Reference Configurations for MS SQL Server 2005 Data Warehousing Using HP Integrity Servers

Reference configurations for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 data warehousing using HP Integrity servers

Balanced for optimal performance for query processing against a 500GB to 10TB ROLAP data warehouse or data mart

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3 Challenges...................................................................................................................................... 3 Solution .......................................................................................................................................... 3

How to determine which reference configuration is best for you ................................................................ 6 Low throughput (42 queries per hour) ................................................................................................. 7 Medium throughput (168 queries per hour) ......................................................................................... 8 High throughput (505 queries per hour).............................................................................................. 9

Consolidation.................................................................................................................................... 10 Benefits of using the reference configurations ........................................................................................ 10 Next steps ........................................................................................................................................ 10 List of part numbers for the reference configurations............................................................................... 11

500GB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour ................................................. 11 500GB Database medium throughput configuration – 68 queries per hour ........................................... 14 500GB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour.............................................. 16 1TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour ...................................................... 18 1TB Database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour .............................................. 20 1TB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour ................................................... 22 2TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour ...................................................... 24 2TB Database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour .............................................. 26 2TB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour ................................................... 28 4TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour ...................................................... 30 4TB database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour .............................................. 32 4TB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour ................................................... 35 7TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour ...................................................... 38 7TB Database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour .............................................. 41 7TB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour ................................................... 44 10TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour .................................................... 47 10TB Database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour ............................................ 50 10TB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour ................................................. 54

Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 56

Appendix – SQL Server 2005 setup..................................................................................................... 57Logical drive configuration .............................................................................................................. 57 Location of SQL Server binaries ....................................................................................................... 58 System databases location .............................................................................................................. 58 Setup transaction log...................................................................................................................... 58 Setup tempdb ................................................................................................................................ 58 Memory allocation for OS............................................................................................................... 58

For more information.......................................................................................................................... 59

Introduction

Challenges IT planners and architects have a wide range of technology options for their business intelligence (BI) applications. Each hardware platform decision requires them to research, and then balance, the tradeoffs between price, performance, long-term scalability, manageability, and vendor reputation. When rapid deployment is a key factor, the choice often spans dedicated BI hardware, rigidly prescribed single-vendor configurations, and building custom solutions from well-understood technologies. Such a range in choices often means complex, time-consuming, decision cycles that drain staff time in order to define and manage the benchmarks or proof-of-concepts. All of this takes away from the basic function of IT, which is to deliver information quickly to business users so that they can make sound, timely decisions.

Solution To reduce the risk and deployment time for BI solutions, HP has created a comprehensive set of BI Reference Configurations. The HP BI Reference Configurations draw on extensive lab, customer benchmark, and industry standard benchmark investments as well as global experience supporting thousands of data warehouse and business intelligence customers. The configurations enable IT planners and architects to start from a “best-fit” reference configuration that reflects their companies’ raw data size and query workload characteristics. Each configuration can then be optimized based on their specific workload and requirements. The lists of parts contained in this document were accurate as of August 2007. However, the lists should be verified with your local HP sales representative or authorized reseller to insure all components and licensing costs are accounted for.

Each configuration reflects “real-world” BI customer environments and workloads. HP BI Reference Configurations are modular and can easily scale up by adding CPUs, memory or storage on an as-needed basis. Most importantly, the HP Reference Configurations were optimized for BI performance by avoiding bottlenecks and by maintaining balanced I/O for their respective workloads. Achieving balanced system I/O throughput specifically designed to satisfy the requirements of BI workloads was a key objective in developing the reference configurations because it maximizes system BI performance while optimizing return on investment (ROI) through proper utilization of all the hardware components.

HP reference configurations provide open, flexible, IT solutions based on standardized technologies. Because HP strongly supports customer needs for flexibility and re-use options, HP BI Reference Configurations combine architectural choice with predictable performance and standards-based technology. For convenience, these configurations are arranged into size groups, each scoped for a limited range of raw data sizes. The current Microsoft® SQL Server reference configurations are available for 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 7TB and 10TB raw data size configurations.

The database size (RAID5 was assumed) is commonly larger than raw data sizes, in some cases as much as 5x larger than the raw data size. This “expansion factor” can vary widely depending on customer requirements, aggregates, indexes, and summaries, causing the instance size to expand. In addition, each configuration contains space which was allocated for TempDB and log files (RAID1).

