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DELL Reference Configuration forMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 FastTrack Data Warehouse
A Dell Technical Configuration Guide
Database Solutions Engineering
Dell Product Group
Anthony Fernandez
October 2010
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ContentsExecutive Summary ....................................................................................................... 3Introduction ................................................................................................................ 3
Audience and Scope .................................................................................................... 3Microsoft Fast Track Data Warehouse Overview .................................................................. 3
Reference Architecture .................................................................................................. 4Recommendations and Best Practices .............................................................................. 5
Database Availability ................................................................................................ 5Internal Storage ...................................................................................................... 9Internal PCIe I/O Channel ........................................................................................ 10Database ............................................................................................................. 12Storage Attached Network ....................................................................................... 12Storage ............................................................................................................... 12Storage Cache Configuration..................................................................................... 14Switch and HBA Configuration ................................................................................... 14Multipathing Options and Settings .............................................................................. 15Microsoft MPIO ..................................................................................................... 15EMC PowerPath ..................................................................................................... 15
Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 16References ................................................................................................................ 17
Tables
Table 1. Reference Architecture List ................................................................. 4Table 2. PowerEdge R910 Configuration Details .................................................... 5
Figures
Figure 1. Fast Track Reference Architecture ......................................................... 4Figure 2. Reference Architecture Redundant Fibre Channel Switches ........................... 6Figure 3. Reference Architecture With Clustering ................................................... 7Figure 4. Minimum Memory Configuration ............................................................ 8Figure 5. Minimum Memory Configuration ............................................................ 9Figure 6. Internal Storage Configuration ............................................................. 10Figure 7. PCIe I/O Slot Specification ................................................................. 11Figure 8. PCIe I/O Slots with Optional Expansion Riser ............................................ 11Figure 9. HBA Slot Placement.......................................................................... 12Figure 10. AX4-5 Chassis .............................................................................. 13Figure 11. Disk Group Layout ......................................................................... 13
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Figure 12. Disk LUN Layout ........................................................................... 13Figure 13. Storage Controller LUN Assignment .................................................... 14Figure 14. Switch and Zone Configuration .......................................................... 15Figure 15. Storage Controller LUN Assignment .................................................... 16
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Executive SummaryData warehouses provide the foundation for business intelligence systems, such as the analysis and
reporting services that are critical to enabling an organization to scan through very large amounts of
data as efficiently as possible. Data warehouse configurations typically suffer from design principles
that were originally intended for online transaction processing systems (OLTP). As the amount of data
grows, so do scan times that affect the overall time required to gather critical information.
Dell and Microsoft have collaborated to provide a set of guidelines and design principles called the Data
Warehouse Fast Track (DWFT) to help customers design and implement balanced configurations
specifically for data warehouse databases with the goal of providing a hardware-balanced approach and
predictable out-of-box performance.
This white paper describes the architecture design principles to achieve a balanced configuration for
Dell PowerEdge R910 and Dell | EMC AX4-5F Fibre Channel storage.
IntroductionThis white paper describes a reference architecture to implement a Microsoft SQL Server Fast TrackData Warehouse utilizing PowerEdge R910 servers and AX4-5F Fibre Channel storage. The goal of the
Microsoft Fast Track program is to define a methodology to build a balanced and optimized hardware
and software configuration specifically for SQL Server Data Warehouse deployments.
Utilizing a building block approach, a Microsoft Fast Track solution offers a cost effective and proven
platform that has been tested and optimized to offer customers a faster way to deploy and configure a
data warehouse infrastructure. A data warehouse is the central component in a business intelligence
solution that stores large quantities of data and information. As data continues to grow at a fast pace,
optimizing data retrieval is crucial for organizations to maintain service level agreements (SLAs).
Microsoft Fast Track provides a framework that allows customers to select a reference architecture
that has been designed with those principals in mind that best fit their needs, the amount of data, andtheir performance requirements.
Audience and ScopeThis white paper is intended for customers, partners, solution architects, storage administrators, and
database administrators who are evaluating, planning, or deploying a balanced data warehouse
solution. The scope is limited to the main repository of data or data warehouse and the balanced
configuration thereof. Other systems that utilize the data warehouse as a source of data, such as
analysis and reporting services, are not within the scope.
