Report: update 3n-alt TG NICs and add picture

[csit.git] / docs / report / introduction / physical_testbeds.rst

diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/physical_testbeds.rst b/docs/report/introduction/physical_testbeds.rst
index 60b06e6..d265efd 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/introduction/physical_testbeds.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/physical_testbeds.rst
@@ -26,18 +26,11 @@ Two physical server topology types are used:
 Current FD.io production testbeds are built with SUT servers based on
 the following processor architectures:
 
-- Intel Xeon: Skylake Platinum 8180, Cascadelake 6252N, (Icelake 8358
-  to be added).
+- Intel Xeon: Skylake Platinum 8180, Cascadelake 6252N, Icelake 8358.
 - Intel Atom: Denverton C3858.
 - 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
 separately, and compared if appropriate.
@@ -53,7 +46,7 @@ SUT and TG servers are equipped with a number of different NIC models.
 
 VPP is performance tested on SUTs with the following NICs and drivers:
 
-#. 2p10GE: x520, x550, x553 Intel (codename Niantic)
+#. 2p10GE: x550, x553 Intel (codename Niantic)
    - DPDK Poll Mode Driver (PMD).
 #. 4p10GE: x710-DA4 Intel (codename Fortville, FVL)
    - DPDK PMD.
@@ -121,7 +114,7 @@ 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
 is built with two SuperMicro SYS-7049GP-TRT servers, SUTs are equipped with two
@@ -167,15 +160,14 @@ TG NICs:
 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
------------------------------------------
+.. _physical_testbeds_2n_icx:
+
+2-Node Xeon Icelake (2n-icx)
+----------------------------
 
-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.
+One 2n-icx testbed is in operation in FD.io labs. It is built with two
+SuperMicro SYS-740GP-TNRT servers, each in turn equipped with two Intel Xeon
+Platinum 8358 processors (48 MB Cache, 2.60 GHz, 32 cores).
 
 .. only:: latex
 
@@ -196,20 +188,21 @@ is shown below.
 
 SUT and TG NICs:
 
-#. NIC-1: E810-2CQDA2 2p100GbE Intel.
+#. NIC-1: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-2: E810-2CQDA2 2p100GbE Intel (* to be added).
+#. NIC-3: E810-CQDA4 4p100GbE Intel (* to be added).
 
 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
------------------------------------------
+.. _physical_testbeds_3n_icx:
+
+3-Node Xeon Icelake (3n-icx)
+----------------------------
 
-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.
+One 3n-icx testbed is in operation in FD.io labs. It is built with three
+SuperMicro SYS-740GP-TNRT servers, each in turn equipped with two Intel Xeon
+Platinum 8358 processors (48 MB Cache, 2.60 GHz, 32 cores).
 
 .. only:: latex
 
@@ -230,7 +223,9 @@ physical topology is shown below.
 
 SUT and TG NICs:
 
-#. NIC-1: E810-2CQDA2 2p100GbE Intel.
+#. NIC-1: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-2: E810-2CQDA2 2p100GbE Intel (* to be added).
+#. NIC-3: E810-CQDA4 4p100GbE Intel (* to be added).
 
 All Intel Xeon Icelake servers run with Intel Hyper-Threading enabled,
 doubling the number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
@@ -407,6 +402,45 @@ TG NICs:
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 
+.. _physical_testbeds_3n_alt:
+
+3-Node ARM Altra (3n-alt)
+---------------------------
+
+One 3n-tsh testbed is built with: i) one SuperMicro SYS-740GP-TNRT
+server acting as TG and equipped with two Intel Xeon Icelake Platinum
+8358 processors (80 MB Cache, 2.60 GHz, 32 cores), and ii) one Ampere
+Altra server acting as SUT and equipped with two Q80-30 processors
+(80* ARM Neoverse N1). 3n-alt physical topology is shown below.
+
+.. only:: latex
+
+    .. raw:: latex
+
+        \begin{figure}[H]
+            \centering
+                \graphicspath{{../_tmp/src/introduction/}}
+                \includegraphics[width=0.90\textwidth]{testbed-3n-alt}
+                \label{fig:testbed-3n-alt}
+        \end{figure}
+
+.. only:: html
+
+    .. figure:: testbed-3n-alt.svg
+        :alt: testbed-3n-alt
+        :align: center
+
+SUT1 and SUT2 NICs:
+
+#. NIC-1: xl710-QDA2-2p40GE Intel.
+
+TG NICs:
+
+#. NIC-1: xxv710-DA2-2p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-2: xl710-QDA2-2p40GE Intel.
+#. NIC-3: e810-XXVDA4-4p25GE Intel.
+#. NIC-4: e810-2CQDA2-2p100GE Intel.
+
 3-Node ARM TaiShan (3n-tsh)
 ---------------------------
 
@@ -445,7 +479,7 @@ TG NICs:
 #. 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