As stated above, each configuration defines a matched set of servers and storage, which balances I/O throughput across all components to yield consistently high BI performance. I/O throughput is recognized as one of the best indicators of potential BI query performance. While the HP Integrity server reference configurations were developed with HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) or XP Disk Array storage in mind, it is possible to run the HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to determine the correct number of HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays (MSA) to support any given user workload requirement. While the use of the MSA will reduce costs significantly, the Integrity reference configurations opted to use HP StorageWorks EVA or XP storage area networks (SANs) because they provide customers with an easier-to-manage subsystem that has

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higher availability than MSA storage. It is important to note that storage arrays from other vendors may not match the throughput requirements as defined by the HP reference configurations or sizing tools.

• EVA4000/6000/8000 series – The HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 series of Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs) continue to serve customers in the mid-range to enterprise-size market place with leading high performance, high capacity and high availability "virtual" array storage solutions. Not only do these solutions reduce IT costs and complexity, they save time, space and costs as compared to traditionally architected storage, and they are supported by a powerfully simple suite of management software, making it easy for users to achieve high levels of productivity. These solutions are also expected to work with the newer EVA4100/6100/8100 models.

Within each raw data size group, HP Integrity server configurations are provided for “low throughput” (42 queries per hour), “medium throughput” (168 queries per hour) and "high throughput" (505 queries per hour) workloads. While some vendors may encourage the use of the number of users that a configuration may support, HP recognizes that it is not the number of users which drives hardware utilization levels, it is the “query per hour” workload, which users generate, that affects system performance.

For example, the SQL Server "medium throughput" Integrity reference configurations were designed to support 168 queries per hour. As you may suspect, 168 queries per hour may be generated by 100 users, 25 users or 1,000 users. Hence the actual workload placed on a server is a function of each "typical" user's average “think time” between queries submitted to the server.

Another significant influencing factor, which needs to be considered in conjunction with the number of queries per hour, is query complexity (i.e., simple, medium, complex and very complex). A good "rule of thumb", or guideline, is that a medium query is 1.5 times the cost of a simple query, a complex query is 5 times the cost of a simple query, and a very complex query is 25 times the cost of a simple query.

Last, but not least, you will notice that each classification of user executes a different percentage of simple, medium and complex queries.

The assumptions below (Figure 1) are reasonable assumptions for most customers. However, it is highly recommended that each customer interview its user base to gain insight regarding the expected workload. HP has provided the HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 tool in order for customers to customize their own configurations to meet their user requirements.

Figure 1 is a summary of the assumptions used for the Integrity Reference Configurations:

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Figure 1. Assumptions used in the Integrity Reference Configurations

Varies depending upon DB size (700M – 14B)

Varies depending upon DB size

(56M – 1,112B)

Varies depending upon DB size (21M – 417M)

Varies depending upon DB size (17K – 342K)

Estimated number of I/Os per query

7,2005,4003,6001,800Average think time (secs)

3,6001,20060060Realistic response times (secs)

1% 44% 50% 5% 1 - 12Power users

0% 2% 48% 50% 3 - 36Advanced users

0% 1% 24% 75% 21 thru 252Normal users

Very ComplexComplexMediumSimpleTotal # UserstInput Fields

Varies depending upon DB size (700M – 14B)

Varies depending upon DB size

(56M – 1,112B)

Varies depending upon DB size (21M – 417M)

Varies depending upon DB size (17K – 342K)

Estimated number of I/Os per query

7,2005,4003,6001,800Average think time (secs)

3,6001,20060060Realistic response times (secs)

1% 44% 50% 5% 1 - 12Power users

0% 2% 48% 50% 3 - 36Advanced users

0% 1% 24% 75% 21 thru 252Normal users

Very ComplexComplexMediumSimpleTotal # UserstInput Fields

It is important to note that reference configurations and sizing models are very useful tools for estimating hardware requirements based upon a pre-defined workload for new business intelligence applications where the expected workload is being defined and estimated by discussions between the IT department and the user base. However, if a customer has an existing data warehouse, data mart or pilot/prototype, HP strongly recommends using actual Perfmon data to determine the most accurate configuration required to support any given workload. Using real world performance data (Perfmon or HP Performance Manager software) is the most desirable approach when performing upgrades, consolidation or ports, as opposed to using any sizing tool or reference configuration.