Microsoft Fast Track Data Warehouse Overview
The Microsoft Fast Track Data Warehouse initiative provides a framework to build and deploy abalanced configuration for a SQL Server data warehouse. The initiative provides guidelines and best
practices to configure software and hardware to achieve optimal cost and performance. Microsoft Fast
Track utilizes a building block approach focused on balanced configurations that have been tested and
validated for data warehouse workloads.
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Reference ArchitectureTable 1 lists recommended hardware that has been tested and selected for a balanced configuration as
published by Microsoft in the Fast Track Reference Configuration Guide listed in the References section
of this white paper. This reference configuration focuses on a configuration that includes one
PowerEdge R910 server with up to eight AX4-5F Fibre Channel arrays for a capacity range of 14TB to
28TB of compressed data.
Table 1. Reference Architecture List
Server CPU CPUCores
SAN Data DriveCount
InitialCapacity
MaximumCapacity
PowerEdge R910 (4) Intel XeonNehalem Quad Core@ 2.66GHz
32 (8) AX4-5 storagearrays
(64) 300GB15K FC
16TB 32TB
Figure 1 shows the hardware components that comprise the data warehouse solution. Note that
component selection such as Fibre Channel HBAs, Fibre Channel switches, and networking switches are
not listed in the Fast Track Reference Configuration Guide.
Figure 1. Fast Track Reference Architecture
PowerEdge R910
AX4-5F
Fibre Channel Storage
Brocade 300 Fibre Channel Switch
Four Dual-Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
Dell PowerConnect 54XX Series
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Table 2. PowerEdge R910 Configuration Details
Base Solution ID 1209453.1
Highly Available Solution ID 1210373.1
Server PowerEdge R910
CPU (4) Quad-Core Intel Xeon X7560 2.26GHz 24MBcache, 6.4GT/s Intel QPI, turbo, HT
Number of Cores 32
Memory 128GB RAM (16x8GB RDIMMS @1066MHz)
PCI-E Slots Four x8 Gen 2 slots (Slots 2,3,4 and 6)
Internal Storage Controller PERC6/I or H700 512MB/1GB Cache
Internal Drives (2) 143GB 6Gpbs SAS 15K HDD (Operating System)(14) 300GB 6Gbps SAS 15K HDD** Various sizes can be configured.
Network Adapters Two embedded Broadcom 5709C dual-port GigabitEthernet adapters (four ports total)
Network Switch Dell PowerConnect 54XX Series
FC HBA (4) Emulex LPe-12002 (8Gb dual-port FC HBA)
FC Switch (1) Brocade 300 FC8 (24-Ports)*
* High-availability configuration requires twoBrocade 300 FC8 switches.
FC Storage (8) Dell | EMC AX4-5F Fibre Channel arrays
Recommendations and Best PracticesThis section details the recommendations and best practices for implementing a high-performing Fast
Track data warehouse on the latest PowerEdge R910 server and AX4-5F storage enclosure. In this
section, the hardware-based optimizations are given preference compared to the software and
database parameters.
Database AvailabilityBased on business requirements, it may be necessary to have a highly reliable and available database
configuration with high performance for data warehousing. Dual Fibre Channel switches provide path
redundancy and availability. In addition, they provide the flexibility to add clustered nodes with
Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) to provide server redundancy.
The complete Dell Reference Architecture may be represented as in Figure 2 for single-node
configurations with redundant Fibre Channel switches.
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Figure 2. Reference Architecture Redundant Fibre Channel Switches
0
SP B
1 0
SP A
1 0
SP B
1 0
SP A
1
Dual Brocade 300 24-
Port FC8 Fibre Channel
Switches
Dell PowerEdge R910
Dual Emulex 8Gb FC HBAs
AX4-5Storage
Storage Unit 1 Storage Unit 8
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The Fast Track architecture with high availability MSCS may be depicted as in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Reference Architecture With Clustering
Figure 3 shows an active-passive SQL Server configuration using Microsoft clustering technology.
Microsoft clustering enables the passive database node to host the database service if the primary
database server (the active node) fails or is taken offline for maintenance. This configuration provides
a highly available configuration at the database, HBA, network, and SAN layers.
Server
Server selection for Fast Track implementations is based on the principals for building a balanced
system from the storage to the server. Given the multicore capabilities of todays servers, a starting
point to build a balanced configuration is based on the maximum CPU core consumption rate (MCR) a
system can process. Microsoft suggests 200MB/s per CPU core as a starting point to build a Fast Track
configuration based on test results.
