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ATI ES1000 Video Controller Driver for Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software License Agreement. Note: Some software requires a valid warranty, current Hewlett Packard Enterprise support contract, or a license fee. Type: Driver - Graphics Version: 6.14.10.6748(18 Aug 2009) Operating System(s): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Small Business Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Essential Business File name: cp011349.exe (4.7 MB) This component provides advanced video support for the ATI ES1000 video controller on HP ProLiant servers. Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Enhanced component-level logging has been implemented in the Smart Component installer. The generated log file will be located on the target system in the %SystemRoot%cpqsystemlog directory under the name CPQSETUP.LOG. To ensure the integrity of your download, HP recommends verifying your results with this MD5 Checksum value: 986f61ef8a787e9c9fac2a3569591ca5 cp011349.exe Installation: Download the Smart Component to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the Smart Component Number. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file. End User License Agreements: Hewlett-Packard End User License Agreement Version:6.14.10.6748 (B) (21 Oct 2016) Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. The component executable is now digitally signed with both SHA-1 and SHA-256 signatures. Version:6.14.10.6748 (18 Aug 2009) Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Enhanced component-level logging has been implemented in the Smart Component installer. The generated log file will be located on the target system in the %SystemRoot%cpqsystemlog directory under the name CPQSETUP.LOG. Version:6.14.10.6745 (B) (10 Feb 2009) Updated Smart Component installer. Version:6.14.10.6745 (9 Jul 2008) Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Added WHQL signature for Windows Server 2008. Type: Driver - Graphics Version: 6.14.10.6748(18 Aug 2009) Operating System(s): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Small Business Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit) Description This component provides advanced video support for the ATI ES1000 video controller on HP ProLiant servers. Enhancements Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Enhanced component-level logging has been implemented in the Smart Component installer. The generated log file will be located on the target system in the %SystemRoot%cpqsystemlog directory under the name CPQSETUP.LOG. Installation Instructions To ensure the integrity of your download, HP recommends verifying your results with this MD5 Checksum value: 986f61ef8a787e9c9fac2a3569591ca5 cp011349.exe Installation: Download the Smart Component to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the Smart Component Number. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file. Release Notes End User License Agreements: Hewlett-Packard End User License Agreement Revision History Version:6.14.10.6748 (B) (21 Oct 2016) Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. The component executable is now digitally signed with both SHA-1 and SHA-256 signatures. Version:6.14.10.6748 (18 Aug 2009) Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Enhanced component-level logging has been implemented in the Smart Component installer. The generated log file will be located on the target system in the %SystemRoot%cpqsystemlog directory under the name CPQSETUP.LOG. Version:6.14.10.6745 (B) (10 Feb 2009) Updated Smart Component installer. Version:6.14.10.6745 (9 Jul 2008) Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Added WHQL signature for Windows Server 2008.

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1 VIRTUALIZED DATABASE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON: DELL POWEREDGE R815 VS. TWO HP PROLIANT DL380 G7s OUR FINDINGS Multi-socket servers using multi-core processors coupled with the latest virtualization technologies enable companies to consolidate large numbers of production database servers onto a small number of physical systems. In Principled Technologies tests in our labs, a four-socket Dell PowerEdge R815 server with AMD Opteron processors Model 6174 demonstrated significantly better virtualized database priceperformance than a pair of two-socket HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers with Intel Xeon Processor X5670s, with lower price, better performance, and lower active power. 1 OUR PROCESS We used the open-source DVD Store Version 2 benchmark to provide a workload representative of many real-world database applications. With it, we measured the performance and power of the two servers, each of which was running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. Each server ran 48 virtual machines (VMs) using Hyper-V. We measured the performance and energy consumption of both servers, then used the list prices of the systems to develop a priceperformance metric. 1 Based on DVD Store Version 2 testing conducted by Principled Technologies, Inc., and reported in Virtualized database performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge, comparing Dell PowerEdge R815 server with AMD Opteron processors Model 6174 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers with Intel Xeon Processor X5670s, (tested one physical HP ProLiant DL380 G7and doubled its results to represent a configuration of two servers),an August 2010 report commissioned by Dell Inc. For details, see _HP_virt_database_0810.pdf. AUGUST 2010 A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES TEST REPORT Commissioned by Dell Inc.

