HP BL685c User's Manual
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1. Scalability in a 32 bit symmetric multi processing SMP system is inherently non linear above 2P With these 1P and 2P server farms opportunities to scale up are limited As a result customers are forced to scale out which can create new problems such as deployment and management complexity high power and cooling requirements under utilized resources and minimal opportunities for server consolidation The 64 bit platform shatters the earlier 4 GB limitation for example Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack SP 1 supports up to 2 TB of RAM effectively removing kernel memory limitations and eliminating disk bottlenecks By deploying a Windows Server x64 Edition operating system customers can fully utilize the resources of their existing HP SBC servers and take full advantage of new more powerful systems whether they are running 32 or 64 bit applications 19 More information For more information on the impact of 64 bit Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions in an HP SBC environment refer to the HP white paper Scalability and performance of HP ProLiant servers on 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in an HP SBC environment To learn about 64 bit computing in an HP SBC environment refer to the HP white paper Fundamentals of 64 bit computing in an HP SBC environment 20 Appendix C SBC solution sizing As with any laboratory benchmark the performance metrics quoted in this performan2. and cooling costs in the data center For more on power management enhancements see AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management Optimal virtualization Featuring AMD Virtualization AMD V technology with nested paging acceleration Quad Core Opteron processors can accelerate the performance of virtualized applications and improve efficiency when switching between virtual machines as a result customers can typically host more virtual machines and users per system maximizing the consolidation and power saving benefits of virtualization e Investment protection By leveraging AMD s Common Core Strategy and Same Socket Technology Quad Core Opteron processors can minimize changes to the customer s software and data center infrastructure protecting IT investments and simplifying management AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management Dual Dynamic Power Management functionality allows each processor to maximize the power saving benefits of Enhanced AMD PowerNow without compromising performance reducing idle power consumption and enabling per processor power management in multi socket systems to further reduce power consumption By powering core and memory controller voltage planes independently Dual Dynamic Power Management can enhance both performance and power management Benefits include Increased performance The memory controller is able to run at a higher frequency helping to reduce memory latency and thus improving application perf
3. bit test harness Important As with any laboratory testing the performance metrics quoted in this paper are idealized In a production environment these metrics may be impacted by a variety of factors HP recommends proof of concept testing in a non production environment using the actual target application as a matter of best practice for all application deployments Testing the actual target application in a test staging environment identical to but isolated from the production environment is the most effective way to characterize system behavior This section provides more information on test tools user profiles and test scenarios Test tools To facilitate the placement and management of simulated loads on an HP SBC server HP used Terminal Services Scalability Planning Tools TSScaling a suite of tools developed by Microsoft to help organizations with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server capacity planning Table 1 describes these tools Table 1 Components of TSScaling Component Description Automation tools Robosrv exe Drives the server side of the load simulation Robocli exe Helps drive the client side of the load simulation Test tools Qidle exe Determines if any scripts have failed and require operator intervention Tbscript exe A script interpreter that helps drive the client side load simulation Help files TBScript doc Terminal Server bench scripting documentation TSScalingSetup doc A scalabili
4. monitored a range of Windows Performance Monitor Perfmon counters to help characterize server performance and scalability In particular HP has monitored CPU utilization Processor Time to establish the optimal number of users supported on an HP SBC server by definition the number of users active when processor utilization reaches 80 At this time limited number of additional users or services can be supported however user response times may become unacceptable To validate scalability metrics obtained using Perfmon HP also runs canary scripts to characterize Heavy User response times a very practical metric for discrete activities such as an application being invoked or a modal box appearing By monitoring response times as more and more users log on HP has been able to demonstrate that these times are acceptable when the optimal number of users as determined using Perfmon counter values is active 3 Data entry for Office InfoPath 2003 requires significant processor resources 4 Shortened version for Heavy Users Note When running canary scripts HP considers user response times to become unacceptable when they increase markedly over a baseline measurement Test topology Figure 2 illustrates the HP SBC test environment Figure 2 The tested environment Clients Note Test environments such as that shown in Figure 2 are available to customers at HP Solution Centers to help solve a wide variety o