The PowerEdge R910 server is a dense 4U server with quad-socket Intel Xeon 7500 series six- and eight-
core processors, Intel 7500 I/O Hub (IOH) with QuickPath architecture, up to 1TB of DDR3 memory
capacity, DIMM thermal sensors, PCI Express Generation 2, with a choice of two dual-port embedded
Gigabit Ethernet controllers or one dual-port embedded Gigabit Ethernet plus one dual-port 10GgE
Controllers for maximum bandwidth for uplink connectivity.
CPU
The Fast Track Reference Configuration Guide describes balanced performance for the PowerEdge
R910 server with the Intel Xeon 7500 Series X7560 2.26GHz eight-core processors.
Dual Brocade 300 24
Port FC8 Fibre
Channel Switches
0
SP B
1 0
SP A
1 0
SP A
1 0
SP A
1
MSCS clusterednodes
Active Node Passive Node
Storage Unit 1 Storage Unit 8
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Using a 200MB per second per core of page-compressed data to determine the MCR of the 32-core
system, the PowerEdge R910 server yields an MCR of 6.4GB/s. The MCR provides a starting point to
determine the bandwidth from the storage to maximize the CPU capacity. This methodology helps
define a watermark of performance when designing a balanced configuration free of bottlenecks
throughout the data path; for example, storage spindles, storage controllers, SAN fabric, Fibre Channel
HBAs, and memory.
Memory
Memory sizing for a Fast Track Data Warehouse configuration depends on the workload characteristics
of data access. Microsoft recommends the minimum amount of memory required to drive the MCR or
200MB/s per core to be 4GB of RAM per core. For a 32-core system, 128GB RAM can be configured with
sixteen 8GB DIMMs. Figure 4 and Figure 5 show the memory population per socket.
Figure 4. Minimum Memory Configuration
4 x 8GB DDR3 DIMMs
32GB RAM Per Socket Processor
Four-Socket Configuration: 128GB
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Figure 5. Minimum Memory Configuration
Internal Storage
Customers have a choice to select from two types of chassis for the PowerEdge R910 server, with up tofour or up to sixteen 2.5 6Gbps SAS drives.
0 shows both chassis configured with the first two drives in a RAID 1 configuration for operating system
installation. The remaining drives are used for staging or for backup space.
Depending on the space required, customers can configure the drives in the following two
configurations.
8 x 8GB DDR3 DIMMs
64GB RAM Per Socket ProcessorFour-Socket Configuration: 256GB
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Figure 6. Internal Storage Configuration
*Space configured with RAID5 or other RAID types can be configured depending on space or performance requirements.
Note: 600GB drives are available with a maximum configurable per RAID group of 3.6TB.
It is recommended to utilize the PERC/i or PERC H700 internal storage controller. This controller
provides internal hardware RAID capabilities (0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60) and mixed RAID configurations;
for example, RAID 1 for operating system drives and RAID5 or RAID10 for staging/backup.
For configurations in which RAID 1 is sufficient for the staging/backup area, the SAS6/iR or H200 offers
RAID 0 and RAID 1 capabilities. Note that the SAS6/i and H200 offer a maximum of two RAID 1 sets.
Internal PCIe I/O Channel
Fast Track configuration utilizes four 8Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs. The PowerEdge R910 server planar
provides seven PCI Express expansion slots in the base configuration. The HBAs should be placed on
slots 2, 3, 4 and 6 to take advantage of PCIe Gen 2 x8 speeds.
Planar slot specifications:
One x4 PCIe Gen2 slot full height with x8 physical connector (Slot 1)
One x4 PCIe Gen1 slot full height with x8 physical connector (Slot 5)
Two x8 PCIe Gen2 slots full height with x8 physical connector (Slots 2 & 3) Two x8 PCIe Gen2 slots full height with x16 physical connector (Slots 4 & 6)
One x16 PCIe Gen 2 slot full height with x24 physical connector (Slot 7)
Four x4 PCIe Gen 2 slots half height with x8 physical connector on optional riser (Slots 7-10)
One x8 PCIe Gen2 slot for dedicated storage controller cardconnected to the IOH
Space Configured
Operating System:(2) 15K 143GB Drives: 143GB
Staging/Backup:(14) 10K 600GB Drives: 7.2TB*(14) 10K 300GB Drives: 3.6TB
(14) 15K 143GB Drives: 1.7TB
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Figure 7 shows each slot specification and recommended HBA placement.