2 PROJECT OVERVIEW We tested the following servers and processors: Four-socket Dell PowerEdge R815 server with AMD Opteron processors Model 6174 Two-socket HP ProLiant DL380 G7 server with Intel Xeon Processor X5670s For testing, each server ran 48 virtual machines with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. The goal of this report is to show the virtualized performance difference, the active power usage difference, and the price-performance difference one can expect between the Dell PowerEdge R815 server and two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers. Note that we tested only one physical HP ProLiant DL380 G7. We then doubled its results to represent a configuration of two servers. WHAT WE TESTED To build the workload, we used DVD Store Version 2 (DS2), an open-source simulation of an online e- commerce DVD store. DS2 has database components and Web server components, and includes driver programs that put heavy loads on these components. We used the included driver program to stress the database component. Each server under test ran one Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 instance per VM. We configured each SQL Server 2008 R2 instance with a 2.5GB database. By combining multiple virtual machines, all running a CPU, memory, and disk-intensive workload, the test placed a heavy load on both servers CPUs. Thus, it measured the performance of the server, especially as it relates to an active online transaction processing (OLTP) environment. The main DS2 metric is average orders per minute (OPM) over the duration of the test, which the driver program calculates and reports via the Windows Performance Monitor utility and the command-line output on the client machines. We used the output from the driver program to record OPM, and we report the last OPM score the benchmark reported. When DS2 is executing, simulated customers log in; browse movies by actor, title, or category; and purchase movies. Each DS2 order consists of a customer login, a number of searches for movies, and a purchase. Each search is by either title, actor, or category. The title and actor searches use full-text search. The other customer actions, including adding new customers, exercise a wide range of database functions. As we note above, because our goal was to isolate and test database server performance, we did not use the front-end Web client component of DS2. Instead, we ran the included driver application on client A Principled Technologies test report 2

3 machines directly via its command-line interface. We used the default DS2 parameters and setup configuration, with the exceptions we note in the Setting up DVD Store section in the How we tested section of this report. Each client machine ran a single instance of DS2, with 32 threads. This simulated a heavily loaded environment; the load-generating client machines ran with no think time, blasting requests as quickly as the servers could handle them. The DS2 driver application creates an orders-per-minute performance counter on the client VM. While the DVD Store client application outputs OPM at 10-second intervals visually, we chose to collect this OPM metric by using the last recorded OPM amount displayed by each client. We ran this workload on the both servers virtual machines simultaneously for 30 minutes. For more details about the DS2 tool, see SYSTEM COMPARISON Figure 1 shows a side-by-side comparison of the key hardware differences between the test servers. Note that the Dell PowerEdge R815 server supports 512 GB of RAM, double that of an HP ProLiant DL380 G7 server. Appendix A presents detailed system information. Hardware specifications Dell PowerEdge R815 HP ProLiant DL380 G7 CPU AMD Intel CPU speed (GHz) Number of processor packages 4 2 Number of cores per processor package 12 6 Number of hardware threads per core 1 2 Memory type PC R PC R Total memory (GB) Maximum supported memory (GB) Figure 1: Key hardware differences between the two test servers. A Principled Technologies test report 3

4 OPM Figure 2 shows the settings we used on the VMs for testing. Refer to the How we tested section below for detailed steps of how we set up the VMs. VM specifications Dell PowerEdge R815 HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Number of vcpus 1 1 Memory (GB) 5 5 Number of virtual disks 4 4 Figure 2: VM configuration information for the test servers. WHAT WE FOUND As Figure 3 shows, in a virtualized environment, the four-socket Dell PowerEdge R815 server achieved a DVD Store Version 2 score of 418,103 orders per minute (OPM), an 11.9 percent increase over the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 two-socket servers, which achieved a combined score of 373, , , , , , , , , ,000 50,000 0 DVD Store results 418, ,538 Dell PowerEdge R815 2x HP ProLiant DL380 G7 OPM. 2 Figure 4 shows the OPM Figure 3: DVD Store Version 2 performance results, in OPM, for the test servers in a virtualized environment. Higher numbers are better. results, by VM, for the Dell PowerEdge R815 server and for the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers. The Dell PowerEdge R815 four-socket server results show that 48 virtual machines (VMs) on the Dell PowerEdge R815 server achieved a higher OPM score than 48 VMs on the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 two-socket servers. 3 2 Based on DVD Store Version 2 testing conducted by Principled Technologies, Inc., and reported in, comparing Dell PowerEdge R815 server with AMD Opteron processors Model 6174 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers with Intel Xeon Processor X5670s, (tested one physical HP ProLiant DL380 G7and doubled its results to represent a configuration of two servers),an August 2010 report commissioned by Dell Inc. 3 Ibid. A Principled Technologies test report 4

