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Figure 1. A migration methodology based on documented best practices helps to reduce cost and risk
and accelerate time to benefits.
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Establishing Business Assessing the Current Environment Future performance requirements based
and Technical Goals Once goals were established, the HSBC on growth in workloads, transactions, the
Following the initial workshop, the team team began a comprehensive assessment number of users, and the integration of
determined the goals of the migration of its current business, technical, and new services.
based on business and technical priorities. operational environments, including: The IT industry has developed a number
Defining and documenting goals early Physical, logical, and solution of infrastructure assessment and
in the project is important to provide a architectures across production, staging, inventory tools, utilities, and programs
framework for weighing alternatives disaster recovery, quality assurance (QA), to help with hardware and application
throughout the planning process. The and development systems (Figure 2). migrations. These tools range from simple
goals included: spreadsheets to advanced programs
All key software applications,
Providing a better foundation for middleware, and utilities including the that may include automated data center
business growth. A key objective product versions, releases, and updates. discovery. Depending on the selected
was to enable cost-effective scaling of In many cases, migrating applications tool, it may measure system workloads,
performance and capacity to handle from one platform to another will require resource utilization, and dependency
projected increases in user volumes and upgrading the base software for the mapping. It may also discover physical
application requirements, while matching targeted environment to the latest or and virtual IT assets, applications, and the
or exceeding the reliability, security, supported versions. relationships between them. The resulting
and responsiveness of the existing assessment typically includes detailed
Performance, functionality, and
mainframe solution. reports and graphs, and can be useful
interoperability across the full hardware
and software solution stack. This for system design and for identifying
Decreasing total IT costs. Reducing opportunities to virtualize infrastructure
included identifying bottlenecks that
overall IT capital and operational and reduce overall costs.
were impacting transaction performance.
expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX) would
free up capital to accelerate growth and Key mainframe interfaces, including
innovation. It was clear that moving key solution and systems interdependencies.
workloads off the mainframe onto lower-
cost systems would reduce hardware,
maintenance, and software licensing
costs. The team would work to maximize Integrated Assessment
the savings without sacrificing other key
Enterprise System
requirements. Business Solutions & Applications
Infrastructure Performance
Improving IT efficiency and agility.
Integrated System Assessment
Backup Systems
excessive variability in a distributed
IT Operational Tools
Hardware Devices,
Software Utilities,
Software Drivers
Storage Devices
environment can offset this advantage
by increasing complexity. To maximize Network I/O
efficiency and agility, it would be Database
important to establish standards and Application Services
define and implement IT operational
Commercial and Custom Applications
best practices.
Operating System
Maintaining global governance. Designs
would need to meet company-wide policies, Integrated Solution and Infrastructure Assessment
including IT requirements for reliability,
availability, serviceability, and security.
They would also need to be compliant Figure 2. A comprehensive and integrated assessment of the existing infrastructure provides a foundation for
planning an efficient, low-risk migration.
with internal and external regulatory and
operational standards, including local,
national, and worldwide requirements.
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The new HSBC loan solution is a suite of 12 Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition* (J2EE) applications running on IBM WebSphere*
Application Server. This solution, along with a number of other banking solutions and the IBM DB2* database, was running in two
logical partitions (LPAR) on the mainframe (Figure 3). The workloads for the loan applications were balanced across the LPARs based
on user groups. Transactions for the loan applications, as well as access to other banking solutions, were managed using a customer
information control system (CICS) transaction server.
Physical Architecture
Mainframe
Z LPAR
Loan App 1 Loan App 2 Loan App 3 Loan App 4 Loan App N
JDBC CTG
Loan Database
(IBM DB2*) Loan App TOR: TOR
Figure 3. Physical and logical architecture for the HSBC mainframe environment prior to migration. The suite of 12 loan applications was running in
two LPARs on the mainframe. The IBM DB2* database was also running on the mainframe.