Figure 7. PCIe I/O Slot Specification
For configurations that require additional add-on PCIe cards, such as network Ethernet cards, the
PowerEdge R910 server can be ordered with an optional expansion card that supports four additional x4
low-profile cards. Figure 8 below shows the additional low-profile slots that can be achieved for
systems with high card density.
Figure 8. PCIe I/O Slots with Optional Expansion Riser
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Figure 9 shows the back of the chassis to demonstrate the physical HBA placement. Each slot is
identified by a number labeled on the chassis.
Figure 9. HBA Slot Placement
Database
Microsoft provides configuration guidelines and best practices for deploying a data warehouse using the
Fast Track approach. This configuration includes minimum indexing, table partitioning, and table
compression considerations. The major database settings that would enable the SQL Server database to
be optimized for a sequential database workload may include the following database startup
parameters:
E : Increases the number of extends allocated to a database table
T1117: Ensures the even growth of all files in the file group
For the complete configuration guidelines, see the Fast Track Reference Configuration Guide listed in
the References section of this white paper.
Storage Attached Network
The storage attached network (SAN) configuration plays a major role in the database performance.
This section discusses storage Disk Group, Logical Unit (LUN) and data file layout, switch and HBA
cabling, and Multipath I/O configuration.
Storage
The Fast Track Reference Configuration Guide provides strict guidelines for creating RAID
configurations and storage LUNs on an external storage array. In addition, the distribution of the
storage LUNs between the storage processors of the array plays a significant role in delivering the
optimum output out of the array.
Figure 10 shows the front and back of the chassis. Note that Disk 0 through Disk 3 contain software
flares installed on the MBR.
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Figure 10. AX4-5 Chassis
Figure 11 shows the physical disk group layout across both storage arrays. Microsoft specifies utilizing
RAID1/0 mirrored sets for database data and RAID 1 for log files. Each AX4-5 is divided into two data
disk groups and one log disk group per array.
Figure 11. Disk Group Layout
Figure 12 shows the LUN layout recommendations. Two volumes (LUNs) are carved out of each of theRAID disk groups created for data files, and a single LUN utilizes the entire disk group for a log file.
Figure 12. Disk LUN Layout
In this case, the storage processor (SP) is able to manage the requests to the backend disks in a more
streamlined manner to reduce the overall seek time of both the mirrored member disks. This
streamlining results in an overall improvement in the disk throughput similar to RAID 1, with the added
benefit of reduced LUN count.
Hot Spares
Data
LUN 2
Data
LUN 1
Data
LUN 4
Data
LUN 3
Log LUN 1
LOG
Data1 Data2
Hot Spares
Front
Back
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Figure 13. Storage Controller LUN Assignment
To ensure maximum performance, both LUNs from the same disk group should be assigned to the same
storage processor. The log volumes in each of the arrays may be assigned to either SP A or SP B.
Storage Cache Configuration
The AX4-5 storage array has 1GB of cache per processor, totaling 2GB of cache. Some performance
gains may be achieved by configuring 100% of cache to writes during data load windows. Temporary
files may also benefit from storage cache configuration. However, since tempdb files share the same
spindles with database files, it is recommended to increase the available memory to allow sorts to
happen in memory as opposed to disk which may affect the overall performance. For a more in-depth
discussion of storage cache configuration recommendations, refer to the white paper Configuring cache
memory for DW/DSS workloads in the References section.
Switch and HBA Configuration
The Fast Track Reference Configuration Guidedescribes a basic approach for HBA-SAN configuration.Dell reference architecture proposes value additions at the SAN configuration to provide availability to
the Fast Track architecture.
Dell conducted several tests to determine the optimized SAN configuration to complement Fast Track
concepts. It is recommended that each HBA be configured with Port 0 to the first switch and Port 1 to
the second switch. Similarly, each port on the storage controller should be connected to each switch
respectively as shown in 0.
Hot Spares
SP A SP B
Hot Spares
Data
LUN 2
Data
LUN 1
Data
LUN 4
Data
LUN 3
Log LUN 1
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Figure 14. Switch and Zone Configuration
Multipathing Options and Settings
Customers have the choice of implementing Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) or EMC PowerPath for
storage connectivity and multipathing, depending on preference and expertise. Both solutions are fully
tested and supported.
