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Paul,
Under Solaris 9 and earlier, the Ethernet trunking software is a=20
priced item ($995 list). Under Solaris 10, it is available as an unpriced =
(free) software add-on.
Further, you may be using a Solaris 9 (or earlier) system as a=20
master server with some success. However, SunOS 5.8 has serious known=20
defects in it's TCP/IP implementation, which SunOS 5.9 corrected to some=20
degree, but still has performance problems due to the STREAMS-based TCP/IP =
software stack.
If you want to use a Solaris sparc/x86 NBU Media Server, upgrade=20
it to Solaris 10 before you do anything else.
Solaris 10 GA implemented the first of 3 phases of the Solaris=20
Fire Engine rewrite of the TCP/IP software stack. The second phase, where =
the streams layer is completely removed, not only from between IP and TCP, =
but all the way up and down the stack, and IP modules call directly to TCP =
modules (and vice versa) in a lock-less redesign of the software stack is=20
implemented in the current Solaris 10 01=5F06 release. See page 9 of the=20
FireEngine document listed below.
Here is a list of on-line publications which you will find of interest.=20
They will pay you back the time spent reading them:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/networkperf/FireEngine=5FWP.pdf =20
FireEngine - A New Networking Architecture for the Solaris Operating=20
System=20
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0404/817-6925.pdf Maximizing the=20
Performance a Gigabit Ethernet NIC Interface (April 2004)
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0203/817-1657.pdf Understanding=20
Gigabit Ethernet Performance on Sun Fire Servers (February 2003)
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0704/817-7526.pdf Ethernet=20
Autonegotiation Best Practices (July 2004)
Also, take a look at=20
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/networkperf/ for several other=20
documents which may get the community off their collective fanny and=20
upgrade to Solaris 10. It's been GA for a year. If you want HP-UX TCP/IP =
performance at half the price on a Solaris box, you don't need to buy a=20
new server. Just upgrade your current sparc/x86 servers to Solaris 10.
The 3rd and final phase of FireEngine/FireHose is implemented in=20
Solaris 11. This is available in unsupported form on the Sun Solaris=20
Express site. I've built one Solaris 11 beta system, but have no=20
performance numbers on this yet.
I'll forward performance numbers to the mailing list in the next=20
few weeks as I compile them.
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Michael F Lavelle
CIT Storage Engineering
100 Abbott Park Rd
AP14B-1 GB16
Abbott Park, IL 60064-6042
Office (847) 937-1195
Cell (847) 553-5158
Michael.F.Lavelle AT abbott DOT com
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"Paul Keating" <pkeating AT bank-banque-canada DOT ca>=20
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RE: [Veritas-bu] Ethernet port aggregation for performance
Anyone doing it with Solaris?
Trunking is an additional license cost IIRC, and possible PS consult?
Paul
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> Sent: March 31, 2006 9:34 AM
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> an average of 80 megabytes/sec
> and peak much higher. Ping me next week and I'll let you=20
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<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">Paul,</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> Under
Solaris 9 and earlier, the Ethernet trunking software is a priced item
($995 list). Under Solaris 10, it is available as an unpriced (free)
software add-on.</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> Further,
you may be using a Solaris 9 (or earlier) system as a master server with
some success. However, SunOS 5.8 has serious known defects in it's
TCP/IP implementation, which SunOS 5.9 corrected to some degree, but still
has performance problems due to the STREAMS-based TCP/IP software stack.</f=
ont>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> If
you want to use a Solaris sparc/x86 NBU Media Server, upgrade it to Solaris
10 before you do anything else.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> Solaris
10 GA implemented the first of 3 phases of the Solaris Fire Engine rewrite
of the TCP/IP software stack. The second phase, where the streams
layer is completely removed, not only from between IP and TCP, but all
the way up and down the stack, and IP modules call directly to TCP modules
(and vice versa) in a lock-less redesign of the software stack is implement=
ed
in the current Solaris 10 01=5F06 release. See page 9 of the FireEngi=
ne
