BPC SmartVista solution on LinuxONE versus x86

BPC SmartVista solution on LinuxONE versus x86

Technical and financial findings from IBM and BPC

IBM LinuxONE / April 2021 / © 2021 IBM Corporation

BPC SmartVista solution on LinuxONE and x86

BPC, in cooperation with IBM, examined database performance and financials for the SmartVista banking solution on both LinuxONE and x86 servers

Research objectives• Examine database performance on LinuxONE for a variety of SmartVista TPS use cases• Compare LinuxONE and x86 database performance for a large SmartVista workload based on

3,800 TPS• Develop a five-year cost of ownership model for the use of a LinuxONE versus x86 database for

a 3,800 TPC SmartVista solution use case

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Database performance for BPC SmartVista solution

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IBM LinuxONE testing

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Five use cases measuring different transactions per second throughput (1,000, 1,500, 2,500, 3,000 and 4,000 TPS) were tested to examine CPU database usage

Load generator on x86 drove SmartVista front-end (SVFE) workload to database installed on LinuxONE III LT1 using

• 16 5.2 GHz LinuxONE III LT1 cores• 228 GB RAM• Bare metal RHEL 7• 1TB Flash• No z/VM® virtualizationLinuxONE testing was performed in an IBM lab

Testing on LinuxONE found a linear, scalable progression in the amount of database CPU usage as the number of TPS increased

Use cases and environment Findings

TPS DB CPU usage DB IOPS

1,000 20% 1,767

1,500 34% 2,967

2,500 54% 4,767

3,000 66% 6,000

4,000 81% 7,980IBM LinuxONE / April 2021 / 98038898 / © 2021 IBM Corporation

x86 testing

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A 3,800 transactions per second throughput use case was tested to examine CPU database usage

Load generator on x86 drove SmartVista front-end (SVFE) workload to database installed on x86 servers using• 120 2.8 GHz Ivy Bridge x86 cores• 3,000 GB RAM• Bare metal RHEL 7• 1TB Flash• No x86 virtualization

x86 testing was performed in a BPC vendor lab

BPC vendor testing on x86 observed the following results for the 3,800 TPS use case

Use case and test environment Findings

TPS DB CPU usage DB IOPS

3,800 77% 19,500

Maximum response time per transaction request was 3.217 seconds and average response time was 1.937 seconds.

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LinuxONE versus x86 test normalization for 3,800 TPS database use case

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TPS DB CPU usage DB IOPS3,000 66% 6,000

3,800 78%* 7,584*

4,000 81% 7,980

1. Extrapolated TPS on LinuxONE III LT1 for a 3,800 TPS use case

2. Extrapolated core requirements for 3,800 TPS use case on LinuxONE III LT1 to LT2LinuxONE model Processor GHz LinuxONE core requirement

for database

IBM LinuxONE III LT1 5.2 16

IBM LinuxONE III LT2 4.5 18** Indicates extrapolated numbers


x86 test environment normalization to later technology


1. Extrapolated core requirements of x86 test environment to run on later chipset

x86 server environment for cost case

System Family Total QPI per

server1

GHz Speed

Total Cores

Integrated server Ivy Bridge 68,728 2.8 120

Integrated server Skylake 68,304 2.1 88*

1 Qualified Performance Indicator (QPI) IDC data https://www.idc.com/about/qpi* Indicates extrapolated number using QPI IDC data

Two 120-core 2.8 GHz Ivy Bridge integrated servers• Total core capacity: 240• Required cores: 240

versus

Two 88-core 2.1 GHz Skylake integrated servers• Total core capacity: 176• Required cores: 176

https://www.idc.com/about/qpi

Five-year cost of ownership model for BPC SmartVista database


Database alternatives for for cost of ownership model

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Banking application

Database server alternatives

RHEL x86 servers

RHEL on x86 servers

RHEL on LinuxONE

1.

2.

versus

Cost of ownership modelDeveloped a five-year cost of ownership model for the use of a LinuxONE versus x86 database for a 3,800 TPC SmartVista solution use case


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Cost case assumptions


Cost case is a comparison of database costs only (excludes all application and storage related costs)Model includes • costs for production environment only over five years (does not include Dev/Test or QA environments)• hardware purchase and maintenance for both LinuxONE and x86• purchase and maintenance costs for all required software licenses, support and service

Software assumes • 50% discount on database and management tools• 55% discount on Linux OS (RHEL)

Disaster Recovery environment• Is configured for Hot DR that achieves a one-hour recovery time objective (RTO)• Includes all production environment costs (energy, space, networking) with

– 100% x86 production hardware and software costs– LinuxONE DR package that supports charge for one IFL only of SW and discounted HW for DR

LinuxONE III LT2 versus x86 database comparison

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18 LinuxONE III LT2 cores versus x86 database cluster with 120 cores with Hot DR environment

18 shared cores

IO channels

FS7200

FCP FCP

Database &RHEL 228 GB

1 core + 17 CBUs

IO channels

Cluster SW

120 x86 Ivy Bridge cores for database

120 x86 Ivy Bridge 120 for

database

120 x86 Ivy Bridge 120 for

database

120 x86 Ivy Bridge cores for

databaseReplication

SW


Clu

ster

SW



FS7200

FCP FCP

ReplicationSWC

lust

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W





FS7200 FS7200

Cluster SW


LinuxONE database cost case with disaster recovery shows 53% reduction in costs over five years


80% savings in disaster recovery costs

43% savings in software costs

54% overall reduction with LinuxONE compared to x86 infrastructure

43% lower SW

80% lower DR

54% overall lower cost

1 A five-year cost model for a 3,800 TPC BPC SmartVista use case shows that running the solution's database on IBM LinuxONE III LT2 is 54% lower than the compared x86 database environment. An IBM IT Economics five-year cost model was used to examine LinuxONE and x86 hardware, software, floor space, energy, networking and disaster recovery costs for the database of a BPC SmartVista use case. A client use case based on database transaction throughput requirements, measured in transactions per second (TPS), was analyzed using a LinuxONE III LT1 server with 16 LinuxONE cores versus 120 Ivy Bridge x86 cores. LinuxONE and x86 TPS sizing requirements used in the cost model were extrapolated for a 3,800 TPS use case on LinuxONE III LT2 and Skylake servers based on results obtained under IBM and BPC laboratory conditions on LinuxONE III LT1 and Ivy Bridge, not in an actual customer environment. Results will vary. Both cost models included U.S. pricing for Linux OS with a 55% discount, a relational database and management tools with a 50% discount, and disaster recovery support. An additional 100% of production capacity was projected for a remote site for disaster recovery. DR costs for x86 replicate production hardware and software costs. LinuxONE DR costs utilize CBU hardware pricing and include one core of software charges. LinuxONE pricing is based on U.S. prices as of April 2021 and x86 hardware pricing is based on IBM analysis of U.S. prices as of April 2021 from IDC. Floor space, networking and energy costs are based on data from IBM IT Economics assessments for clients. For additional information on the TCO model, contact the IBM IT Economics Team at [email protected].

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Reducing the carbon footprint of computing

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Additional information on LinuxONE

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The impact of indirect costs in

x86 and LinuxONE environments

https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/9XDDLD3Z

https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/DG7NY5QW

https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/G3QK9D8V

https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-48464

https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/MJDPLD24

https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/GYR3MWQN

https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/services/it-economics

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