The HP Integrity reference configurations for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 were cross checked against real-world observation of customer workloads. However, the reference configurations were primarily based upon over 100 benchmarks and 1,000 performance graphs/metrics to build and calibrate the sizing model. The actual queries used to derive the Integrity reference configurations were scaled up and down based upon an industry standard 1TB business intelligence benchmark. So, if a customer suspects that its workload contains fewer or more I/Os per query, the customer can calibrate the reference configurations by using the HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or by using real Perfmon or HP Performance Manager data, if available.

It should be noted that the medium, complex and very complex queries that were profiled for the reference configuration benchmarks in the tables below (low, medium or high throughput), tended to be VERY I/O bound. It is possible that a customer can improve performance by using materialized views, summary tables, more indexes, or other means to reduce the hardware required to support their user population.

Target audience: The target audience for this document consists of IT planners and architects and business intelligence (BI) users with an interest in options for their business intelligence (BI) applications and in the factors that affect those options.

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How to determine which reference configuration is best for you 1. Estimate the number of queries per hour that your user population will generate. This will tell you if

you want to use the low, medium or high throughput tables below. Don't forget that real people do not submit queries back-to-back with zero think time between queries. Users will tend to: • Think about the question they want an answer to and formulate a theory • Perform a simple query to determine the correct dimensions they may want to use • Submit the query • Take time to analyze the results • Formulate a new theory and submit another query • Don't forget that real people, also, take time to talk to co-workers, get coffee, take lunch, go to

meetings, and perform other tasks. This all increases “think time” between queries, which in turn, lowers the query rate per hour.

• It is also likely that many "normal users" and some "advanced users" will probably execute "canned" queries which were optimized for performance by using materialized views, summary tables, indexes, or were simply displays of a Microsoft Office Word file, PDF or Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet that was generated during off-hours.

2. After you estimate your query rate per hour, cross reference to the appropriate column in the tables below based upon database size. This column will summarize the system’s critical components. A more detailed parts list for each reference configuration may be found later in this document.

3. If your workload does not align with one of the 18 reference configurations below, HP advises that you run the HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to obtain a customized configuration to support your specific workload.

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Low throughput (42 queries per hour) Table 1. Low Throughput configuration(s)

User data warehouse size

500GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 7TB 10TB

Architecture SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP

HP Integrity Server rx3600 rx3600 rx7640 rx7640 rx7640 rx7640

Nodes 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sockets/cores per node

1/2c 1/2c 2/4c 4/8c 6/12c 8/16c

Memory per node 8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 48GB 64GB

FC Cards per node DP = dual port

1x 4Gb/s

2x DP 4Gb/s

4x DP 4Gb/s

4x DP 4Gb/s

6x DP 4Gb/s

8x DP 4Gb/s

SAN Switch SAN 4/16 SAN 4/16 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/64

Storage Array (number of disks)

EVA4000 (30)

EVA6000 (54)

2xEVA8000 (110)

2xEVA8000 (178)

3xEVA8000 (296)

4xEVA8000 (496)

Raw Storage TB 2.1 3.8 7.9 12.8 21.3 35.7

Usable Storage TB 1.5 2.5 5 9 16 25

OS* Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows

Estimated concurrent users

25 25 25 25 25 25

Estimated queries per hour

42 42 42 42 42 42

* Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

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Medium throughput (168 queries per hour) Table 2. Medium throughput configurations(s)





Nodes 1 1 1 1 1 1


1/2c 2/4c 4/8c 6/12c 8/16c 10/20c



1x DP 4Gb/s

2x DP 4Gb/s

4x DP 4Gb/s

6x DP 4Gb/s

8x DP 4Gb/s

12x DP 4Gb/s

SAN Switch SAN 4/16 SAN 4/16 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/64 SAN 4/64


EVA4000 (38)

EVA6000 (72)

2xEVA8000 (144)

3xEVA8000 (232)

4xEVA8000 (388)

6xEVA8000 (648)

