Test Details
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Test Details
The following subsections describe the hardware and software used in testing and the
methods of testing.
Products Used in Testing
The following products were used for the performance measurement tests:
Table 1
Products Used in the Performance Measurement Tests
Server Tested
rp4440 Server.
800 MHz CPU 4-way
16 GB RAM
Operating System - HP-UX 11i
version 1 (B.11.11.0312).
Prerequisite software - The TOUR 2.0
(transport software) needs to be
installed in addition to either the
IEtherEnh-00 or GigEtherEnh-01
drivers to enable TSO functionality.
Card Tested
A7012A/A7011A
2-port Gigabit Ethernet card
PCI-X (64-bit, 133MHz)
LAN Driver version – IEtherEnh-00
B.11.11.11
Clients generating
the test load for
Gigabit Ethernet
Eight rx2600 servers
Two, 1.5 GHz Intel Itanium2 CPUs
each
Operating System - HP-UX 11i
version 2 (B.11.23.0303.4)
One A6825A PCI 1000Base-T card
per rx2600
LAN Driver version – GigEther-00
B.11.23.01
Benchmark software
for Gigabit Ethernet
tests
Netperf is the benchmarking
software suite that generated LAN
traffic for the Gigabit Ethernet
performance tests. For more
information about netperf or to get a
free copy, go to
http://www.netperf.org
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