Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V2 Sets Record for Phase 2 With SAP BW Edition for SAP HANA Benchmark Results

Introduction
ThinkSystem SR860 V2 using Xeon Platinum 8380HL processors delivers world record performance for Phase 2 for SAP Business Warehouse, edition for SAP HANA Standard Application Benchmark Version 3 with 7.8 billion initial records in a single-node setup.

The benchmark refers to the SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) application running on the SAP HANA database.

The benchmark consists of 3 phases and the SR860 V2 server achieved the following performance results (1):

• Phase 1: Data load phase = 12,733 (Runtime of last Data Set in seconds)

• Phase 2: Query throughput phase = 4,766 (Query Executions per Hour)

• Phase 3: Query runtime phase = 92 (Total Runtime of complex query phase in seconds)

SR860 V2 was configured as follows:

• Four Intel Xeon Platinum 8380HL Processors, 2.90GHz

  • 112 total cores/224 total threads

  • 64KB L1 cache and 1,024KB L2 cache per core

  • 38.5MB L3 cache per processor

• 1,536GB DRAM system memory

• 3,072GB of persistent memory using Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2

• SAP HANA 2.0

• SAP NetWeaver 7.50

Results referenced are current as of June 22, 2021. SAP BW benchmark results.

⁽¹⁾ This benchmark fully complies with the SAP Benchmark Council regulations and has been audited and certified by SAP SE (certification number 2021049). Details can be obtained from Lenovo and SAP. The benchmark was performed at the Lenovo Data Center Performance Lab in Walldorf, Germany, by Lenovo engineers. Configuration: ThinkSystem SR860 V2 with 4 processor / 112 cores 224 threads, Xeon Platinum 8380HL processors, 2.90GHz, 64KB L1 cache and 1,024KB L2 cache per core, 38.5MB L3 cache per processor, 1,536GB DRAM, 3,072 PMem.

About ThinkSystem SR860 V2

ThinkSystem SR860 V2 rear

The ThinkSystem SR860 V2 server provides speed and reliability with the scalability and workload versatility to manage the growth of data; its design offers considerable adaptability in order to match system configurations to projected workloads.

It is purpose-built to deliver scalability in a standard x86 platform, for mission critical workloads such as SAP HANA in-memory computing, transactional databases, analytics, big data, and enterprise resource planning tasks.

Up to four 250W third-generation Xeon Scalable CPUs configured with a mesh topology pair with up to 4 enterprise-class GPUs position the SR860 V2 to tackle compute-intensive applications, leveraging thousands of GPU processor cores and parallel architecture in combination with additional storage and networking that’s both high-performing and flexible.

Key features:

• Up to four 250W 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable CPUs configured with a mesh topology combines with up to 48×2.5” HDD or SSDs, of which 24 can be NVMe SSDs to speed database response times, reducing latency and eliminating storage as the throughput bottleneck in I/O-intensive applications such as transactional processing, HPC, and Big data applications.

• Supports 2 or 4 processors, allowing you to start with 2 processors and then upgrade to four when you need it.

• Capability to handle 4 double-width GPUs or 8 single-width GPUs to accelerate AI inference and deep learning proficiencies.

• Support for up to 12TB of DDR4 memory with DIMMs operating at up to 3,200MHz at 2DPC, and Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series accelerates performance for in-memory databases and applications, reducing downtime and increasing application availability.

• High I/O bandwidth coupled with a generous number of PCIe expansion slots provides the additional connectivity scalability as your business and workload demands increase.

• Lenovo XClarity and ThinkShield system support for seamless infrastructure management and improved data security.

About SAP BW edition for SAP HANA Benchmark
The SAP BW, edition for SAP HANA Standard Application Benchmark, Version 3, is the latest addition to the list of benchmarks for SAP Business Warehouse. It utilizes the capabilities of SAP HANA to process the benchmark workload. Allowed data volumes are a multiple of 1.3 billion initial records and can be run in single-node and multi-node setups. This benchmark was released in July 2018.

The benchmark scenario represents typical mid-size customer scenario and volumes for SAP BW running on SAP HANA. It simulates a variety of users with different analytical requirements and measures the key performance indicator (KPI) relevant to each of the three benchmark phases.

Three benchmark phases are as follows:

1. Data load phase, testing data latency and load performance

2. Query throughput phase, testing query throughput with moderate complex queries

3. Query runtime phase, testing the performance of running very complex queries

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