5 OPM Dell PowerEdge R815 2x HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Virtual machine 1 9,301 8,347 Virtual machine 2 9,372 7,032 Virtual machine 3 8,970 8,225 Virtual machine 4 8,817 6,617 Virtual machine 5 8,569 8,203 Virtual machine 6 9,180 7,171 Virtual machine 7 9,457 8,274 Virtual machine 8 6,207 7,010 Virtual machine 9 9,313 8,421 Virtual machine 10 9,523 8,392 Virtual machine 11 8,997 8,467 Virtual machine 12 8,858 6,979 Virtual machine 13 7,593 8,084 Virtual machine 14 9,139 6,740 Virtual machine 15 9,395 8,324 Virtual machine 16 6,142 7,137 Virtual machine 17 9,529 8,203 Virtual machine 18 9,292 7,380 Virtual machine 19 9,142 7,230 Virtual machine 20 8,997 8,094 Virtual machine 21 8,848 8,108 Virtual machine 22 9,288 8,226 Virtual machine 23 9,233 7,647 Virtual machine 24 6,223 8,458 Virtual machine 25 9,303 Virtual machine 26 9,501 Virtual machine 27 8,935 Virtual machine 28 8,790 Virtual machine 29 8,819 Virtual machine 30 9,311 Virtual machine 31 9,368 Virtual machine 32 5,844 Virtual machine 33 9,250 Virtual machine 34 9,464 Virtual machine 35 8,821 Virtual machine 36 8,819 Virtual machine 37 8,750 Virtual machine 38 9,009 Virtual machine 39 9,215 Virtual machine 40 7,947 Virtual machine 41 9,367 A Principled Technologies test report 5

6 price-performance score OPM Dell PowerEdge R815 2x HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Virtual machine 42 9,101 Virtual machine 43 8,963 Virtual machine 44 8,477 Virtual machine 45 8,459 Virtual machine 46 8,801 Virtual machine 47 8,908 Virtual machine 48 5,496 Total OPM 418, ,769 for one server, or 373,538 for two servers Figure 4: OPM from the median run for each virtual machine for the test servers. Higher numbers are better. To make our price-performance comparison, we gathered retail pricing data from the Dell and HP Web sites as of July 30, The Dell PowerEdge R815 cost $25,953, while the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7s cost $34,698. To determine price-performance for each server, we divided the servers OPM scores by the price of the respective servers to see how many OPM per dollar each server returned. As Figure 5 shows, the four-socket Dell PowerEdge R815 server, with a price-performance score of 16.1, achieved 49 percent better priceperformance than the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 two-socket servers, which had a priceperformance score of Figure 6 shows the active and idle power usage results, by Price-performance results 16.1 Dell PowerEdge R x HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Figure 5: Price-performance scores for the test servers. Higher numbers are better. 4 Based on DVD Store Version 2 testing conducted by Principled Technologies, Inc., and reported in, comparing Dell PowerEdge R815 server with AMD Opteron processors Model 6174 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers with Intel Xeon Processor X5670s, (tested one physical HP ProLiant DL380 G7and doubled its results to represent a configuration of two servers),an August 2010 report commissioned by Dell Inc. A Principled Technologies test report 6

7 watts, for the Dell PowerEdge R815 server and for the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers. Lower numbers are better. The Dell PowerEdge R815 four-socket server had 11.6 percent lower active power than the two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 two-socket servers 5. Power usage Dell PowerEdge R815 2x HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Active power (W) Idle power (W) Figure 6: Power usage results, in watts, for the test servers. Lower numbers are better. HOW WE TESTED Setting up and configuring the Dell storage We used six Dell EqualLogic PS5000XV storage arrays with 16 disks each for this testing. Each array was equipped with a Dell EqualLogic Control Module 4 with three Ethernet ports. We cabled each of the three Ethernet ports to a Dell PowerConnect We used an Intel PRO/1000 PT quad-port NIC in each server for testing. We cabled all four Ethernet ports to the Dell PowerConnect We ran multiple SQL Server 2008 R2 instances on the test servers. We created two storage pools with three storage arrays per pool. In each storage pool, we created two volumes for the SQL Server 2008 R2 instances, one 329GB volume for data and one 1.13TB volume for logs. Setting up the servers We installed a fresh copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition on each server. Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition on the hosts 1. Boot the server, and insert the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation DVD in the DVD-ROM drive. 2. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next. 3. Click Install Now. 4. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next. 5. Click the I accept the license terms check box, and click Next. 6. Click Custom. 7. Click Drive options (advanced). 8. Ensure you select the proper drive, and click New. 9. Click Apply. 10. Click Next. 11. At the User s password must be changed before logging on warning screen, click OK. 12. Type Password1 as the new password in both fields, and click the arrow to continue. 5 Based on DVD Store Version 2 testing conducted by Principled Technologies, Inc., and reported in, comparing Dell PowerEdge R815 server with AMD Opteron processors Model 6174 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers with Intel Xeon Processor X5670s, (tested one physical HP ProLiant DL380 G7and doubled its results to represent a configuration of two servers),an August 2010 report commissioned by Dell Inc. A Principled Technologies test report 7

