2004-2010 : A Look Back at Sun Published Oracle Benchmarks

(Originally published on blogs.sun.com at:
http://blogs.sun.com/mandalika/entry/2004_2010_a_look_back)

Since Sun Microsystems became a legacy, I got this idea of a reminiscent [farewell] blog post for the company that gave me the much needed break when I was a graduate student back in 2002. As I spend more than 50% of my time benchmarking different Oracle products on Sun hardware, it'd be fitting to fill this blog entry with a recollection of the benchmarks I was actively involved in over the past 6+ years. Without further ado, the list follows.

2004

1.  10,000 user Siebel 7.5.2 PSPP benchmark on a combination of SunFire v440, v890 and E2900 servers. Database: Oracle 9i Benchmark Report Blog: Sun achieves winning Siebel benchmark Blog: Sun and Siebel Kick Some Benchmark Butt Blog: When Good Benchmarks Go Bad

2005

2.  8,000 user Siebel 7.7 PSPP benchmark on a combination of SunFire v490, v890, T2000 and E2900 servers. Database: Oracle 9i Benchmark Report

3.  12,500 user Siebel 7.7 PSPP benchmark on a combination of SunFire v490, v890, T2000 and E2900 servers. Database: Oracle 9i Benchmark Report

2006

4.  10,000 user Siebel Analytics 7.8.4 benchmark on multiple SunFire T2000 servers. Database: Oracle 10g Benchmark Report

2007

5.  10,000 user Siebel 8.0 PSPP benchmark on two T5220 servers. Database: Oracle 10g R2 Benchmark Report Blog: Sun publishes 10,000 user Siebel 8.0 PSPP benchmark on Niagara 2 systems

2008

6.  Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Payroll benchmark for 5,000 employees. Database: Oracle 10g R1 White Paper (didn't qualify as a benchmark since we configured more than 4 payroll threads) Blog: Running Batch Workloads on Sun's CMT Servers

7.  14,000 user Siebel 8.0 PSPP benchmark on a single T5440 server. Database: Oracle 10g R2 Benchmark Report Blog: Siebel 8.0 on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 - More Bang for the Buck!! Blog: Siebel on Sun CMT hardware : Best Practices Blueprint: Consolidating Oracle Siebel CRM 8 on a Single Sun SPARC Enterprise Server

8.  10,000 user Siebel 8.0 PSPP benchmark on a single T5240 server. Database: Oracle 10g R2 Benchmark Report Blog: Yet Another Siebel 8.0 PSPP Benchmark on Sun CMT Hardware ..

2009

9.  4,000 user PeopleSoft HR Self-Service 8.9 benchmark on a combination of M3000 and T5120 servers. Database: Oracle 10g R2 Benchmark Report Blog: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.9 Self-Service Benchmark on M3000 & T5120 Servers

10.  28,000 user Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 10.1.3.4 benchmark on a single T5440 server. Database: Oracle 11g R1 Benchmark Report Blog: T5440 Rocks [again] with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Workload Blog: Oracle Business Intelligence on Sun : Few Best Practices

11.  50,000 user Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 10.1.3.4 benchmark on two T5440 servers. Database: Oracle 11g R1 Benchmark Report Blog: Sun achieves the Magic Number 50,000 on T5440 with Oracle Business Intelligence EE 10.1.3.4 Blueprint: Deploying Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

12.  PeopleSoft North American Payroll 9.0 240K EE 8-stream benchmark on a single M4000 server with F5100 Flash Array storage. Database: Oracle 11g R1 Benchmark Report Blog: PeopleSoft North American Payroll on Sun Solaris with F5100 Flash Array : A blog Reprise Blog: Oracle PeopleSoft Payroll (NA) Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and Sun Storage F5100 World Record Performance Blog: App benchmarks, incorrect conclusions and the Sun Storage F5100 Blueprint: Best Practices for Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Payroll for North America using the Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array or Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe Card

2010

13.  PeopleSoft North American Payroll 9.0 240K EE 16-stream benchmark on a single M4000 server with F5100 Flash Array storage. Database: Oracle 11g R1 Benchmark Report Blog: PeopleSoft NA Payroll 240K EE Benchmark with 16 Job Streams : Another Home Run for Sun

14.  6,000 user PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0 benchmark on a combination of X6270 blades and M4000 server. Database: Oracle 11g R1 Benchmark Report Blog: PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0 benchmark on Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and X6270 blades

Although challenging and exhilarating, benchmarks aren't always pleasant to work on, and really not for people with weak hearts. While running most of these benchmarks, my blood pressure shot up several times leaving me wonder why do I keep working on time sensitive and/or politically, strategically incorrect benchmarks (apparently not every benchmark finds a home somewhere on the public network). Nevertheless in the best interest of my employer, the showdown must go on.