Current FD.io production testbeds are built with SUT servers based on
the following processor architectures:
-- Intel Xeon: Skylake Platinum 8180, Haswell-SP E5-2699v3,
- Cascade Lake Platinum 8280, Cascade Lake 6252N.
+- Intel Xeon: Skylake Platinum 8180, Cascadelake 6252N, (Icelake 8358
+ installation in progress).
- Intel Atom: Denverton C3858.
-- ARM: TaiShan 2280, hip07-d05.
+- Arm: TaiShan 2280, hip07-d05.
+- AMD EPYC: Zen2 7532.
+
+CSIT-2106 report data for Intel Xeon Icelake testbeds comes from
+testbeds in Intel labs set up per CSIT specification and running CSIT
+code. Physical setup used is specified in 2n-icx and 3n-icx sections
+below. For details about tested VPP and CSIT versions
+see :ref:`vpp_performance_tests_release_notes`.
Server SUT performance depends on server and processor type, hence
results for testbeds based on different servers must be reported
Following is the description of existing production testbeds.
-2-Node Xeon Cascade Lake (2n-clx)
+2-Node AMD EPYC Zen2 (2n-zn2)
+-----------------------------
+
+One 2n-zn2 testbed in in operation in FD.io labs. It is built based on
+two SuperMicro SuperMicro AS-1114S-WTRT servers, with SUT and TG servers
+equipped with one AMD EPYC Zen2 7532 processor each (256 MB Cache, 2.40
+GHz, 32 cores). 2n-zn2 physical topology is shown below.
+
+.. only:: latex
+
+ .. raw:: latex
+
+ \begin{figure}[H]
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/introduction/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{testbed-2n-zn2}
+ \label{fig:testbed-2n-zn2}
+ \end{figure}
+
+.. only:: html
+
+ .. figure:: testbed-2n-zn2.svg
+ :alt: testbed-2n-zn2
+ :align: center
+
+SUT server is populated with the following NIC models:
+
+#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
+#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-3: cx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox.
+
+TG server runs TRex application and is populated with the following
+NIC models:
+
+#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
+#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-3: cx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox.
+
+All AMD EPYC Zen2 7532 servers run with AMD SMT enabled, doubling the
+number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
+
+2-Node Xeon Cascadelake (2n-clx)
---------------------------------
Three 2n-clx testbeds are in operation in FD.io labs. Each 2n-clx testbed
#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
-#. NIC-3: mcx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox. (Only testbed t27, t28)
+#. NIC-3: cx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox.
#. NIC-4: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
-#. NIC-3: mcx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox. (Only testbed t27, t28)
+#. NIC-3: cx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox.
#. NIC-4: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-6: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel. (For self-tests.)
-All Intel Xeon Cascade Lake servers run with Intel Hyper-Threading enabled,
+All Intel Xeon Cascadelake servers run with Intel Hyper-Threading enabled,
+doubling the number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
+
+2-Node Xeon Icelake (2n-icx) EXPERIMENTAL
+-----------------------------------------
+
+One 2n-icx testbed located in Intel labs was used for CSIT testing. It
+is built with two SuperMicro SYS-740GP-TNRT servers. SUT is equipped
+with two Intel Xeon Gold 6338N processors (48 MB Cache, 2.20 GHz, 32
+cores). TG is equiped with two Intel Xeon Ice Lake Platinum 8360Y
+processors (54 MB Cache, 2.40 GHz, 36 cores). 2n-icx physical topology
+is shown below.
+
+.. only:: latex
+
+ .. raw:: latex
+
+ \begin{figure}[H]
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/introduction/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{testbed-2n-icx}
+ \label{fig:testbed-2n-icx}
+ \end{figure}
+
+.. only:: html
+
+ .. figure:: testbed-2n-icx.svg
+ :alt: testbed-2n-icx
+ :align: center
+
+SUT and TG servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+
+#. NIC-1: E810-2CQDA2 2p100GbE Intel.
+
+All Intel Xeon Icelake servers run with Intel Hyper-Threading enabled,
+doubling the number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
+
+3-Node Xeon Icelake (3n-icx) EXPERIMENTAL
+-----------------------------------------
+
+One 3n-icx testbed located in Intel labs was used for CSIT testing. It
+is built with three SuperMicro SYS-740GP-TNRT servers. SUTs are
+equipped each with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y processors (54 MB
+Cache, 2.40 GHz, 36 cores). TG is equiped with two Intel Xeon Ice Lake
+Platinum 8360Y processors (54 MB Cache, 2.40 GHz, 36 cores). 3n-icx
+physical topology is shown below.