Raw Storage TB 2.7 5.1 10.3 16.7 16.7 46

Usable Storage TB 2 3 8 11 11 30


Estimated concurrent users

100 100 100 100 100 100

Estimated queries per hour

168 168 168 168 168 168

* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

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High throughput (505 queries per hour) Table 3. High throughput configurations





Nodes 1 1 1 1 1 1


2/4c 4/8c 6/12c 8/16c 12/24c 16/32c



2x DP 4 Gb/s

4x DP 4 Gb/s

6x DP 4 Gb/s

14x DP 4 Gb/s

12x DP 4 Gb/s

20x DP 4 Gb/s

SAN Switch SAN 4/16 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/32 SAN 4/64 SAN 4/64 3x SAN 4/64


EVA6000 (62)

2xEVA8000 (112)

3xEVA8000 (228)

7xEVA8000 (396)

XP12000 (326)

2xXP12000 (552)

Raw Storage TB 4.4 8 18.4 28.5 23 40

Usable Storage TB 3 6 11 20 17 26


Estimated Concurrent Users

300 300 300 300 300 300

Estimated Queries per hour

505 505 505 505 505 505

* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

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Consolidation The reference configurations were designed to support a given, pre-defined workload. However, there are many times when a customer may decide to save costs by consolidating one or more BI tiers:

• ETL (Microsoft Integration Services) • Relational Online Analytic processing (ROLAP) query workload • Microsoft Analysis Services (MOLAP/HOLAP cubes)

Integrity SMP configurations can be run as soft partitions (soft-NUMA) in large HP Integrity systems or as hard partitions (n-PAR), which are electrically isolated partitions in a single SMP Integrity server. N-Pars, also, provide high security and allow for high availability configurations. Through the use of Instant Capacity on Demand (iCAP), customers can improve processor utilization and meet peak performance demands. Coupling this technology with Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) software, consolidation of multiple tiers becomes practical.

Benefits of using the reference configurations IT staff time and resources are precious (limited and costly). HP BI reference configurations and sizing tools enable IT departments to do more with less, more quickly, and at lower risk. Some immediate benefits for deploying data warehouse and BI solutions based on the BI reference configurations include:

• Simplified product selection and sizing process – by starting with a reference configuration, which may be implemented as is or used as a starting point to configure the final system. By either using the reference configuration or adding to it, line of business (LOB) and IT can more quickly decide and purchase the optimal configuration for the application.

• Simplified, rapid deployment with predictable performance using balanced configurations • Off-the-shelf components to enable re-purposing and lower inventory risk • Proven, award-winning support, with access to performance and tuning services

In summary, HP Reference Configurations for SQL Server 2005 Data Warehousing provide optimal BI performance and enable customers to avoid common design pitfalls.

Next steps Next steps involve putting HP BI Reference Configurations or the HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to work for you!

Let HP help you get started. Contact your HP sales representative for more information on solutions based on BI Reference Configurations that can improve time to deployment for Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence applications. Your sales representative can also arrange for a TCO assessment to compare performance of a BI configuration relative to your existing environment.

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List of part numbers for the reference configurations The following is a list of part numbers for each reference configuration (as of August 2007).

Note: Please note that these configurations were accurate as of August 2007. Please verify these reference configurations with HP or an authorized HP reseller before ordering. In particular, part numbers can change or evolve over time for a given part.

500GB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour Table 4. List of parts for low throughput configuration with 500GB database

Qty Part Number Description

1 AF002A HP Universal Rack 10642 G2 Shock Rack

1 AF002A 001 Factory Express Base Racking

1 AB463A HP rx3600 Base System with one Processor

1 AB463A 160 HP rx3600 Base System with one 1.6/18MB Proc

1 AB463A 0D1 Factory integrated option

1 AD295A HP Integrity IO Backplane

1 AD295A 100 HP rx3600 PCI-X 2.0 IO Backplane

1 AB036B HP rx36xx/66xx Internal SAS Contrl Card

1 AB036B 100 HP Core IO SAS Controller (P600) RAID 1

1 AB565A HP rx3600 8GB DDR2 Memory Quad

1 AB565A 0D1 Factory integrated

1 AD124A HP rx3600 8-DIMM Memory Carrier Board

1 AD124A 0D1 Factory integrated option

2 AD141A HP Integrity 72GB 10k SAS Drive


1 AD143A HP Integrity DVD-RW Drive


1 AD168A HP FC2243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 DC HBA


1 AD052A HP Integrity Redundant Power Supply


1 AD044A HP Integrity Upgraded Core I/O with VGA


1 AD053A HP Integrity Universal Rack Kit

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1 T2373A Windows Server 2003 LTU Enterprise Ed.