8 13. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK. Setting up network configuration on the server 1. Click StartControl PanelNetwork and InternetNetwork Connections, and double-click the Local Area Connection assigned to client/server network traffic. 2. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and click Properties. 3. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties screen, select the Use the following IP address radio button. 4. Enter a valid static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. 5. Click OK, and click Close to exit. Installing system updates in Windows Server 2008 R2 We installed the following updates on each server using the Windows Update feature: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980195) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982381) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977074) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979309) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB972270) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980232) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979683) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB976662) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB974571) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - July 2010 (KB890830) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979482) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979559) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Application Server for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981392) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for File Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981111) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB975560) Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Security Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB979916) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB ) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for HYPER-V for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977238) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB971468) Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB982526) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981793) Microsoft.NET Framework 4 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64-based Systems (KB982671) A Principled Technologies test report 8

9 Update for Best Practices Analyzer for DHCP Server for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977236) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980218) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982519) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Network Policy and Access Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (NPAS) (KB977239) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB974431) Intel - Network - Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980846) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978542) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978637) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978601) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Windows Server Update Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981390) Update for Rights Management Services Client for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979099) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Active Directory Rights Management Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981391) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981332) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB976422) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980408) Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982632) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB975467) Connecting the storage to the host We attached the volumes that we used for VHD storage on the EqualLogic PS5000XV storage with an Intel PRO/1000 PT quad-port NIC. Configuring the large external LUN in Disk Management and additional SQL Server data and log LUNs 1. On the host server, click Start, Administrative Tools, Computer Management. 2. Click Disk Management. 3. Right-click the uninitialized external volume, and choose Initialize Disk. 4. Choose MBR. 5. Right-click the volume, and choose New Simple Volume. Click Next. 6. Keep the default drive space, and click Next. 7. Keep the default drive letter assignment, and click Next. 8. Choose NTFS, and check the Perform a quick format checkbox. Click Next. 9. Click Finish. 10. Create folders necessary for the VM VHD storage. 11. Right-click the uninitialized smaller LUNs assigned for SQL Server data and log use, and choose Initialize Disk. 12. Choose MBR. A Principled Technologies test report 9

10 13. Right-click the volume, choose New Simple Volume, and click Next. 14. Keep the default drive space, assign a drive letter, and click Next. 15. Choose NTFS, assign a 64KB allocation unit size, and check the Perform a quick format checkbox. Click Next. 16. Click Finish. 17. Right-click the drive, and choose Offline to make it available to VMs for pass-through usage. 18. Repeat steps 11 through 17 for the remaining SQL Server data and log LUNs. Creating the Hyper-V virtual machine 1. Click Start. 2. Expand Administrative Tools, and click Hyper-V Manager. 3. From the Action menu, select NewVirtual Hard Disk. 4. Choose Fixed Size, assign 15GB for size, and place the VHD in the appropriate VM folder on the external volume. 5. From the Action menu, select NewVirtual Machine. 6. On the Before You Begin page, click Next. 7. On the Specify Name and Location page, enter the name for your new virtual machine. Place the virtual machine configuration in the relevant folder on the external volume, and click Next. 8. On the Assign Memory page, enter 5GB of RAM. 9. On the Configure Networking, choose the network assigned to client/server traffic, and click Next. 10. Choose to add a virtual hard disk later. 11. On the Installation Options page, accept the default of Install an operating system later, and click Next. 12. On the Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard page, click Finish. 13. Right-click the virtual machine, and choose Settings. 14. Click Processors, and choose 1 virtual processor. 15. Click the virtual IDE controller Click Add, and click Hard Drive. 17. Browse to the VHD you created in Step 4, and choose that VHD for the guest OS VHD. 18. Click Apply. 19. Click the SCSI Controller, and click the Physical hard disk radio button to configure your SQL Server data and SQL Server log pass-through disks. You may wish to do this step after cloning VMs. 20. Choose the appropriate LUN. 21. Repeat steps 19 and 20 for the remaining SQL Server data and SQL Server log LUNs assigned to this VM. 22. Repeat steps 5 through 21 for your remaining VMs. Installing the guest operating system 1. Insert the installation DVD for Windows Server 2008 R2 into the DVD drive. 2. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and choose Connect. 3. On the media menu, choose DVD DriveCapture D: 4. On the Action menu, choose Start. 5. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next. 6. Click Install Now. 7. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next. 8. Click the I accept the license terms check box, and click Next. A Principled Technologies test report 10

11 9. Click Custom. 10. Click Drive options (advanced). 11. Ensure you select the proper drive, and click New. 12. Click Apply. 13. Click Next. 14. At the User s password must be changed before logging on warning screen, click OK. 15. Type Password1 as the new password in both fields, and click the arrow to continue. 16. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK. Configuring networking in the VM 1. Power on the VM, and open the console. 2. Click StartControl Panelright-click Network Connections, and choose Open. 3. Right-click the NIC, and choose Properties. 4. Select TCP/IP (v4), and choose Properties. 5. Set the IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS server for this NIC, which will handle outgoing server traffic (e.g., the public IP). Click OK, and click Close. 6. Note that you must reconfigure all IP addresses after cloning VMs. Installing system updates in Windows Server 2008 R2 in the VM We installed the following updates on the VM using the Microsoft Windows Update feature: Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB982526) Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980195) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982381) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977074) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979309) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB972270) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980232) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979683) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB976662) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB974571) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - July 2010 (KB890830) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979482) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979559) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Application Server for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981392) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for File Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981111) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB975560) Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Security Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB979916) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB ) A Principled Technologies test report 11

