1. LSI Data Center Solutions Group
July 20, 2014
Khai Le
AutoCache and Nytro WarpDrive PCI Flash
VMs Application Benchmark

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Configuration
 Vmware
– ESXi version 5.1
– 64bit build 799733
 AutoCache version 2.0 (Proximal Data software)
– Write-Through caching
 Nytro WarpDrive 6203
– 400GB (eMLC)
 MegaRAID (TB) controller
– VMware Data Storage (VD)
• 16 SAS 6G HDD RAID-10
– WT, NRA, DIO, DCD, SS 64KB
 VM information:
– Windows 2008 R2 SP1
– 2 vCPU @ 2.0 GHz
– 12 GB of vRAM
– 500 GB vmdk, SQL database

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Nytro WarpDrvie 6203 Information
 Model: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 400GB
 DFF flash type: eMLC
 Over Provision: 28% Default
 Capacity: 372.52 TB after OP setting
 Firmware: 110.00.00.00
 Driver: mpt2sas 17.00.00.00.1vmw
 Real World Application Benchmark
Workload

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VMware –TPCe 1 Millions Customer Workload
Transaction Per Second, MS-SQL 2008R2
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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VMware –TPCe 1 Millions Customer Workload
Average TPS Report, MS SQL 2008R2
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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VMware –TPCe 1 Millions Customer Workload
Latency, MS SQL 2008R2
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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AutoCache VMware Cache Management
Cache Statistic, 1 Millions Customer workload
Notes:
• AutoCache Cache policy: Write Through mode
Mix Workload:
Read Intensive
90/10 (R/W)

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VMware –TPCC 4500 Warehouse workload
Transaction Per Second, MS-SQL 2008R2
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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VMware –TPCc 4500 Warehouse Workload
TpmC Report, MS SQL 2008R2
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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VMware –TPCc 4500 Warehouse Workload
Latency, MS SQL 2008R2
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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AutoCache VMware Cache Management
Cache Statistic, 4500 Warehouse workload
Notes:
• AutoCache Cache policy: Write Through mode
Mix Workload:
Read Intensive
60/40 (R/W)

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VMware –SysBench, 60 Threads Workload
OLTP, MySQL database table 8.89x10^8
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden, 8-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WT, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software
VMware –SysBench, 60 Threads Workload
Latency, MySQL database table 8.89x10^8

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AutoCache VMware Cache Management
Cache Statistic, OLTP 60 threads workload
Notes:
• AutoCache Cache policy: Write Through mode
Mix Workload:
Read Intensive
80/20 (R/W)

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VMware –JetStress, Workload
OLTP, Exchage database
Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden, 8-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WT, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software

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Notes:
• DAS: backend connect to Camden,16-HDDs create RAID-10 for datastore
• Adapter Cache Policies: WB, DIO, 64KB SS NRA
• Enable Cache: Nytro WarpDrive 6203 + AutoCache v2.0 caching software
VMware –JetStress, Workload
Latency, Exchange database

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AutoCache VMware Cache Management
Cache Statistic, Exchange workload
Notes:
• AutoCache Cache policy: Write Through mode
Mix Workload:
Read Intensive
80/20 (R/W)

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VM Application Benchmark Summary
 Nytro WarpDrive 6203 Scaling - 1 and 2 PCIe Flash Devices
– AutoCache 1.1.21
• Significant performance improvement
• Added flash caching capacity
• Added performance for hot region size > 1st Nytro WarpDrive 6203 capacity
– AutoCache 2.0
• Significant performance improvement
• Added flash caching capacity
• Added performance for any hot region size
 Performance Ramp Up Time
– Dependent on total hot region size (i.e., #VMs * Hot Region Size/VM)
 Nytro WarpDrive 6203 Driver Performance Optimizations
– Increasing Queue Depth and Disk Schedule Outstanding Request Count
• Significant acceleration improvement

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Resources
 Nytro WarpDrive and Nytro XP
 http://www.lsi.com/products/flash-accelerators/pages/default.aspx#tab/product-family-
tab-3
 AutoCache Resources
 http://www.proximaldata.com/product/resources.phpv
 Proximal Download Portal
 http://www.proximaldata.com/support/software_download_portal.php
 Sphere Best Practices
 http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere5.0.pdf
 esxtop Download
 http://www.yellow-bricks.com/esxtop/
 VMware io Analyzer Download
 http://labs.vmware.com/flings/io-analyzer

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