1 T2373A B01 Include with complete system

1 T2373A ABA U.S. - English localization

1 HA114A1 HP Installation and Startup Service

1 HA114A1 565 HP Startup Integrity 2-socket Server SVC

1 AD554B HP EVA4000-A 2C1D Array

1 AD554B 0D1 Factory integrated option

10 293568-B23 FC HDD INT CTO 72G 15K Fact

10 293568-B23 0D1 Factory integrated option

2 AD542B HP M5314B FC Drive Enclosure




1 A7987A HP 4/16 SAN Switch Power Pack

1 A7987A 0D1 Factory integrated option

2 252663-D72 HP 24A High Voltage US/JP Modular PDU

2 252663-D72 0D2 Factory horizontal mount of PDU

1 AF062A HP 10K G2 600W Stabilizer Kit

1 AF062A B01 Include with complete system

1 AF054A HP 10642 G2 Sidepanel Kit

1 AF054A 0D1 Factory integrated option

1 252663-D74 HP 24A HV Core Only Corded PDU

1 252663-D74 0D1 Factory integrated option

8 221692-B22 5m SW LC/LC FC Cable ALL


1 HA113A1 HP Installation Service

1 HA113A1 5BY Rack and Rack Options Installation

1 T3724D HP Command View EVA v6.0 Media Kit

2 T3725B HP CV EVA 3000/4000 1TB Lic

2 142257-003 HP 10A IEC320 C14-C13 10ft/3m PDU Cable

8 A7446B HP 4Gb SW Single Pack SFP Transceiver

1 HA124A1 HP Technical Installation Startup SVC

1 HA124A1 5AS HP Startup Command View EVA (CV EVA) Svc

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Note: This is an approximate list of parts. Please contact your HP Representative for a complete configuration and using the latest part numbers.

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500GB Database medium throughput configuration – 68 queries per hour Table 5. Medium throughput configuration with 500GB Database




1 AB463A HP rx3600 Base System One Processor















1 AB379B HP PCI-X 2.0 2Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA

1 AB379B 0D1 Factory integrated option














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3 T3725B HP CV EVA 3000/4000 1TB Lic





Note: This is an approximate list of parts. Please contact your HP Representative for a complete configuration and to verify the latest part numbers.

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500GB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour Table 6. High throughput configuration for 500GB Database




1 AB596A HP rx3600 Base System with two Processors

1 AB596A 160 HP rx3600 Base System with two 1.6 GHz/18MB Processors








1 AD125A HP rx3600 24 DIMM Carrier Board






















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5 T3725B HP CV EVA 3000/4000 1TB Lic






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1TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour Table 7. Low throughput configuration for 1TB Database.




1 AB463A HP rx3600 Base System One Processor































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4 T3725B HP CV EVA 3000/4000 1TB Lic






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1TB Database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour Table 8. Medium throughput configuration for 1TB Database




1 AB596A HP rx3600 Base System with two Processors

1 AB596A 160 HP rx3600 Base System with two 1.6/18MB Procs








1 AD125A HP rx3600 24 DIMM Carrier Board






















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4 AD542B 0D1 Factory integrated




















5 T3725B HP CV EVA 3000/4000 1TB Lic





Note: This is an approximate list of parts. Please contact your HP Representative for a complete configuration and to verify the latest part numbers and to verify the latest part numbers.