12 Update for Best Practices Analyzer for HYPER-V for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977238) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB971468) Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB982526) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981793) Microsoft.NET Framework 4 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64-based Systems (KB982671) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for DHCP Server for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977236) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980218) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982519) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Network Policy and Access Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (NPAS) (KB977239) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB974431) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980846) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978542) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978637) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB978601) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Windows Server Update Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981390) Update for Rights Management Services Client for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB979099) Update for Best Practices Analyzer for Active Directory Rights Management Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981391) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB981332) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB976422) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB980408) Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB982632) Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB975467) Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on the VM 1. Insert the installation DVD for SQL Server 2008 R2 into the physical DVD drive. 2. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and choose Connect. 3. On the media menu, choose DVD Drive Capture D: 4. On the Action menu, choose Start. 5. Log into the VM. 6. If AutoPlay does not begin the installation, navigate to the SQL Server 2008 R2 DVD, and double-click. 7. If prompted with a.net installation prompt, click Yes to enable the.net Framework Core role. 8. At the SQL Server Installation Center screen, click Installation. 9. Click New installation or Add features to an existing installation. 10. At the Setup Support Rules screen, click OK. 11. At the Product Key screen, specify the free Enterprise edition evaluation, and click Next. A Principled Technologies test report 12

13 12. At the License Terms screen, accept the license terms, and click Next. 13. At the Setup Support Files screen, click Install. 14. At the Setup Support Rules screen, click Next. 15. At the Setup Role screen, choose SQL Server Feature Installation, and click Next. 16. At the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Selection screen select the following features: Database Engine Services, Full-Text Search, Client Tools Connectivity, Client Tools Backwards Compatibility, Management Tools Basic, Management Tools Complete, and click Next. 17. At the Installation Rules screen, click Next. 18. At the Instance Configuration screen, leave the defaults, and click Next. 19. At the Disk Space Requirements screen, click Next. 20. At the Server Configuration screen, choose the service account, enter a password if necessary, and click Next. 21. At the Database Engine Configuration screen, select Mixed Mode, enter a password for the system administrator (sa) account, click Add Current User, and click Next. 22. At the Error Reporting screen, click Next. 23. At the Installation Configuration Rules screen, click Next. 24. At the Installation screen, click Install. 25. At the Complete screen, click Close. 26. After installation completes, click StartAll ProgramsMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2Configuration ToolsSQL Server Configuration Manager. 27. Expand the Network Configuration node, and select the relevant instance. 28. In the right pane, right-click TCP/IP, and choose Enable. 29. In the left pane, click SQL Server Services. 30. In the right pane, right-click the SQL Server service, and select Restart. 31. Create a SQL Server login for the ds2user (see the Setting up DVD Store section below for the specific script to use). 32. Place the DVD Store backup file you prepared in a folder on the VM C: drive. Configuring additional VM drives in Disk Management 1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and choose Connect. 2. On the Action menu, choose Start. 3. Log into the VM. 4. Click the Server Manager icon on the taskbar. 5. Click Disk Management. 6. Right-click the disks assigned for SQL Server data and log use, and choose Online. 7. Create the folders necessary for the database. We used <driveletter>:sqldata for the SQL Server database volume and <driveletter>:sqllog for the SQL Server transaction log volume. 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each volume on the VM. 9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 for each VM. Creating the additional VMs on each host server After installing and configuring the initial VM, we disconnected the primary VHD file, and then copied that VHD to all other VMs to use for their operating system VHD. We reconfigured all IP addresses and A Principled Technologies test report 13