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Creating the Proposal and Developing ensure the proposed architecture was Selecting the Servers
the Solution Architecture well aligned with current and projected The team reviewed the performance
Following the initial analysis, the team business needs. and functional capabilities of a variety
reviewed options for meeting current This team was responsible for ensuring: of Intel Xeon processor-based servers to
and future needs including upgrading ensure the proposed design and solution
the existing mainframe and offloading Integration with the existing mainframe
architecture could fully address business
selected applications. Technical feasibility and IT operational environments
and technical needs including compute
was evaluated for each option, and Selection of mission-critical systems to performance; reliability, availability,
detailed return on investment (ROI) and support current and planned growth and serviceability (RAS); and overall
total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses
Adherence to security and systems scalability.
were developed.
compliance requirements Two-socket servers based on the Intel
The result of the analyses was a detailed
Migration, testing, and deployment, Xeon processor 5600 series were selected
recommendation to re-host the suite of 12
including PoC testing for the Web serving tier. As demonstrated
loan applications on Intel Xeon processor-
by published SPECweb2005* benchmark
based servers running Linux, while leaving Identification and mitigation of potential
the database and other core applications scores (Figure 4), these servers can
risks to the success of the project
running on the mainframe. This would support up to 104,422 simultaneous user
eliminate the current performance Detailed business and financial analyses sessions in a modern web environment.
bottlenecks, reduce CAPEX and OPEX, and to estimate costs and determine the ROI That is more than 20 times the capacity
make it easier to scale and adapt HSBCs of older servers based on single-core
Alignment of development and testing
loan solutions going forward. It would processors. By balancing Web server
resources between the system
also preserve the value of the companys workloads across two or more servers,
stabilization and platform migration
mainframe investments while avoiding initiatives. (It was important for HSBC customers can meet the most extreme
both the high costs of upgrading the to share the knowledge and resources performance and availability requirements
mainframe and the risks associated with a among teams while doing the migration.) simply and at relatively low cost.
more extensive migration.
The plan included a phased migration,
which further reduced risk and increased Score
overall IT operational flexibility and (Higher is better)
efficiency. The plan also included specific
120,000
recommendations to address scalability 104422
and redundancy requirements, support 83198
efficient integration with the existing 90,000
IT operational environment, and ensure
adherence to security and governance 60,000
requirements.
29591
The team took advantage of the migration 30,000
15193
project to upgrade to the latest version 4555
of IBM WebSphere Application Server, so 0
technical staff would have access to the
SPECweb*2005
latest features and functionality.2 They
also moved the remaining mainframe
Intel Xeon processor 3.80 GHz (2 MB L2, 800 MHz FSB, single core)
applications into a SYSPLEX* environment
with data sharing to provide better overall Intel Xeon processor 5160 (3.0 GHz, 4 MB L2, 1333 MHz FSB, dual core)
resilience for the mainframe solution. Intel Xeon processor X5460 (3.16 GHz, 2x6 MB L2, 1333 MHz FSB, quad core)
The detailed solution architecture and Intel Xeon processor X5570 (2.93 GHz, 8 MB L3, 6.4 GT/s, quad core)
migration plan were developed by a Intel Xeon processor X5680 (3.33 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 6.4 GT/s, six core)
technical team that included a project
manager, system and application
architects, data center IT operations Figure 4. Web server performance has increased substantially for two-socket Intel Xeon
processor-based servers. The latest systems based on the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series are
personnel, database administrators, ideal for processing large numbers of concurrent user requests.2, (The SPECweb*2005 benchmark
and quality assurance staff. Business score of 104422 is the geometric mean of the following results: SPECweb2005_Banking =
unit stakeholders were also included to 162000, SPECweb2005_Ecommerce = 177000, SPECweb2005_Support = 88000). 5
Re-Hosting Mainframe Applications on Intel Xeon Processor-Based Servers
Four-socket servers based on the Intel Published benchmarks for previous-generation servers, increasing
Xeon processor 7500 series were SPECjAppServer*2004 and performance by 2.5 to 3.5 times. They
selected for hosting HSBCs suite of 12 SPECjbb*2005 demonstrate the ability also demonstrate excellent scalability in
Java-based loan applications, the workflow of these servers to support demanding large server configurations. Eight-socket
solutions, and the IBM WebSphere enterprise workloads (Figure 5). Both systems supported 1.8 to 1.9 times
Application Server. These larger servers benchmarks measure performance for the workload of four-socket systems,
deliver scalable performance for heavy, Java application servers in a typical three- indicating that IT organizations can
compute-intensive workloads. With tier environment. The first provides a scale up or out efficiently, depending on
increased memory capacity and a high- comprehensive, full-fledged, multi-tier their workloads and preferred strategy.
