Re: hardware configuration Oracle 10gr2: Sun Intel X4450 4 Quad-core processor (2.73 GHz chip, 64 GB memory) VERSUS Sun Netra 1290 8 CPU (1.5 GHz Sparc VII. 64 GB Memory) --> Any performance #s (or comments) that anyone on the list has

  • From: "~Jeff~" <jifjif@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Pradeep.Chetal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:40:34 +1200

We did use some t5140's recently for benchmarking and dev, in a nutshell
everything is slower *from the POV of a single process* - having being used
to Sun Fire range performance before that.  In aggregate though the
throughput is good, especially once you have FILESYSTEMIO_OPTIONS=SETALL ..
this was the one thing that made our benchmark  acceptable, ..before that it
sucked.
Have you seen Glenn Fawcett's blog? http://blogs.sun.com/glennf/
It sounds like you may do well to benchmark your performance requirements on
a t5140 vs m4000 vs x4450 ..  Sun is sure to help you out there.
cheers-
Jeff Wong

2009/6/10 Pradeep Chetal <Pradeep.Chetal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> Jeff,
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> The Sun rep was very helpful. They recommended the T5440 series.
>
>
>
> However, there were lot of issues around the oracle and T-series before. It
> seems like some of them were related to older T-series boxes.
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>
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> I still wanted to get some comparison between X-Series & T-Series from
> “Oracle” perspective, rather than plain SPEC #s.
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>
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> The replies on this list have been very helpful.
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> Thanks,
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>
>
> -- Pradeep
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> *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *~Jeff~
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:30 AM
>
> *To:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: hardware configuration Oracle 10gr2: Sun Intel X4450 4
> Quad-core processor (2.73 GHz chip, 64 GB memory) VERSUS Sun Netra 1290 8
> CPU (1.5 GHz Sparc VII. 64 GB Memory) --> Any performance #s (or comments)
> that anyone on the list has
>
>
>
> Hi Pradeep - that Netra sounds like a pretty old piece of kit, even if it
> is still being sold (just). My last place had some ~10 yr old ones kicking
> around that couldn't be decomm'd.
>
> The x4450 seems reasonable, I know Greenplum uses them for their basic
> nodes. But of course it won't be running Sparc Solaris if compatibility with
> other tools is an issue.  Oracle x86 solaris releases are not exactly first
> tier releases either, tho if you plan to run windows, or linux the release
> situation is better.
>
> How about a nice CMT server instead ? T5140 or similar..  good if you're
> not running single-threaded work..
>
> Also depends on your definition of performance - number crunching, lots of
> users, good multi-threaded performance etc...?
>
> Perhaps your Sun rep should be helping you out, over  a nice lunch or
> something ;)
>
> cheers-
>
> Jeff
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> 2009/6/10 Pradeep Chetal <Pradeep.Chetal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> We are looking at
>
>
>
> hardware configuration Oracle 10gr2: Sun Intel X4450 4 Quad-core processor
> (2.73 GHz chip, 64 GB memory) VERSUS Sun Netra 1290 8 CPU (1.5 GHz Sparc
> VII. 64 GB Memory) --> Any performance #s (or comments) that anyone on the
> list has
>
>
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> Any comments on this scenario?
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> Thanks,
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>
> -- Pradeep
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