14 hostnames on new VMs. Using Hyper-V Manager, we also connected each VM s associated SQL Server data LUNs and SQL Server log LUNs. We repeated this process on each host server. Configuring the additional VMs after cloning 1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine, and choose Connect. 2. On the Action menu, choose Start. 3. Click StartControl Panelright-click Network Connections, and double-click the Local Area Connection. 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and click Properties. 5. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties screen, select the Use the following IP address radio button. 6. Enter a valid static IP address for this new VM, subnet mask, and default gateway. 7. Click OK, and click Close to exit. 8. Click StartControl PanelSystem. 9. Click Change Settings to change the computer name. 10. Click the Change button. 11. Enter the new computer name. 12. Click OK, and click OK again. 13. Restart the VM. 14. Repeat steps 2 through 13 for each VM. Installing and configuring the database clients For the DVD Store scripts, we used a number of clients to simulate a number of users putting a load on the server. For our clients, we created a folder we called C:ClientShare to store workload scripts, and shared this folder for access from our controller machine. We installed the.net 3.5 framework on each client, as the DVD Store test executable requires at least the.net 2.0 Framework. We created a performance counter log on each client machine to track the number of orders per minute (OPM) each database server returned. We followed this process for each installation: 1. Install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x86 Edition Service Pack 2 on the client. 2. Assign a computer name of Clientx for the database client, where x is the client number. 3. For the licensing mode, use the default setting of five concurrent connections. 4. Enter a password for the administrator log on. 5. Select Eastern Time Zone. 6. Use typical settings for the Network installation. 7. Type Workgroup for the workgroup. 8. Install Windows Updates,.NET 3.5 framework, and copy the DVD Store client executable into the C:ClientShare folder. 9. Assign a valid IP address and subnet mask. Setting up DVD Store Data generation overview A Principled Technologies test report 14

15 We built the database schema using the scripts in the DS2 distribution package, though we made a few minor modifications. The DS2 stress tool provides options to generate 10MB, 1GB, or 100GB datasets. To get the tool to generate the 2.5 GB of user data we used in this test, we had to make a few straightforward changes to the source code and to the DVD Store application s scripts. Note: We created our test data on a Linux system to take advantage of the larger RAND MAX. Editing the ds2_create_orders.c module The module ds2_create_orders.c defines constants that define the maximum values for the customer ID and the product ID. The constants for the 2.5GB database size did not exist. We added the constants for this size. On the command line for the ds2_create_orders.c module, we specified the size. The available options were S (small), M (medium), and L (large). We added the case P for the 2.5GB database. In the switch statement that sets the values for the variables max_cust_id and max_prod_id, we added cases that assigned them the proper values for the 2.5GB database size. We recompiled the ds2_create_orders.c module on Linux, following the instructions in the header comments. We used the following command line: gcc o ds2_create_orders ds2_create_orders.c lm Editing the ds2_create_cust.c module We had to make the same changes to the ds2_create_cust.c module that we made to the ds2_create_orders.c module. On the command line for the ds2_create_cust.c module, we specified the size. The available options were S (small), M (medium), and L (large). We added the case P for the 2.5GB database. In the switch statement that sets the values for the variables max_cust_id and max_prod_id, we added cases that assigned them the proper values for the 2.5GB database size. We recompiled the ds2_create_cust.c module on Linux, following the instructions in the header comments. We used the following command line: gcc o ds2_create_cust ds2_create_cust.c lm Generating the data for the 2.5GB database We used shell scripts to run all four of the executables that generate the data. The distribution did not include shell scripts for the 2.5GB size. We wrote shell scripts based on the ds2_create_cust_large.sh and ds2_create_orders_large.sh scripts. The ds2_create_prod and ds2_create_inv executables did not ship with A Principled Technologies test report 15

16 associated shell scripts, so we created shell scripts using the instructions in the readme files. We ran the shell scripts in the following order to generate the data for the 2.5GB database: 1. ds2_create_orders_2.5gb.sh 2. ds2_create_inv_2.5gb.sh 3. ds2_create_prod_2.5gb.sh 4. ds2_create_cust_2.5gb.sh We waited until the processes finished before we moved onto the next step. Creating the database We modified the database creation SQL Server scripts in the DVD Store distribution package to build the database schema, which includes the file structure, tables, indices, stored procedures, triggers, and so on. We built a master copy of the 2.5GB database version for SQL Server 2008 R2 and then used that master copy to restore our test database to the server between each test run. We stored the backup file on the C: drive of each server for quick access. We followed these steps to create the database: 1. We created the database and file structure using database creation scripts in the DS2 download. We made size modifications specific to our 2.5GB database and the appropriate changes to drive letters. 2. We created database tables, stored procedures, and objects. 3. We set the database recovery model to bulk-logged to prevent excess logging. 4. We loaded the data we generated into the database. 5. We created indices, full-text catalogs, primary keys, and foreign keys using the database-creation scripts. 6. We updated statistics on each table according to database-creation scripts, which sample 18 percent of the table data. 7. On each SQL Server 2008 R2 instance, we created a ds2user SQL Server login using the following Transact SQL (TSQL) script: USE [master] GO CREATE LOGIN [ds2user] WITH PASSWORD=N, DEFAULT_DATABASE=[master], DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english], CHECK_EXPIRATION=OFF, CHECK_POLICY=OFF GO 8. We set the database recovery model back to full. We made the following changes in the build scripts: A Principled Technologies test report 16