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1TB Database high throughput configuration – 505 queries per hour Table 9. High throughput configuration for 1TB Database




1 AB448A HP Integrity rx7640 8-core FAST Solution

1 AB448A 002 HP Bundle Montecito 1.6GHz/18MB Solution

4 AB455A HP Servers 8GB DDR2 Memory Module Pair


1 AD160A HP Midrange PCI-X 266 Backplane


1 AB363A HP SA6404 Integrated RAID1 Controller




2 AD147A HP rx76/86,rp74/84 73GB 15K Hard Disk


1 J1530C HP Rack Kit for rp74xx/rx76xx/SEU Server

1 J1530C A5N 250V/16Amp 2.5M PDU jumper cord C19/C20

1 J1530C 0D1 Factory integrated option


1 T2373A 0D1 Factory integrated option


1 A7394A HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch Pwr Pack


2 A5499AZ HP 30A Power Distribution Relay

2 A5499AZ 001 No. American Power cord (connector type)

1 AF064A HP 10K G2 600W Hvy Dty Stabilizer Kit




1 340653-001 HP UPS3 KVA 20A 250V US Power Cord

1 340653-001 0D1 Factory integrated option

1 252663-B24 HP 16A High Voltage Modular PDU



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1 120672-B21 HP 9000 Series Ballast Option Kit


2 AD520B HP EVA8000 2C6D-A 60Hz 42U Cabinet








1 T3684A HP BC EVA8000 1TB LTU

1 T3685A HP BC EVA8000 Unlim use per EVA LTU


2 T3732B HP CV EVA 5000/8000 Unlimited Lic





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2TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour Table 10. Low throughput configuration for 2TB database





1 AB447A 002 HP Bundle Montecito 1.6Ghz/18MB Solution






























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7 T3731B HP CV EVA 5000/8000 1TB Lic






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2TB Database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour Table 11. Medium throughput option for 2TB Database






4 AB455A HP servers 8GB DDR2 Memory Module Pair





























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1 AB449A HP Integrity rx7640 12Core FAST Solution































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3 336881-B21 HP EVA CANbus Cab-to-Cab Cable










6 345580-B21 Cable Kit, Expansion Cab Drive Shelf













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4TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour Table 13. Low throughput configuration for 4TB Database



































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4TB database medium throughput configuration – 168 queries per hour Table 14. Medium throughput configuration for 4TB Database



































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1 AB444A HP Integrity rx8640 16core FAST Solution




1 AB314A HP Integrity rx8640 Core I/O Card






1 J1528B HP Rack Kit for rp84xx/rx86xx Server

1 J1528B A5N 250V/16Amp 2.5M PDU jumper cord C19/C20

1 J1528B 0D1 Factory integrated option

1 T2372A Windows Server 2003 LTU Datacenter Ed.

1 T2372A 008 8 processor LTU





1 HA109A1 HP 1y Support Plus SVC

1 HA109A1 6DR Microsoft E-DC for IA64 8 CPU Support







1 E7683AZ PDU 60A, 200-240V N. Am Factory install




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1 AG457A HP StorageWorks 4/64 Full SAN Switch

1 AG457A 0D1 Factory integrated option


1 HA109A1 86R HP 4/64 Full San Switch (w/64ports)Supp























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Note: This is an approximate list of parts. Please contact your HP Representative for a complete configuration and to verify the latest part numbers and to verify the latest part numbers.

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7TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour Table 16. Low throughput configuration for 7TB database



































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1 AB444A HP Integrity rx8640 16core FAST Solution































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16 293556-B23 FC HDD INT 146G CTO 10K Fact ALL

















42


















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1 AB362A SA6402 installed RAID on HP server rx7620

















1 HA109A1 6DQ Microsoft E-DC for IA64 4 CPU Support








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1 AE001A HP Disk Array XP12000 SSP Solution