document listed below.</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">Here is a list of on-line publicatio=
ns
which you will find of interest. They will pay you back the time
spent reading them:</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/=
networkperf/FireEngine=5FWP.pdf
</font><font size=3D1 color=3D#3f8080 face=3D"Ar=
ial"><b>FireEngine
- A New Networking Architecture for the Solaris Operating System </b></font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0404/8=
17-6925.pdf
</font><font size=3D=
1 color=3D#3f8080 face=3D"Arial"><b>
Maximizing
the Performance a Gigabit Ethernet NIC Interface</b></font><font size=3D1 f=
ace=3D"Arial">
(April 2004)</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0203/8=
17-1657.pdf
</font><font size=3D=
1 color=3D#3f8080 face=3D"Arial"><b>
Understanding
Gigabit Ethernet Performance on Sun Fire Servers</b></font><font size=3D1 f=
ace=3D"Arial">
(February 2003)</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0704/8=
17-7526.pdf
</font><font size=3D=
1 color=3D#3f8080 face=3D"Arial"><b>
Ethernet
Autonegotiation Best Practices</b></font><font size=3D1 face=3D"Arial"> (Ju=
ly
2004)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> Also,
take a look at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/networkperf/ for
several other documents which may get the community off their collective
fanny and upgrade to Solaris 10. It's been GA for a year. If
you want HP-UX TCP/IP performance at half the price on a Solaris box, you
don't need to buy a new server. Just upgrade your current sparc/x86
servers to Solaris 10.</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> The
3rd and final phase of FireEngine/FireHose is implemented in Solaris 11.
This is available in unsupported form on the Sun Solaris Express
site. I've built one Solaris 11 beta system, but have no performance
numbers on this yet.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"> I'll
forward performance numbers to the mailing list in the next few weeks as
I compile them.</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
</font><font size=3D3> </font>
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<td bgcolor=3Dwhite><font size=3D1 face=3D"Arial"><b>Michael F Lavelle</b><=
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<p><a href=3Dstorage.abbott.com><font size=3D1 color=3Dblue face=3D"Arial">=
<u>CIT
Storage Engineering</u></font></a><font size=3D1 face=3D"Arial"><br>
</font>
<td bgcolor=3Dwhite><font size=3D1 face=3D"Arial">100 Abbott Park Rd<br>
AP14B-1 GB16<br>
Abbott Park, IL 60064-6042<br>
</font>
<td bgcolor=3Dwhite><font size=3D1 face=3D"Arial">Office (847) 937-1195<br>
Cell (847) 553-5158</font><font size=3D1 color=3Dblue face=3D"Arial"><u><br>
</u></font><a href=3Dmailto:Michael.F.Lavelle AT abbott DOT com><font size=3D1
col=
or=3Dblue face=3D"Arial"><u>Michael.F.Lavelle AT abbott DOT com</u></font></a>
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<br><font size=3D2><tt>Anyone doing it with Solaris?<br>
Trunking is an additional license cost IIRC, and possible PS consult?<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu <br>
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of <br>
> Peter DrakeUnderkoffler<br>
> Sent: March 31, 2006 9:34 AM<br>
> To: andrew.x.smith AT jpmchase DOT com<br>
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<br>
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Ethernet port aggregation for performance<br>
> <br>
> <br>
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> Hash: SHA1<br>
> <br>
> I have a Linux master/media server with a single connection <br>
> to a backup network<br>
> via gigabit that I will be migrating to a bonding in a day <br>
> or two. I have seen<br>
> the single link with 3 or 4 streams to separate clients push <br>
> an average of 80 megabytes/sec<br>
> and peak much higher. Ping me next week and I'll let you <br>
> know what I saw with<br>
> bonding. This is against Extreme switchs, not Cisco, but the
<br>
> same should hold true.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks<br>
> Peter<br>
> <br>
> Peter DrakeUnderkoffler<br>
> Xinupro, LLC<br>
> 617-834-2352<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> andrew.x.smith AT jpmchase DOT com wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > Does anybody use Ethernet port aggregation (ie Cisco <br>
> Etherchannel) to<br>
> > connect their LAN media servers to a backup network? If <br>
> yes, what level<br>
> > of performance are you seeing? and based on what hardware? <br>
> Am keen to<br>
> > know if anyone has found this to be performant above <br>
> 1Gbit/sec speeds....<br>
> > <br>
> > thanks Andy.<br>
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