17 Because we varied the size of the datasets, we sized the files in our scripts to reflect the database size and the number of files per filegroup. We allowed for approximately 40 percent free space in our database files to ensure that filegrowth activity did not occur during the testing. We followed Microsoft s recommendation of having 0.25 to 1 file per filegroup per core. We used 1 file per filegroup on all servers. We did not use the DBCC PINTABLE command for the CATEGORIES and PRODUCTS tables, both because Microsoft recommends against this practice and because the commands do nothing in SQL Server We created a SQL Server login we called ds2user and mapped a database user to this login. We made each such user a member of the db_owner fixed database role. Using the DVD Store scripts as a reference, we created the full-text catalog and index on the PRODUCTS table manually in SQL Server Management Studio. We then performed a full backup of the database. This backup allowed us to restore the databases to a pristine state relatively quickly between tests. Editing the workload script - ds2xdriver.cs module To use the 2.5GB database we created earlier, we had to change the following constants: In the routine Controller(), we changed the string sizes. We added the P option for the 2.5GB database size. DS2 uses the sizes string to interpret the db_size_str option. In the class Controller, we changed the arrays MAX_CUSTOMER and MAX_PRODUCT. To each, we added values specifying the bounds for the customer and product IDs. The Controller() routine uses these arrays. We added a command-line parameter for the database name: database_name Editing the workload script - ds2sqlserverfns.cs module We changed the connection string to increase the number of available connections, to not use the default system administrator (sa) account, and to include a parameter for the database name. We raised the available connections limit from the default of 100 to 200 to allow room for experimentation. We created a user account we called ds2user and used that account. The ds2connect routine in the ds2sqlserverfns.cs module defines sconnectionstring. We used the following string; the changes we made appear in bold: string sconnectionstring = User ID=ds2User;Initial Catalog= +dbname+ ;Max Pool Size=200;Connection Timeout=120;Data Source= + Controller.target; Recompiling the ds2sqlserverdriver.exe executable A Principled Technologies test report 17

18 We recompiled the ds2xdriver.cs and ds2sqlserverfns.cs module in Windows by following the instructions in the header comments. Because the DS2 instructions were for compiling from the command line, we used the following steps: 1. Open a command prompt. 2. Use the cd command to change to the directory containing our sources. 3. Run the batch file C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 9.0Common7Toolsvsvars32.bat. This sets up the environment variables for us. 4. Execute the following command: csc /out:ds2sqlserverdriver.exe ds2xdriver.cs ds2sqlserverfns.cs /d:use_win32_timer /d:gen_perf_ctrs Testing procedure To perform the test, we used a series of batch files. We stored batch files on each client, either under the C:ServerShare folder or the C:ClientShare folder, and we used the PsExec, Plink, and WinSCP utilities to coordinate the test procedures amongst the client machine, server machine, and controller. We use simple file sharing or secure FTP to copy files from machine to machine as we needed. The testing procedure consisted of the following steps: 1. Restart the MSSQLSERVER service on each VM. 2. Wait 10 minutes for any background tasks to complete. 3. Start recording power, and record 2 minutes of idle power. 4. Start the workload for all 48 VMs with 2.5GB databases on the servers. 5. When the workload finishes after 30 minutes, stop recording power. 6. Record the OPM results from each output file on the clients. 7. Drop the database on each VM. 8. Restore the database on each VM. Power measurement procedure To record each server s power consumption during each test, we used an Extech Instruments ( Power Analyzer/Datalogger. We connected the power cord from the server under test to the Power Analyzer s output load power outlet. We then plugged the power cord from the Power Analyzer s input voltage connection into a power outlet. We used the Power Analyzer s Data Acquisition Software (Version 2.11) to capture all recordings. We installed the software on a separate PC, which we connected to the Power Analyzer via an RS-232 cable. We captured power consumption at 1-second intervals. A Principled Technologies test report 18

19 To gauge the idle power usage, we recorded the power usage for 2 minutes while each server was running the operating system but otherwise idle. We then recorded the power usage (in watts) for each server during the testing at 1-second intervals. To compute the average power usage, we averaged the power usage during the entire DVD Store Version 2 run. We call this time the power measurement interval. See Figure 6 for the results of these measurements. A Principled Technologies test report 19

20 APPENDIX A SERVER CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Figure 7 provides detailed configuration information about the test servers. System Dell PowerEdge R815 HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Power supplies Total number 2 2 Vendor and model number Dell L1100A-S0 HP DPS-750RB A Wattage of each (W) 1, Cooling fans Total number 6 6 Vendor and model number San Ace 60 9GA0612P1K611 Nidec UltraFlo V60E12BS1A7-09A032 Dimensions (h x w) of each 2-3/8 x 2-1/2 2-3/8 x 2-19/32 Volts Amps General Number of processor packages 4 2 Number of cores per processor 12 6 Number of hardware threads per core 1 2 System power management policy OS Control, with Windows Server set to Balanced OS Control, with Windows Server set to Balanced CPU Vendor AMD Intel Name Opteron Xeon Model number 6174 X5670 Stepping 1 B1 Socket type Socket G34 Socket LGA1366 Core frequency (GHz) Bus frequency (GT/s) L1 cache 64 KB + 64 KB (per core) 32 KB + 32 KB (per core) L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core) L3 cache 12 MB (shared) 12 MB (shared) Platform Vendor and model number Dell PowerEdge R815 HP ProLiant DL380 G7 A Principled Technologies test report 20

