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 7755bdd..d265efd 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/introduction/physical_testbeds.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/physical_testbeds.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .. _tested_physical_topologies:
 
 .. _tested_physical_topologies:
 

-Physical Testbeds
-=================
+Performance Physical Testbeds
+=============================

 
 All :abbr:`FD.io (Fast Data Input/Ouput)` :abbr:`CSIT (Continuous System
 Integration and Testing)` performance test results included in this
 
 All :abbr:`FD.io (Fast Data Input/Ouput)` :abbr:`CSIT (Continuous System
 Integration and Testing)` performance test results included in this


@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ Two physical server topology types are used:
 Current FD.io production testbeds are built with SUT servers based on
 the following processor architectures:
 
 Current FD.io production testbeds are built with SUT servers based on
 the following processor architectures:
 

-- Intel Xeon: Skylake Platinum 8180, Cascade Lake Platinum 8280,
-  Cascade Lake 6252N.
+- Intel Xeon: Skylake Platinum 8180, Cascadelake 6252N, Icelake 8358.

 - Intel Atom: Denverton C3858.
 - Arm: TaiShan 2280, hip07-d05.
 - AMD EPYC: Zen2 7532.
 - Intel Atom: Denverton C3858.
 - Arm: TaiShan 2280, hip07-d05.
 - AMD EPYC: Zen2 7532.


@@ -40,7 +39,39 @@ Complete technical specifications of compute servers used in CSIT
 physical testbeds are maintained in FD.io CSIT repository:
 https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab/testbed_specifications.md.
 
 physical testbeds are maintained in FD.io CSIT repository:
 https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab/testbed_specifications.md.
 

-Following is the description of existing production testbeds.
+Physical NICs and Drivers
+-------------------------
+
+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: x550, x553 Intel (codename Niantic)
+   - DPDK Poll Mode Driver (PMD).
+#. 4p10GE: x710-DA4 Intel (codename Fortville, FVL)
+   - DPDK PMD.
+   - AVF in PMD mode.
+   - AF_XDP in PMD mode.
+#. 2p25GE: xxv710-DA2 Intel (codename Fortville, FVL)
+   - DPDK PMD.
+   - AVF in PMD mode.
+   - AF_XDP in PMD mode.
+#. 2p100GE: cx556a-edat Mellanox ConnectX5
+   - RDMA_core in PMD mode.
+#. 2p100GE: E810-2CQDA2 Intel (codename Columbiaville, CVL)
+   - DPDK PMD.
+   - AVF in PMD mode.
+
+DPDK applications, testpmd and l3fwd, are performance tested on the same
+SUTs exclusively with DPDK drivers for all NICs.
+
+TRex running on TGs is using DPDK drivers for all NICs.
+
+VPP hoststack tests utilize ab (Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool)
+running on TGs and using Linux drivers for all NICs.
+
+For more information see :ref:`vpp_test_environment`
+and :ref:`dpdk_test_environment`.

 
 2-Node AMD EPYC Zen2 (2n-zn2)
 -----------------------------
 
 2-Node AMD EPYC Zen2 (2n-zn2)
 -----------------------------


@@ -67,14 +98,13 @@ GHz, 32 cores). 2n-zn2 physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-2n-zn2
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-2n-zn2
         :align: center
 

-SUT server is populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 #. NIC-3: cx556a-edat ConnectX5 2p100GE Mellanox.
 
 
 #. 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:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -83,8 +113,8 @@ NIC models:
 All AMD EPYC Zen2 7532 servers run with AMD SMT enabled, doubling the
 number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
 
 All AMD EPYC Zen2 7532 servers run with AMD SMT enabled, doubling the
 number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
 

-2-Node Xeon Cascade Lake (2n-clx)
----------------------------------
+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
 
 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


@@ -109,7 +139,7 @@ Cache, 2.70 GHz, 28 cores). 2n-clx physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-2n-clx
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-2n-clx
         :align: center
 

-SUT servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -118,8 +148,7 @@ SUT servers are populated with the following NIC models:
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
 
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
 

-TG servers run T-Rex application and are populated with the following
-NIC models:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -128,7 +157,77 @@ NIC models:
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel. (For self-tests.)
 