1 AE002A XP12000 Disk Control Frame (DKC)

1 AE002A 001 3-Phase 30A/60Hz for XP12000 DKC

1 AE006A HP XP12000/10000 16-port 2-Gb FC CHIP

1 AE017A HP XP12000/10000 16-Port EXSA CHIP

2 AE034A XP12000 Standard Performance ACP Pair

1 AE024A XP12000 DKC Power Supply

5 AE025A HP XP12000/10000 4-GB Cache Memory

4 AE028A XP12000 DKC-DKU Battery

3 AE030A HP XP12000/10000 1-GB Shared Memory

1 AE040A XP12000 Cable set for DKU R1-Basic

1 AE041A XP12000 Cable set for DKU R1-High Perf

1 AE045A XP12000 Disk Array Frame (DKU)

1 AE045A 001 3-Phase 30A/60Hz for XP12000 DKU

1 AE046A XP12000 High Perf FC-AL Disk Path

82 AE050A XP12000 73GB 15k rpm Array Group-4 disks

4 AE050AS XP12000 73GB 15k rpm Spare Disk

1 T1713AA HP Business Copy XP 1TB LTU (0-1TB)

5 T1713AB HP Business Copy XP 1TB LTU (2-6TB)

9 T1713AC HP Business Copy XP 1TB LTU (7-15TB)

1 T1713AD HP Business Copy XP 1TB LTU (16-31TB)

1 T1714BA HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 0-1TB LTU

5 T1714BB HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 2-6TB LTU

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9 T1714BC HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 7-15TB LTU

9 T1714BD HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 16-31TB LTU

1 T1610A RAID Manager XP LTU

1 T1780A HP Command View XP AE Media Kit

1 T1781AA HP Command View XP AE 1TB 0-1TB LTU

5 T1781AB HP Command View XP AE 1TB 2-6TB LTU

9 T1781AC HP Command View XP AE 1TB 7-15TB LTU

9 T1781AD HP Command View XP AE 1TB 16-31TB LTU


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10TB Database low throughput configuration – 42 queries per hour Table 19. Low throughput configuration for 10TB Database



































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0 Complex 1



1 AB313A HP sx2000 Midrange Cell Board






1 AB362A SA6402 installed RAID on HP svr rx7620



12 AB379B 0D1 Factory integrated


2 AD147A 0D1 Factory integrated

1 A6099A HotSwap Power Supply for HP srvr rp8400

1 A6099A 0D1 Factory integrated



1 J1528B 0D1 Factory integrated




1 T2372A 0D1 Factory integrated





1 HA109A1 6DQ Microsoft E-DC for IA64 4 CPU Support


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1 AG457A 0D1 Factory integrated






8 293568-B23 0D1 Factory integrated


1 AF065A HP 10K G2 600W Hvy Dty V2 Stabilizer



1 AF054A 0D1 Factory integrated


1 340653-001 0D1 Factory integrated










1 AG453A HP DL380 G5 Base Storage Server



1 HA109A1 84N HP DL380 G4 Base/SAN SS Support










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56 A7446B HP 4GB SW Single Pack SFP Transceiver



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0 Complex 1







1 A9752A Custom configure rp7410, rp8400 srvrs

1 AB362A SA6402 installed RAID on HP svr rx7620








1 J1528B 0D1 Factory integrated



1 T2372A 0D1 Factory integrated





1 HA109A1 6DS Microsoft E-DC for IA64 16 CPU Support








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1 340653-001 0D1 Factory integrated











1 AB301A HP Integrity rx8640 Sys Expansion Unit






1 J1530C A5H 1st 120/240V univl UPS PDU (C20, 4m)

1 J1530C 0D1 Factory integrated










176 A7446B HP 4GB SW Single Pack SFP Transceiver

2 AE001A HP Disk Array XP12000 SSP Solution

2 AE002A XP12000 Disk Control Frame (DKC)

2 AE002A 001 3-Phase 30A/60Hz for XP12000 DKC

2 AE006A HP XP12000/10000 16-port 2-Gb FC CHIP

4 AE034A XP12000 Standard Performance ACP Pair

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2 AE024A XP12000 DKC Power Supply