+
+.. only:: latex
+
+ .. raw:: latex
+
+ \begin{figure}[H]
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/introduction/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{testbed-3n-icx}
+ \label{fig:testbed-3n-icx}
+ \end{figure}
+
+.. only:: html
+
+ .. figure:: testbed-3n-icx.svg
+ :alt: testbed-3n-icx
+ :align: center
+
+SUT and TG servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+
+#. NIC-1: E810-2CQDA2 2p100GbE Intel.
+
+All Intel Xeon Icelake servers run with Intel Hyper-Threading enabled,
doubling the number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
2-Node Xeon Skylake (2n-skx)
#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
-#. NIC-3: mcx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox. (Not used yet.)
+#. NIC-3: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-4: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
-#. NIC-3: mcx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox. (Not used yet.)
+#. NIC-3: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-4: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
#. NIC-6: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel. (For self-tests.)
doubling the number of logical cores exposed to Linux, with 56 logical
cores and 28 physical cores per processor socket.
-3-Node Xeon Haswell (3n-hsw)
-----------------------------
-
-Three 3n-hsw testbeds are in operation in FD.io labs. Each 3n-hsw
-testbed is built with three Cisco UCS-c240m3 servers, each in turn
-equipped with two Intel Xeon Haswell-SP E5-2699v3 processors (45 MB
-Cache, 2.3 GHz, 18 cores). 3n-hsw physical topology is shown below.
-
-.. only:: latex
-
- .. raw:: latex
-
- \begin{figure}[H]
- \centering
- \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/introduction/}}
- \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{testbed-3n-hsw}
- \label{fig:testbed-3n-hsw}
- \end{figure}
-
-.. only:: html
-
- .. figure:: testbed-3n-hsw.svg
- :alt: testbed-3n-hsw
- :align: center
-
-SUT1 and SUT2 servers are populated with the following NIC models:
-
-#. NIC-1: VIC 1385 2p40GE Cisco.
-#. NIC-2: NIC x520 2p10GE Intel.
-#. NIC-3: empty.
-#. NIC-4: NIC xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
-#. NIC-5: NIC x710-DA2 2p10GE Intel.
-#. NIC-6: QAT 8950 50G (Walnut Hill) Intel.
-
-TG servers run T-Rex application and are populated with the following
-NIC models:
-
-#. NIC-1: NIC xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
-#. NIC-2: NIC x710-DA2 2p10GE Intel.
-#. NIC-3: empty.
-#. NIC-4: NIC xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
-#. NIC-5: NIC x710-DA2 2p10GE Intel.
-#. NIC-6: NIC x710-DA2 2p10GE Intel. (For self-tests.)
-
-All Intel Xeon Haswell servers run with Intel Hyper-Threading disabled,
-making the number of logical cores exposed to Linux match the number of
-18 physical cores per processor socket.
-
2-Node Atom Denverton (2n-dnv)
------------------------------
#. NIC-1: connectx4 2p25GE Mellanox.
#. NIC-2: x520 2p10GE Intel.
-TG servers run T-Rex application and are populated with the following
+TG server runs T-Rex application and is populated with the following
NIC models:
#. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
#. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-3: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
+
+2-Node ARM ThunderX2 (2n-tx2)
+---------------------------
+
+One 2n-tx2 testbed is built with: i) one SuperMicro SYS-7049GP-TRT
+server acting as TG and equipped with two Intel Xeon Skylake Platinum
+8180 processors (38.5 MB Cache, 2.50 GHz, 28 cores), and ii) one Marvell
+ThnderX2 9975 (28* ThunderX2) server acting as SUT and equipped with two
+ThunderX2 ARMv8 CN9975 processors. 2n-tx2 physical topology is shown below.
+
+.. only:: latex
+
+ .. raw:: latex
+
+ \begin{figure}[H]
+ \centering
+ \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/introduction/}}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{testbed-2n-tx2}
+ \label{fig:testbed-2n-tx2}
+ \end{figure}
+
+.. only:: html
+
+ .. figure:: testbed-2n-tx2.svg
+ :alt: testbed-2n-tx2
+ :align: center
+
+SUT server is populated with the following NIC models:
+
+#. NIC-1: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel (not connected).
+#. NIC-2: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
+
+TG server run T-Rex application and is populated with the following
+NIC models:
+
+#. NIC-1: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.