speed, point-to-point interconnect system, benchmark. The second simplifies the Customers can expect to see even higher
these servers support exceptionally fast Java environment to focus more intensely performance using the more recent Intel
processing for high-volume transaction on the application tier (it does not stress Xeon processor E7 family, which provides
workloads. The tightly-integrated the database or network). significantly more computing resources
interconnect system also provides and is pin-compatible with the Intel Xeon
Results for both benchmarks show
RAS for mission-critical environments processor 7500 series. (To view the
that servers based on the Intel Xeon
through features such as advanced error latest performance benchmarks as they
processor 7500 series delivered
correction and automated link recovery. become available, visit http://www.intel.
a major leap in scalability versus
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Figure 5. Four-socket, eight-socket, and larger Intel Xeon processor-based servers deliver scalable performance for demanding Java* applications,
as demonstrated by published results on the SPECjAppServer*2004 and SPECjbb*2005 benchmarks. Based on workload requirements, HSBC selected
four-socket servers for hosting its suite of 12 Java-based loan applications.
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Other Design Considerations MQ was also found to be a good fit for Testing the proposed architecture for
The technical team identified and IBM WebSphere Application Server and end-to-end performance, throughput,
evaluated a number of design options HSBC security requirements. and scalability. System performance
for the new infrastructure and worked and load-testing measurements were
High-speed data access. The IBM
closely with all participants to ensure performed with Secure Sockets Layer
WebSphere Application Server instances
the chosen solution would meet business (SSL) enabled. Metrics included average
running on the Intel Xeon processor-
and technical requirements. This close response time, number of transactions,
based servers require Java database
collaboration was fundamental to the number of sessions, Web server
connectivity (JDBC) drivers to support
success of the project, enabling the team requests, database connections and pool
interactions among the loan applications
to make better decisions faster by taking size, JVM memory, CPU and I/O utilization,
and to provide access to the DB2
advantage of their combined expertise. system paging, and base memory
database running on the mainframe.
Four of the most important design configuration. The team used CA Wily
Using the appropriate type of driver is
decisions were focused on ensuring: Application Performance Management*,
important to optimize performance and
Introscope*, and Customer Experience
Scalable performance. The IBM Redbook security. The team reviewed and tested
Manager* to monitor application and
entitled WebSphere Application Type 2 and Type 4 JDBC drivers and
transaction performance. These and
Server V6 Scalability and Performance ultimately selected the Type 4 driver.
similar applications are valuable for
Handbook provides a number of detailed
Availability. IBM WebSphere Application monitoring performance and determining
and proven design options for deploying
Server Cluster was used to support JVM root causes for bottlenecks in distributed
both horizontally- and vertically-scaled
failover so transactions are guaranteed and heterogeneous environments.
solutions on Intel Xeon processor-based
to complete successfully in the event of
servers. After examining several options, Testing all critical components related
a server failure.
the technical team chose an intelligent to connectivity, configuration, and
load balancing solution to distribute Using commercially available applications interoperability between the new
requests among Web servers running on can simplify mainframe migrations, since distributed platforms and the mainframe.
