Test Configuration; For More Information; Taking The Next Step - HP 9000 rp4440-8 Using Manual

Test Configuration

The test configuration consisted of a 4-way (4-CPU), 800 MHz rp4440 cabinet with 16
Gigabytes of system memory and two A7012A PCI-X 2-port Gigabit Ethernet cards. The
card and TSO performance were then measured in a single partition system. The A7011A
/A7012A were in slots 7 and 8, the dual-rope or higher-performance slots.
The Gigabit Ethernet test load was generated by connecting the Gigabit Ethernet ports on
the cards to one HP 9304M Procurve Routing Switch. Eight 2-way rx2600s each containing
a single PCI 1000Base-SX card were connected to the switch (2 rx2600s per port).
NOTES:
The networking and I/O performance of the A7011A is identical to the A7012A.
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The observed performance results are consistent across all of the same type of I/O slots
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of the system.
The core I/O card in the rp4440 had only minimal site LAN traffic during performance
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tests.

For More Information

For more information about the products described in this paper such as a current list of
tested HP products or supported systems, please go to:
http://www.hp.com/products1/unixserverconnectivity
This paper is the latest in a series of white papers detailing the performance of HP's link and
server products. For a complete list of white papers on HP's networking and I/O products
including Gigabit Ethernet and TSO solutions, go to:
http://docs.hp.com.

Taking the Next Step

If you would like to try the TSO product, you can obtain an HP-UX 11i v 1.0-based copy for
either the iether or igelan drivers at:
and patch bundles."
TSO for both the iether and igelan drivers will be available on the September 2004 OE
release of HP-UX 11i v 2.0. On HP-UX 11i v 2.0 versions prior to the September 2004 OE,
the iether driver supporting TSO is available as patch PHNE_30279. Please note that you
would need to install PHNE_30773 and TOUR 2.0
(http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=TOUR) in
addition to PHNE_30279 in order to enable this functionality. Also note that this
functionality is disabled by default on HP-UX 11i v2.0 and can be enabled/disabled on a
per interface basis.
For further assistance including a detailed analysis of your specific requirements and needs,
please contact your local HP Sales Representative.
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http://software.hp.com
For More Information
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