Microsoft MPIO
Microsoft references MPIO as the multipathing solution for Fast Track implementations as a fully-
integrated solution for external SAN connectivity. Note that the use of PowerPath is required to
initialize and format the external LUNs presented to the operating system as disks. When the disks
have been fully configured, Microsoft MPIO can be utilized for multipathing.
Microsoft recommends the use of the Round Robin with Subset function as the preferred load balancing
policy.
EMC PowerPath
When utilizing two ports per storage processor on each array, there will be a total of eight data paths
from the server to the LUN. It is highly recommended to configure PowerPath in mixed mode to ensure
best performance. Mixed mode is achieved when a combination of one or more paths is set to stand-
by. For best performance, set a single active path to each disk LUN.
Note: In the event of path failure, the remainder stand-by paths will send I/O to the LUN and
performance degradation may be observed.
Configuring mixed mode
Assign each LUN from a single storage array to a single HBA port. Figure 15 on the adapters list shows
two HBAs. The first HBA has port label 3 and port label 4. The label numbers represent the physical
port 0 and 1 on each HBA. The second HBA has port label 5 and label 6 for physical port 0 and 1 on that
HBA, respectively. As you add HBAs, keep track of the port numbers for HBA to facilitate the LUN
assignment.
Database Server
HBA 1 HBA 2
ABAB
SW1 SW2
StorageArray 1 StorageArray 2
Zone1 Zone2
AB
StorageArray 8
HBA 4HBA 3
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We have selected port 3 on the figure below to show four active paths. For each LUN there is an active
path the storage group E4-FastTrack which represents array enclosure #4 for our configuration. For
example, Disk 13 and Disk 15 represent LUN 0 and LUN 1 respectively and are assigned to SPA. Disk 14
and Disk 16 represent LUN 2 and LUN 3 and are assigned to SPB. The storage port represents the port
that is physically connected to the same switch that the HBA port is connected to. In this case, the HBA
port is connected to our first switch where SP-A0 and SP-B1 ports are connected.
Figure 15. Storage Controller LUN Assignment
Repeat the active path assignment for each HBA port mapping to the four LUNs on each storage
enclosure.
Each HBA port can support roughly 820MB/s in this configuration which is roughly the maximum storage
enclosure sustained throughput. A single 8FC HBA is capable of consuming the bandwidth of two AX4-5
storage enclosures with a ratio of 1:2.
In order to maintain the PowerPath active/stand-by configuration, enter the following command:
powermt save [file=path to file]
Note that file=path to file saves the configuration file in a given location that can be sent to
another host in the case of highly-available configurations.
For additional PowerPath information, refer to the Reference section.
ConclusionMicrosoft Fast Track Architecture presents a balanced configuration of processor core and disk
performance capabilities, optimized for a sequential workload. Dell, as an efficient hardware partner,
adds value to the configuration by providing the best practices and recommendations at all the
hardware layers. Following these recommendations helps to ensure a completely balanced
configuration with optimized performance specifically designed for sequential workloads.
To summarize, Dell/Microsoft Fast Track Reference Architecture provides the following value additions
and advantages, along with a powerful, high-performing configuration:
Best practices at all hardware and software layers
Tested and validated configuration with proven methodology
High availability at every level of the Fast Track configuration
Dell and Microsoft together provide expertise at the hardware and software layers to design and build
balanced reference architectures for Fast Track Data Warehouse deployments, ensuring better out-of-
box performance.
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References
Dell SQL Server Solutions
www.dell.com/sql
Dell Serviceswww.dell.com/services
Dell Support
www.dell.com/support
Microsoft Fast Track Data Warehouse and Configuration Guide Information
www.microsoft.com/fasttrack
An Introduction to Fast Track Data Warehouse Architectures
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd459146.aspx
Implementing a SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd459178.aspx
Microsoft Dell Data Sheet
http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/F/A/DFAAD98F-0F1B-4F8B-988F-
22C3F94B08E0/Dell%20Fast%20Track%202.0%20Datasheet.pdf
Introduction to New Data Warehouse Scalability Features in SQL Server 2008http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc278097(SQL.100).aspx
Best Practices for Data Warehousing with SQL Server 2008
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/cc719165.aspx
EMC PowerPath Version 4.4 Quick Reference
http://www.emc.com/microsites/clariion-support/ax100/pdf/300-002-310.pdf
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