multiple physical servers. This strategy they can typically be deployed in far Especially close attention was paid to
delivers the required performance, less time than custom application code the JDBC and to the MQ environment
scalability, and security and allows that must be developed from the ground (WebSphere MQ client, WebSphere MQ
applications to scale readily as business up. HSBC technical teams found Linux server, and WebSphere MQ manager).
requirements change. versions of all key software components The testing confirmed that 64 GB of
were available for Intel Xeon processor- memory per server was an optimum
Efficient transaction management. The
based servers, including IBM WebSphere configuration.
new solution would have to support fast,
Application Server, IBM WebSphere MQ
reliable, and secure interactions among The PoC results demonstrated that the
Client, and IBM WebSphere MQ Server. proposed solutions met or exceeded all
the loan applications and the mainframe
environment. The team reviewed a current and projected requirements. Such
PoC Testing targeted PoC testing can be extremely
number of design, deployment, and
HSBC technical teams conducted PoC valuable, even essential, when migrating
configuration options based on IBM CICS* custom applications. Testing allows technical
testing to explore crucial design options,
Transaction Gateway* (CICS TG) and IBM teams to discover and address potential
address potential issues, test components,
WebSphere MQ*. An MQ solution was performance and operational issues early
and ensure that the proposed solutions
selected because it provided a better in the design process. PoCs may not be
met business and IT requirements. The
fit with HSBC IT standards. The chosen necessary when migrating commercial
QA mainframe system was used to access
configuration includes MQ clients and applications to Intel Xeon processor-based
and test the DB2 database and MQ servers, since ISVs can often provide
clustered MQ servers. Applications can
connectivity. PoC testing included: reference designs and sizing guides as
access MQ running on one server and the
Testing Java-based deployment utilities well as best practice recommendations
queue manager running on a different
on a subset of loan applications to that have been proven across numerous
server. This design has the benefit of customer implementations.
reducing the number of required servers estimate the time and effort required
because there is no need to implement a to deploy the full suite.
full version of MQ. Accessing CICS using
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Transactions from the Web tier are During the pilot implementations, the IT Flexibility. The new architecture
distributed across four Intel Xeon operational tools, scripts, and utilities allows business units, application
processor 7500 series-based servers were integrated into the existing IT development teams, and IT operational
running IBM WebSphere Application Server management and operational framework teams to enhance the loan applications
on the Linux operating system (OS). Each to seamlessly manage and support the as needed, with little or no impact on
of these servers is configured with four new infrastructure and environment. the performance and availability of the
processors and 64 GB of memory. Any The mainframe QA test environment, mainframe production environment. In
transaction can be received by any Web deployment, and staging systems were addition, the new systems have enabled
server and handled by any application extended to account for the new systems. business units to do online modeling
server. With this architecture, a failed without slowing the performance of
The success of this phase of the project
server or network link will not cause production systems.
can be attributed to the very close
service disruption, and the solution can be collaboration among multiple groups, Increased resilience. Migrating and
scaled horizontally with additional servers including the mainframe (UNIX*) re-hosting the loan applications helped
to increase scalability and availability. and server (Linux) teams and the IT to improve both the solution design and
operational team; in particular, the end-to-end operations. Workloads are
Integration with the mainframe
direct support and participation of the balanced with intelligent and robust
environment is provided via the MQ clients,
application software engineering teams load balancing, which does not depend
which enables an application to connect
proved to be invaluable. on predefined user groups. This
remotely or locally to an MQ queue
enhanced design provides for greater
manager in the MQ cluster. The MQ cluster
Results and Business Benefits scalability and increased system and
allows multiple instances of the same
To date, the migration and re-hosting of application availability.
