Apple Xserve G5 manual WebBench Apache Web Serving

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Xserve G5

WebBench

For fast network throughput, Xserve G5 features dual onboard Gigabit Ethernet con- trollers, as well as optimized network drivers and a high-performance BSD network stack in Mac OS X Server. Apple used WebBench from eTesting Labs to demonstrate the superior web server performance of Xserve G5 based on the number of connec- tions each server can support.

WebBench: Apache Web Serving

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Simultaneous clients

Xserve G5 easily supports a large number of network connections. With more than 16 WebBench clients, it outperforms the Xeon- and Opteron-based servers, and its performance advantage increases as clients are added to the network.

Apple performed the NetBench and WebBench tests without the supervision or verification of eTesting Labs, which makes no representation or warranty of the results. eTesting Labs WebBench version 4.1 was used with the standard test suite STATIC_WB41.TST, with the threads variable set to 5 and with 28 client computers. For the WebBench test, Xserve G5 ran Apache 1.3; the IBM systems ran Apache 2.0.

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Contents Xserve G5 Technology Overview JanuaryContents Introduction What’s New?Xserve G5 Key FeaturesProduct Overview Xserve RAIDRack-Optimized Server Design Xserve G5 Server ConfigurationBack view Most innovative HPC hardware High-Density Cluster Node ConfigurationXserve G5 Cluster Performance Overview Processor PerformanceLinpack Double-Precision Calculations $333 per gigaflop Technology OverviewBlast DNA Sequence Matching NetBench SMB Networking ThroughputHMMer HMMer Genome Sequence MatchingWebBench WebBench Apache Web ServingApple and IBM Partnership PowerPC G5 ProcessorBit Computing Power Billion times biggerVast amounts of addressable memory Next-Generation PowerPC ArchitecturePowerPC G5 Architecture Multiple high-precision calculationsServer-Optimized Architecture High-Bandwidth Server ArchitectureTotal throughput of up to 1GB/s Advanced ECC Memory Technology Gigahertz Frontside BusPoint-to-Point System Controller Double Data Rate DDR memorySupport for up to 8GB of RAM High-Performance PCI-X ExpansionDual Onboard Gigabit Ethernet ECC protectionAdditional Connectivity Internal storage comparison Affordable, Scalable StorageSata Drive Technology Up to 750GB of storageXserve Storage Scalability Hot-plug Apple Drive ModulesMonitoring of drive health Apple Drive ModuleSoftware RAID in Mac OS X Server Xserve RAID storage solutionSoftware and Hardware RAID Options Optional hardware RAID PCI cardIntegrated Hardware Monitoring Remote monitoringXserve Remote Diagnostics Automatic notificationsMac OS X Server Version Optimized for the PowerPC G5Built-In Network Services New in Mac OS X Server versionHigh-availability services Innovative Remote ManagementAppleCare Service Parts Kit AppleCare Premium Service and Support PlanConvenient replacement modules Mac OS X Server Software Support Mac OS X Server Maintenance ProgramTraining and Certification Programs Purchasing Information Standard ConfigurationsBuild-to-Order Options Related Products Compute power with Macintosh ease of useApple Workgroup Cluster for Bioinformatics Processor Technical SpecificationsHardware MemoryRack support Size and weightStorage Electrical requirementsSoftware Included servicesFor More Information Mac OS X Server