QLogic, SQL Server 2012, Temenos and X-IO Set Benchmark Record

QLogic Corp. has teamed with Microsoft Corp., Temenos and X-IO Technologies Limited to achieve record-breaking results on the Temenos T24 (T24) performance benchmark.

The high-water benchmark testing, conducted at the Microsoft Platform Adoption Center using QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb FC adapters, SQL Server 2012 and X-IO Hyper ISE storage, included a mix of standard, real-world banking transactions typical for a large tier-1 retail bank with an extensive customer base.

At peak performance, the system processed 11,500 transactions per second in online business testing and averaged more than 10,000 interest accrual and capitalizations per second during close-of-business testing. Temenos, provider of banking software, was able to use the system to process 25 million capitalizations and account accruals in less than 42 minutes.

"Our battle hardened 2500 Series 8Gb FC adapters provide customers with superior performance that translates into a competitive advantage," said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic. "The Temenos T24 benchmark record validates how well QLogic 8Gb FC adapters handle real-world banking transactions and other business-critical applications."

"Microsoft is strongly committed to delivering robust solutions that meet the demands of the financial services industry, which is why our alliance with Temenos is important for us and our customers," said Claude Lorenson, director, SQL Server Marketing, at Microsoft. "Working with key partners such as QLogic and X-IO Technologies, we are pleased to demonstrate SQL Server 2012’s power to support mission-critical operations at the world’s largest financial institutions with solutions that go above and beyond expectations."

"Banks today require maximum productivity from their IT investments in order to meet numerous challenges such as higher capital requirements," said Andre Loustau, CTO, Temenos. "This benchmark demonstrates our collective ability to provide financial institutions – previously challenged by legacy systems – with high-end scalability, increased flexibility and lower total cost of ownership."

"X-IO Hyper ISE storage was recently named a double gold medal winner by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine, validating our superior performance in SQL Server environments," said Rick Nelson, vice president of international business development, X-IO Technologies. "The results of this record-breaking benchmark demonstrate how X-IO Hyper ISE storage systems perform with SQL Server 2012 and Temenos in real-world financial environments."

The standardized benchmark reflected tier 1 retail banking activity volumes of 25 million accounts and 15 million customers across 2,000 branches. Testing was performed at the Microsoft Platform Adoption Center in Redmond, Wash. using HP application and database servers. The tests were run on 25 application servers connected to a central, single instance of SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. The database server was connected to X-IO Hyper ISE storage using QLogic QLE2562 8Gb FC adapters.

QLogic 2500 Series Adapters
The QLogic 2500 Series is a family of 8Gb FC-to-PCIe Gen2 adapters that are designed for virtualized data centers with powerful multi-processor, multi-core servers. They are optimized for virtualization, power, reliability, availability, serviceability, security and management.

The 2500 Series provides investment protection by maintaining backward compatibility with previous FC network and PCIe host bus speeds, and is set apart from all other 8Gb FC adapters by virtue of two innovations under the QLogic Star Power Green Initiative – Dynamic Power Management and Cool HBA technologies. Dynamic Power Management is the ability to sense the type of PCIe bus that is present and consume only the amount of power necessary to run at full speed. QLogic Cool HBA technology is the ability of products like 2500 Series FC adapters to operate without air flow.