service to be hosted through multiple
the HSBC loan application suite has proven
queues to provide high availability, The value of the new solution extends
highly successful. Mainframe workloads
failover, and scalability for the messaging beyond the immediate technical, business,
were reduced by 2,000 MIPS and all of
connections between the mainframe and and financial benefits of the re-hosted
the goals established at the outset were
client systems. loan applications. The success of the
achieved, including:
project has further solidified HSBCs
Security was a key requirement in re-
Higher performance. Throughput and intention to standardize on Intel Xeon
hosting the loan applications. The SSL
average response times have improved, processor-based servers and the Linux
protocol supports secure communication
providing a better user experience for OS. The company has started migrating
for MQ message passing, and the
customers and branch office staff. other applications off the mainframe in
combined use of Java, IBM WebSphere
Higher availability. Since the Mexico City and will use the re-hosting
Application Server, and IBM WebSphere MQ
migration, HSBC has experienced architecture in other regions to provide
was crucial for enabling a quick migration
no unplanned downtime. similar benefits throughout the companys
while maintaining strong security.
global operations. The experience gained in
the initial migration is helping to accelerate
timelines, improve ROI, and reduce related
risks for these additional projects.
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LPAR
Load IBM DB2*
DB2
MQ
Balancer for z/OS
J
JDBC
Physical Architecture
IBM MQ
Servers
Mainframe
2-socket servers 4-socket servers
Running Linux* Running Linux
(Intel Xeon (Intel Xeon
Processor 5600 Series) Processor 7500 Series)
Logical Architecture
http Loan App 1 http Loan App 2 http Loan App 3 http Loan App N
MQ JDBC MQ
Figure 6. The new, load-balanced Intel Xeon processor-based infrastructure integrates seamlessly with the mainframe environment and will scale
easily and cost-effectively to handle future growth.
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Conclusion
Migrating modern workloads from a mainframe to Intel Xeon processor-based servers can deliver fundamental
advantages, including better performance and scalability, improved business and IT agility, and lower capital
and operating costs. HSBC has realized all of these advantages in re-hosting its suite of mission-critical loan
applications. Online customers and branch office personnel are enjoying a better experience, and the company
can now scale and adapt its mission-critical loan applications more easily and without disrupting its production
environment. Since the migration, HSBC has experienced no downtime and monthly service fees have been
reduced by 70 percent, delivering annual savings of approximately USD 4 million.1
Todays Intel Xeon processor-based servers deliver the scalable performance and advanced reliability needed
to support a broad range of workloads currently running in mainframe environments. A successful migration
requires detailed planning, commitment, a team effort by multiple business and technical teams, and direct
support from senior management. A proven migration methodology, such as the one used by HSBC, can help
IT organizations deliver desired benefits quickly, while minimizing cost and risk. Professional support from an
experienced vendor is also recommended, and is available from leading system integrators, ISVs, and hardware
suppliers around the world.
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Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark,
are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult
other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
For more information go to www.intel.com/performance.
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Source: HSBC
2
Server configurations for application server performance on the SPECjAppServer*2004 benchmark. SPECjAppServer is a trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corp.
