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Author:  bbarbaros [ Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Default paramerters

Hi all,
I realize in the latest versions of SSMC, you don`t set certain things anymore that we were given option when we used IMC.
For example when you create CPG, it doesn`t show you "step size" "chunklet location" anymore.
Array determines itself. But you can still set them via CLI.
Do you guys bother setting them anymore? Does it matter on a system with 480drives?

Author:  MammaGutt [ Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Default paramerters

bbarbaros wrote:
Hi all,
I realize in the latest versions of SSMC, you don`t set certain things anymore that we were given option when we used IMC.
For example when you create CPG, it doesn`t show you "step size" "chunklet location" anymore.
Array determines itself. But you can still set them via CLI.
Do you guys bother setting them anymore? Does it matter on a system with 480drives?


Did you ever change it from the default when you could? :)

The type of system doesn't matter for those system, just the load. Increased set size is good for large IO sequential IO, but will create hot spot with smaller/normal and/or random IO.

Chunklet location was a really weird one. In the outer part of the platter you would read more blocks per rotation. So do you want that minor performance increase on the first or last bit of data you write... probably an interessting parameter in 2007, today you just add flash and get a lot more performance for close to nothing.

Author:  bbarbaros [ Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Default paramerters

MammaGutt wrote:
Did you ever change it from the default when you could? :)

The type of system doesn't matter for those system, just the load. Increased set size is good for large IO sequential IO, but will create hot spot with smaller/normal and/or random IO.

Chunklet location was a really weird one. In the outer part of the platter you would read more blocks per rotation. So do you want that minor performance increase on the first or last bit of data you write... probably an interessting parameter in 2007, today you just add flash and get a lot more performance for close to nothing.


It`s been a while I haven`t created new CPGs...I realized it now after we doubled the size in one of our arrays and now I`m gonna rebalance the system into the new CPGs...For example Old CPG step size is 64KiB but now HPe suggest 128KiB...I oculdn`t find any document towards pros or cons of old settings...So I`ll just trust 3PAR and keep things default

Author:  MammaGutt [ Thu Oct 01, 2020 2:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Default paramerters

bbarbaros wrote:
MammaGutt wrote:
Did you ever change it from the default when you could? :)

The type of system doesn't matter for those system, just the load. Increased set size is good for large IO sequential IO, but will create hot spot with smaller/normal and/or random IO.

Chunklet location was a really weird one. In the outer part of the platter you would read more blocks per rotation. So do you want that minor performance increase on the first or last bit of data you write... probably an interessting parameter in 2007, today you just add flash and get a lot more performance for close to nothing.


It`s been a while I haven`t created new CPGs...I realized it now after we doubled the size in one of our arrays and now I`m gonna rebalance the system into the new CPGs...For example Old CPG step size is 64KiB but now HPe suggest 128KiB...I oculdn`t find any document towards pros or cons of old settings...So I`ll just trust 3PAR and keep things default


Just checking, you do know there is a command called tunesys that will rebalance everything for you? If you want to change any parameters on the CPG you can do that before you start tunesys and it will fix that for you as well ... in one single input from you :)

Author:  bbarbaros [ Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Default paramerters

MammaGutt wrote:
Just checking, you do know there is a command called tunesys that will rebalance everything for you? If you want to change any parameters on the CPG you can do that before you start tunesys and it will fix that for you as well ... in one single input from you :)


Yep, I know all that. You can change anything, still available in CLI. My question was, if I need to be even bothered with it if they are not given to you as an option when you do stuff via SSMC?

Author:  MammaGutt [ Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Default paramerters

bbarbaros wrote:
MammaGutt wrote:
Just checking, you do know there is a command called tunesys that will rebalance everything for you? If you want to change any parameters on the CPG you can do that before you start tunesys and it will fix that for you as well ... in one single input from you :)


Yep, I know all that. You can change anything, still available in CLI. My question was, if I need to be even bothered with it if they are not given to you as an option when you do stuff via SSMC?


The simple answer would be "as a best practice don't bother unless another relevant best practice states otherwise". There has always been a lot of parameters only available in CLI that are there for corner cases. I know as an example thar both dedicated Exchange and SAP whitepapers go outside the best practice but unleds you have a 3PAR dedicated to Exchange or huge SAP installation I would care.

Author:  cali [ Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Default paramerters

The way is to simplify the GUI for the Customer.
Take a look at the Primera GUI, everything should be as simple as can and Self Serviced.

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