 #. 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.
+
+.. _physical_testbeds_2n_icx:
+
+2-Node Xeon Icelake (2n-icx)
+----------------------------
+
+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
+
+    .. 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 NICs:
+
+#. 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.
+
+.. _physical_testbeds_3n_icx:
+
+3-Node Xeon Icelake (3n-icx)
+----------------------------
+
+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
+
+    .. 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 NICs:
+
+#. 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.
 
 2-Node Xeon Skylake (2n-skx)
 doubling the number of logical cores exposed to Linux.
 
 2-Node Xeon Skylake (2n-skx)


@@ -156,7 +255,7 @@ Cache, 2.50 GHz, 28 cores). 2n-skx physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-2n-skx
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-2n-skx
         :align: center
 

-SUT servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -165,8 +264,7 @@ SUT servers are populated with the following NIC models:
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
 
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
 

-TG servers run T-Rex application and are populated with the following
-NIC models:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -204,7 +302,7 @@ Cache, 2.50 GHz, 28 cores). 3n-skx physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-3n-skx
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-3n-skx
         :align: center
 

-SUT1 and SUT2 servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT1 and SUT2 NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -213,8 +311,7 @@ SUT1 and SUT2 servers are populated with the following NIC models:
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
 
 #. NIC-5: empty, future expansion.
 #. NIC-6: empty, future expansion.
 

-TG servers run T-Rex application and are populated with the following
-NIC models:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.


@@ -253,15 +350,14 @@ Cache, 2.00 GHz, 12 cores). 2n-dnv physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-2n-dnv
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-2n-dnv
         :align: center
 

-SUT server have four internal 10G NIC port:
+SUT 10GE NIC ports:

 
 #. P-1: x553 copper port.
 #. P-2: x553 copper port.
 #. P-3: x553 fiber port.
 #. P-4: x553 fiber port.
 
 
 #. P-1: x553 copper port.
 #. P-2: x553 copper port.
 #. P-3: x553 fiber port.
 #. P-4: x553 fiber port.
 

-TG server run T-Rex software traffic generator and are populated with the
-following NIC models:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x550-T2 2p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: x550-T2 2p10GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: x550-T2 2p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: x550-T2 2p10GE Intel.


@@ -297,16 +393,54 @@ topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-3n-dnv
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-3n-dnv
         :align: center
 

-SUT1 and SUT2 servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT1 and SUT2 NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x553 2p10GE fiber Intel.
 #. NIC-2: x553 2p10GE copper Intel.
 
 
 #. NIC-1: x553 2p10GE fiber Intel.
 #. NIC-2: x553 2p10GE copper Intel.
 

-TG servers run T-Rex application and are populated with the following
-NIC models:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 
 
 #. 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)
 ---------------------------
 
 3-Node ARM TaiShan (3n-tsh)
 ---------------------------
 


@@ -333,20 +467,19 @@ processor (64* ARM Cortex-A72). 3n-tsh physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-3n-tsh
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-3n-tsh
         :align: center
 

-SUT1 and SUT2 servers are populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT1 and SUT2 NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: connectx4 2p25GE Mellanox.
 #. NIC-2: x520 2p10GE Intel.
 
 
 #. NIC-1: connectx4 2p25GE Mellanox.
 #. NIC-2: x520 2p10GE Intel.
 

-TG server runs T-Rex application and is populated with the following
-NIC models:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: x710-DA4 4p10GE Intel.
 #. NIC-2: xxv710-DA2 2p25GE Intel.
 #. NIC-3: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
 
 2-Node ARM ThunderX2 (2n-tx2)
 
 #. 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
 
 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


@@ -371,12 +504,11 @@ ThunderX2 ARMv8 CN9975 processors. 2n-tx2 physical topology is shown below.
         :alt: testbed-2n-tx2
         :align: center
 
         :alt: testbed-2n-tx2
         :align: center
 

-SUT server is populated with the following NIC models:
+SUT NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel (not connected).
 #. NIC-2: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
 
 
 #. 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:
+TG NICs:

 
 #. NIC-1: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.
 
 #. NIC-1: xl710-QDA2 2p40GE Intel.