(SPEC). Competitive numbers shown reflect results published on www.spec.org as of September 21, 2010. The comparison presented is based on the best single-node four-socket
results. For the latest SPECjAppServer2004 results, visit www.spec.org/osg/jAppServer2004.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7350 (8 M cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB): HP ProLiant* DL580 G5 platform with four Intel Xeon processors X7350 (8 M cache, 2.93 GHz,
1066 MHz FSB), 65,536 MB memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5 Update 1 IA32 PAE, Oracle WebLogic* Server Standard Edition Release 10.3. Referenced as published at
3,339.94 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jAppServer2004/results/res2008q3/jAppServer2004-20080715-00105.html.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7460 (16 M cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB): HP ProLiant DL580 G5 platform with four Intel Xeon processors X7460 (16 M cache, 2.66 GHz,
1066 MHz FSB), 65,536 MB memory, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 x86_64, Oracle WebLogic Server Standard Edition Release 10.3. Referenced as published at 4,410.07
SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@Standard. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jAppServer2004/results/res2008q3/jAppServer2004-20080826-00112.html.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QuickPath Interconnect (Intel QPI)). Dell PowerEdge* R910 server platform with four Intel
Xeon processors X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.4GT/s Intel QPI), Intel Hyper-Threading Technology enabled, Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled, 131,072 MB memory,
2-disk SAS 72 GB 15K RAID-0 array, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 x86_64. Oracle WebLogic Server Standard Edition Release 10.3.3. Referenced as published at 11,057
SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@standard. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jAppServer2004/results/res2010q1/jAppServer2004-20100310-00140.html.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI). Hewlett-Packard ProLiant DL980 G7 server platform with eight Intel Xeon processors X7560
(24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI), Oracle WebLogic Server Standard Edition Release 10.3.3. Referenced as published at 20,092 SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS@
standard. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jAppServer2004/results/res2010q3/jAppServer2004-20100825-00145.html.
Server configurations for Java* performance on the SPECjbb*2005 benchmark. SPECjbb is a trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC). Comparison based on
best published/submitted results on www.spec.org as of September 21, 2010.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor 7140M (16 M cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB): HP ProLiant ML570 G4 platform with four Intel Xeon processors 7140M (16 M cache, 3.40 GHz,
1066 MHz FSB), 32 GB memory PC2-3200, Microsoft Windows Server* 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP1, Oracle JRockit* 5 P27.1.0. Referenced as published at 217,334
bops. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jbb2005/results/res2006q4/jbb2005-20061121-00222.html.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7350 (8M cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB): Dell PowerEdge* R900 server platform with four Intel Xeon processor X7350 (8M cache, 2.93GHz,
1066 MHz FSB), 64 GB memory, Microsoft Windows Server* 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1, Oracle JRockit 6 P28.0.0. Referenced as published at 537,116 bops. Source:
www.spec.org/osg/jbb2005/results/res2009q1/jbb2005-20090224-00592.html.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7460 (16 M cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB): Fujitsu PRIMERGY* RX600 S4 server platform with four Intel Xeon processors X7460 (16 M
cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB), 64 GB memory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition, Oracle JRockit 6 P28.0.0. Referenced as published at 633,897
bops. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jbb2005/results/res2009q1/jbb2005-20090305-00663.html.
Four-socket Intel Xeon processor X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI): Cisco UCS* C460 M1 server platform with four Intel Xeon processors X7560 (24 M cache,
2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI), Intel Hyper-Threading Technology enabled, Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled, 256 GB memory, 1x 73 GB disk drive, Microsoft Windows Server
2008 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition, IBM J9* JVM (build 2.4, JRE 1.6.0, SR5). Referenced as published at 2,021,535 SPECjbb2005 bops and 126,345 SPECjbb2005 bops/JVM.
Source: www.spec.org/osg/jbb2005/results/res2010q2/jbb2005-20100331-00838.html.
Eight-socket Intel Xeon processor X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI): Hewlett-Packard ProLiant DL980 G7 server platform with eight Intel Xeon processors X7560
(24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40GT/s Intel QPI), IBM J9 VM, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1. Referenced as published score of 3,816,799 SPECjbb2005 bops and 119,275 bops/
JVM. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jbb2005/results/res2010q3/jbb2005-20100816-00914.html.
32-socket Intel Xeon processor X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel QPI): SGI Altix UV* 1000 server platform with 32x Intel Xeon processors X7560 (24 M cache, 2.26
GHz, 6.40GT/s Intel QPI), 1,048,576MB memory, SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, Oracle JRockit P28.0.0. Referenced as published score of 12,665,917 SPECjbb2005
bops and 98,952 bops/JVM. Source: www.spec.org/osg/jbb2005/results/res2010q3/jbb2005-20100616-00867.html.
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