

Variety of Intel Pentium®-based Compaq Evo workstations (600 MHz – 2.533 GHz),

each with:

•At least 256 MB of memory

•1024 x 768/16-bit color depth

•100 Mbps NIC

Client

Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP

HP SBC server summary

Table 5 summarizes the configuration of the tested HP SBC server.

Table 5. System summary for the HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server

Component Description

Operating system (OS) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

Version 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2, Build 3790

Other OS description R2

System name DL585

System model ProLiant DL585 G5

System type x64-based PC

Processor AMD64 Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3 AuthenticAMD ~2512 MHz

BIOS version/date HP A07, 3/28/2008

SMBIOS version 2.4

Windows directory C:\WINDOWS

System directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

Boot device \Device\HarddiskVolume1

Locale United States

Hardware abstraction layer

version 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710)

User name [Not available]

Time zone New Zealand Standard Time

Continued

Table des matières

Autres manuels HP Serveur

HP T5730w - Compaq Thin Client Instructions d'utilisation

HP NetServer AA 4000 Mode d’emploi

HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Mode d’emploi

HP LC2000r - NetServer - 128 MB RAM Manuel utilisateur

HP Compaq t1010 Fiche technique

HP ProLiant DL165 Instructions d'utilisation

HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Manuel utilisateur

HP BL30p - ProLiant - 1 GB RAM Instructions d'utilisation et de sécurité

HP Enterprise ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Manuel

HP Cloudline CL2100 G3 806R Mode d'emploi

HP ProLiant DL140 Instructions d'utilisation

HP 275 Instructions d'utilisation

HP Proliant DL580 Instructions d'utilisation et de sécurité

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus Instructions d'installation

HP LC2000r - NetServer - 128 MB RAM Manuel d'installation et d'exploitation

HP DL760 - ProLiant - 1 GB RAM Manuel utilisateur

HP Integrity rx2620 Manuel utilisateur

HP ProLiant SL160z Generation 6 (G6) Manuel utilisateur

HP Cluster Platform Express v2010 Feuille d'instructions

HP RDX REMOVABLE DL380 Instructions d'utilisation

HP P4535A - Web Cache Server Appliance Manuel utilisateur

HP Integrity Superdome 16-socket Manuel utilisateur

HP ProLiant ML310e Manuel utilisateur

HP Integrity rx5670 Mode d'emploi

Manuels Serveur populaires d'autres marques

Dell

Dell PowerEdge R410 Manuel utilisateur

PowerNAS

PowerNAS CMA Manuel utilisateur

Supero

Supero FatTwin F617R3-FT Manuel utilisateur

MSI

MSI P1-109N-L70 Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Manuel

Dell

Dell PS4100 Instructions de montage

EtroVISION

EtroVISION EV3151 Manuel utilisateur

NEC

NEC Express5800/T110j Manuel utilisateur

Compaq

Compaq ProLiant 3000 Manuel

Dell

Dell PowerEdge 3YPMN Manuel utilisateur

iRobo

iRobo IPC2U Manuel utilisateur

Nortel

Nortel 1000 Con?guration guide Manuel utilisateur

Asus

Asus AP7500 Manuel d'utilisation et d'entretien

Avid Technology

Avid Technology AirSpeed 5000 Manuel utilisateur

Milestone

Milestone Husky IVO 350T Manuel utilisateur

Planet

Planet NAS-7410 Manuel utilisateur

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell PowerEdge HS5610 Manuel