10 AE025A HP XP12000/10000 4-GB Cache Memory

6 AE028A XP12000 DKC-DKU Battery

6 AE030A HP XP12000/10000 1-GB Shared Memory

2 AE040A XP12000 Cable set for DKU R1-Basic

2 AE041A XP12000 Cable set for DKU R1-High Perf

2 AE045A XP12000 Disk Array Frame (DKU)

2 AE045A 001 3-Phase 30A/60Hz for XP12000 DKU

2 AE046A XP12000 High Perf FC-AL Disk Path

138 AE050A XP12000 73GB 15k rpm Array Group-4 disks

2 AE050AS XP12000 73GB 15k rpm Spare Disk

2 T1713AA HP Business Copy XP 1TB LTU (0-1TB)

2 T1713AB HP Business Copy XP 1TB LTU (2-6TB)

2 T1714BA HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 0-1TB LTU

10 T1714BB HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 2-6TB LTU

18 T1714BC HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 7-15TB LTU

10 T1714BD HP LUN Conf Sec Mgr XP 1TB 16-31TB LTU

2 T1610A RAID Manager XP LTU

2 T1781AA HP Command View XP AE 1TB 0-1TB LTU

10 T1781AB HP Command View XP AE 1TB 2-6TB LTU

18 T1781AC HP Command View XP AE 1TB 7-15TB LTU

10 T1781AD HP Command View XP AE 1TB 16-31TB LTU


Summary Companies are presented with a wide range of technology options for their business intelligence (BI) applications. Each hardware platform decision requires them to research, and then balance, the tradeoffs between price, performance, long-term scalability, manageability, and vendor reputation. To reduce the risk and deployment time for BI solutions, HP has created a comprehensive set of BI Reference Configurations. The HP BI Reference Configurations draw on extensive lab, customer benchmark, and industry standard benchmark investments as well as HP’s global experience supporting thousands of data warehouse and business intelligence customers. The eighteen Reference configurations presented in this white paper reduce the effort to a choice of already balanced and all-inclusive configurations, depending on the size of the database and the likely workload of the customer. Links are also provided to HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 available to assist customers in optimizing their choices.

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Appendix – SQL Server 2005 setup

Logical drive configuration The external storage configurations listed below depict a best practice representation of logical drive layouts for EVA storage devices. The configurations use RAID 1+0 for the transaction log and tempdb and place the database files on RAID5 disks by default. These external storage configurations guidelines may not be optimal for all workloads and database designs; however, the guidelines provide a good starting point.

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Location of SQL Server binaries The SQL Server 2005 binaries should be placed on a drive separate from all the data drives. The reference configurations are designed with the intent that the SQL Server binaries should be placed on the same drive as the OS. There is no performance benefit to separating the OS and SQL Server binaries on different drives.

System databases location For reference configurations with a SAN, the system databases, such as master and msdb, should be located on one of the SAN drives allocated for data use. It is beneficial to locate the databases on a SAN drive, instead of on a disk attached directly to the server, for high availability reasons. In case you need to execute your disaster recovery plan and replace the entire server, it is easier to recover the system if the original system databases are located on a shared SAN drive, instead of on a local drive.

Setup transaction log With an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload, good transaction log throughput is critical. However, during query processing, the transaction log is infrequently used, so its location is not critical to system performance. On the other hand, the transaction log will be used during the data load window and its optimal physical location will vary depending upon the recovery model used by the database administrator (DBA) during load processing. It is common to place the log files on separate drives from the data drives and use RAID1 for best write performance.

Setup tempdb The tempdb configuration is extremely important for good SQL Server performance. It is recommended to set the recovery model of tempdb to simple. Allow for tempdb files to automatically grow as required and set the file growth increment to a reasonable size to avoid the tempdb database files from growing by too small a value. Pre-allocate space for all tempdb files by setting the file size to a value large enough to accommodate the typical workload in the environment. To maximize bandwidth, create as many tempdb files as processor cores and create them of equal size. Sometimes, better performance may be achieved by placing tempdb files on separate drives from the data drives. This is because disk thrashing may be reduced and tempdb performance is easier to monitor. On the other hand, there may be cost savings by striping tempdb across the data disks even though performance may not be optimal and even though it may be more difficult to monitor and tune the impact of tempdb versus database performance.

Memory allocation for OS In a default SQL Server 2005 setup, SQL Server can use all memory available on the system. This can have detrimental performance on the operating system itself. Leave 10% of the memory available for the operating system. For example, if your system has 128GB of RAM, set maximum memory available to SQL Server 2005 to 128GB less 10% or 115GB, leaving approximately 13GB to the operating system.

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For more information HP storage options, http://www.hp.com/storage

HP Integrity servers, http://www.hp.com/go/integrity

Microsoft SQL Server: Big Data, http://www.microsoft.com/sql/bigdata/default.mspx

HP Business Intelligence Services, http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/10912-0-0-225-121.aspx

HP Business Intelligence Solutions, http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/3905-0-0-225-121.html

HP Business Intelligence Sizer for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/351481-0-0-0-121.html

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