Page 3 - This performance brief
Executive summary The new HP ProLiant BL35p two-way server blade delivers uncompromising manageability, maximum computing density, and breakthrough power efficiencies to the high-performance data center. Offering customers a modular, space-saving design, the HP ProLiant BL35p server blade consumes l...
Page 4 - Overview; Figure 1; Benefits; computing environments.; Density and power efficiency; Lower power consumption per server (68 W per processor); Management; Support for HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP); Options; Fibre Channel support for SAN implementations and clustering
Overview This section outlines the benefits and key features of the HP ProLiant BL35p server blade, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 : HP ProLiant BL35p server blade, showing a single blade and two blades in an HP BladeSystem p-Class Blade Sleeve Benefits HP introduces the new HP ProLiant BL35p server bl...
Page 5 - Ideal environment; High Performance Technical Computing (HPC) environments; processor speed; Features; Table 1
Ideal environment Medium to large enterprise data center customers requiring dense two-way server performance • Maximum 32-bit or 64-bit two-way performance for load-balanced or front-end applications • Ultra-dense design supports up to 96 servers (192 processors) in a standard rack • Lower power co...
Page 6 - Performance testing; Test tools and scripts; Tools; Table 2
Performance testing 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 briefs to characterize individual ser...
Page 7 - Test scripts; Table 3 describes these users and their simulated activities.; Table 3
More information on the test tools • Roboserver ( Robosrv.exe) and Roboclient (Robocli.exe): Terminal Server capacity planning • TSScaling: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Capacity and Scaling Test scripts HP used test scripts that simulated the activities of three types of users (Heavy, Medium,...
Page 8 - Test scenarios; Figure 2; Monitoring processor utilization
Test scenarios HP deployed the configuration shown in Figure 2 to simulate an HP SBC environment. To simulate typical HP SBC workloads, HP ran a series of performance tests based on the Heavy, Medium, and Light User scripts described in Table 3 . For each test scenario, HP began by running the appro...
Page 9 - Tested environment; Figure 2 illustrates the HP SBC test environment.
Tested environment 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. 9
Page 10 - Guidelines; Memory; – 6 MB for each active Light User; NIC speed
Guidelines HP followed these guidelines when configuring servers for the test environment: • Memory Since all applications reside and are executed on the HP SBC server, memory resources on this server must be sufficient in order to optimize system performance. HP offers the following recommendations...
Page 11 - Configurations; Table 4
Configurations Table 4 summarizes the configurations of systems used in the test environment. Table 4 : System configurations Server Configuration HP SBC server Two-way HP ProLiant BL35p server blade with: • 2.4 GHz/1 MB AMD Opteron processors • 1 MB L2 cache • 4096 MB RAM • One 60.0 GB 5,400 rpm AT...
Page 12 - System summary; Table 5 summarizes the configuration of the HP SBC server.; Table 5
System summary Table 5 summarizes the configuration of the HP SBC server. Table 5 : HP SBC server configuration Component Description Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Version 5.2.3790 Build 3790 System name BL35p System manufacturer HP System model ProLiant BL35p G1...
Page 13 - Performance test results; scenario in this example; Canary script response times; – Shows response times for a sample canary script that used Excel; Summary; – Summarizes test results for Heavy, Medium, and Light Users
Performance test results HP tested a two-way HP ProLiant BL35p server blade with 2.4 GHz/1 MB Opteron processors to determine the optimal number of users supported in an HP SBC environment. This section provides information on the following topics: • % Processor Time – Shows % Processor Time values ...
Page 14 - Figure 3 shows % Processor Time values for Heavy Users.; Figure 3
% Processor Time Figure 3 shows % Processor Time values for Heavy Users. Figure 3 : % Processor Time values for Heavy Users – showing an optimal level of 123 users Figure 3 indicates that an HP ProLiant BL35p server blade can support 123 Heavy Users before the % Processor Time value reaches 80%. 14
Page 15 - Canary time; Figure 4
Canary time Figures 4 shows sample results for an HP ProLiant BL35p server blade running a typical canary script. Individual user response times are shown in blue, with a yellow line depicting average response times. HP analyzed Figure 4 to determine when response times began to increase markedly an...
Page 16 - Results summary; Figure 5
Results summary Figure 5 summarizes the optimal numbers of users supported by an HP ProLiant BL35p server blade (based on % Processor Time values). Figure 5 : Optimal numbers of users supported IMPORTANT: As with any laboratory benchmark, the performance metrics quoted in this performance brief are ...
Page 17 - Appendix A – AMD Opteron processors; Improving the performance of existing 32-bit applications; Figure A-1 illustrates key features of the Opteron architecture
Appendix A – AMD Opteron processors The AMD Opteron processors deployed in the latest HP ProLiant servers help advance the future of industry-standard servers. Key benefits include: • Improving the performance of existing 32-bit applications • Supporting 64-bit addressing – breaking the 4 GB limit i...
Page 18 - Table A-1 outlines key benefits of the Opteron processor.; Feature Benefit; Breaking the 4 GB address limit
Benefits Table A-1 outlines key benefits of the Opteron processor. Table A-1 : Key benefits of the Opteron processor Feature Benefit Simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing capabilities Users can run 32-bit and/or 64-bit applications and operating systems – without sacrificing performance. Direct Conn...
Page 19 - Windows operating systems.
Figure A-2 shows the approximate amount of directly-addressable memory available with various Windows operating systems. Figure A-2 : Memory limits with Windows operating systems While 32-bit Windows operating systems can address a maximum of 4 GB directly, memory space can be extended with certain ...
Page 20 - Overhead; profiles; Background grammar checking; Online sizer tool; Enterprise
Appendix B – SBC solution sizing As with any laboratory benchmark, the performance metrics quoted in this Performance Brief are idealized. In a production environment, these metrics may be impacted by a variety of factors, including the following: • Overhead Agents and services (virus scanning, back...
Page 21 - User Specification
Figure B-1 : The HP SBC sizer’s User Specification dialog Based on information provided by the customer, a sizer can provide a quick, consistent mechanism for identifying the “best-fit” server for a particular HP SBC environment and generate a Bill of Materials (BOM) for that server. The algorithms ...
Page 22 - For more information; html
For more information HP ProLiant BL35p server blade http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proli ant-bl/p-class/35p/index.html HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/man agement/rdp/index.html HP SBC online sizer tool for enterprise environm...