21 System Dell PowerEdge R815 HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Motherboard model number Dell Inc. 06JC9T Motherboard chipset AMD SR5650 Intel 5520 BIOS name and version Dell Inc (07/2010) HP P67 (05/14/2010) BIOS settings Default Default Memory module(s) Total RAM in system (GB) Vendor and model number Samsung M393B1K70BH1-CH9 Samsung M393B1K70BH1-CH9 Type PC R PC R Speed (MHz) 1,333 1,333 Speed running in the system (MHz) 1, Size (GB) 8 8 Number of RAM module(s) 32 x 8 GB 18 x 8 GB Chip organization Double-sided Double-sided Rank Dual Dual Hard disk Vendor and model number Dell ST SS HP EH0146FAWJB Number of disks in system 2 2 Size (GB) Buffer size (MB) RPM 15,000 15,000 Type 6Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS Disk Controller Vendor and model Dell PERC H700 Integrated HP Smart Array P410i Controller cache (MB) Controller driver Dell (09/28/2009) HP (02/22/2010) Controller firmware RAID configuration RAID 1 RAID 1 Operating system Name Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Build number Service pack N/A N/A File system NTFS NTFS Kernel ACPI x64-based PC ACPI x64-based PC A Principled Technologies test report 21

22 System Dell PowerEdge R815 HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Language English English Graphics Vendor and model number Matrox G200eW ATI ES1000 Graphics memory (MB) 8 64 Driver Microsoft (06/21/2006) Microsoft (06/21/2006) Ethernet Vendor and model number Broadcom BCM5709C NetXtreme II GigE HP NC382i DP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Type Integrated Integrated Driver Broadcom (12/17/2009) HP (12/17/2009) Ethernet 2 Vendor and model number Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter Type PCI Express PCI Express Driver Intel (03/26/2010) Intel (03/26/2010) Optical drive(s) Vendor and model TEAC DV-28SW Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter N/A number Type DVD-ROM N/A USB ports Number 6 4 Type Server price Price (US dollars) $25,953 Figure 7: Configuration information for the test servers. $17,349 per server; $34,698 for two servers A Principled Technologies test report 22

23 ABOUT PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES Principled Technologies, Inc Slater Road, Suite 300 Durham, NC, We provide industry-leading technology assessment and fact-based marketing services. We bring to every assignment extensive experience with and expertise in all aspects of technology testing and analysis, from researching new technologies, to developing new methodologies, to testing with existing and new tools. When the assessment is complete, we know how to present the results to a broad range of target audiences. We provide our clients with the materials they need, from market-focused data to use in their own collateral to custom sales aids, such as test reports, performance assessments, and white papers. Every document reflects the results of our trusted independent analysis. We provide customized services that focus on our clients individual requirements. Whether the technology involves hardware, software, Web sites, or services, we offer the experience, expertise, and tools to help our clients assess how it will fare against its competition, its performance, its market readiness, and its quality and reliability. Our founders, Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings, have worked together in technology assessment for over 20 years. As journalists, they published over a thousand articles on a wide array of technology subjects. They created and led the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation, which developed such industry-standard benchmarks as Ziff Davis Media s Winstone and WebBench. They founded and led etesting Labs, and after the acquisition of that company by Lionbridge Technologies were the head and CTO of VeriTest. Principled Technologies is a registered trademark of Principled Technologies, Inc. All other product names are the trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability: PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND VALIDITY OF ITS TESTING, HOWEVER, PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE TEST RESULTS AND ANALYSIS, THEIR ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR QUALITY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES RELYING ON THE RESULTS OF ANY TESTING DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK, AND AGREE THAT PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ITS EMPLOYEES AND ITS SUBCONTRACTORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FROM ANY CLAIM OF LOSS OR DAMAGE ON ACCOUNT OF ANY ALLEGED ERROR OR DEFECT IN ANY TESTING PROCEDURE OR RESULT. IN NO EVENT SHALL PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH ITS TESTING, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. S LIABILITY, INCLUDING FOR DIRECT DAMAGES, EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID IN CONNECTION WITH PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. S TESTING. CUSTOMER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES ARE AS SET FORTH HEREIN. A Principled Technologies test report 23

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