5. test results This section outlines the test results used by HP to characterize the performance and scalability of the HP ProLiant BL685c C5 server blade e Perfmon values Shows select Perfmon counter values for the Heavy User scenario e Canary times Shows Heavy User response times for a sample canary script Note As with any laboratory benchmark the performance metrics quoted in this performance brief are idealized In a production environment these metrics may be impacted by a variety of factors for more information refer to Appendix C SBC solution sizing HP determined that there were no disk or network bottlenecks in the test environment 12 Perfmon values HP ran a series of performance tests using scripts based on the Heavy Medium and Light User profiles Figure 3 shows the test results for Heavy Users Figure 3 Processor Time values for Heavy Users showing that 301 Heavy Users were supported when processor utilization reached 80 e B 3 8B 5 BE ra EEE E Hs escas am C p UND inii i ETE a T E Last 0 000 Figure 3 shows the optimal number of Heavy Users supported by the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade to be 301 Canary times Figure 4 shows sample results for the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade running a typical canary script Individual user response times are shown in blue with a y
6. 3 outlines the activities performed by each user class utilizing Office 2003 products Table 3 Activities incorporated into the test scripts for each user class Activity description Heavy User Medium User Light User Access Open a database apply a filter search through X records add records and delete records Excel Open print and save a large spreadsheet X X X Excel 2 Create a new spreadsheet enter data and create X X a chart Print and save the spreadsheet InfoPath Enter data into a form save the form over an X X existing form Outlook First pass Email a short message X Second pass Email a reply with an attachment Outlook 2 Create a long reply X PowerPoint Create a new presentation insert clipart and apply animation View the presentation after each X X slide is created PowerPoint2 Open and view a large presentation with heavy X animation and many colors and gradients Word Create save print and email a document X4 X X Test scenarios For the Heavy User type HP initiated testing by running the appropriate script with a group of 15 simulated users Start times were staggered to eliminate authentication overhead After these sessions finished HP added 15 more users then repeated the testing Further groups of 15 users were added until the maximum number of users was reached For Medium and Light User types HP utilized groups of ten users Performance and scalability metrics While the scripts were running HP
7. N N and power redundancy for maximum configuration flexibility e Choice of AC with support for low line or high line power or DC power supplies Management e HP Onboard Administrator provides complete control of the infrastructure e Interactive HP Insight Display allows easy setup and configuration from the front of the rack e HP Insight Control Environment for HP BladeSystem automates deployment provisioning server and performance management and patch and vulnerability management providing a single easy to use solution for heterogeneous environments Options e HP Active Cool fan technology provides superior airflow with enhanced power and acoustic performance and is hot pluggable for easy upgrades up to a maximum of six fans e Additional power supplies up to a maximum of six can be added to your enclosure to meet changing needs 18 Appendix B Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Microsoft offers a new generation of high performance platforms for 64 bit applications with continued support for 32 bit applications and existing deployment and management tools all on the same platform These new operating systems provide an evolutionary path to 64 bit technology allowing 64 bit and 32 bit applications to run side by side during the gradual migration to 64 bit computing 64 bit editions of Windows Server 2003 running on Quad Core AMD Opteron processors can improve the performance of HP SBC servers by processi
8. Performance characterization of HP ProLiant BL685c G5 with Quad Core AMD Opteron processors 2 3 GHz in a 64 bit HP Server Based Computing environment ESC IY E E E E Au 3 In ROC RNC 3 AMO Operon proce Or ee mr TEEN 4 AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management ea ua 5 MSP WSU C CIO ys ee T een 6 Test eo 7 More information RN PTT ee nee lese essen 7 User RO Ml E E 7 Test SCONCE OS ae a a aa aa ann ne ne seen 8 Perlormance ande dlabilii meine ass ee 8 1000 OO ET E ee ee ee re ee Seren 9 E SH JUNG NS ee ee 10 AP aBC Server SUMMA E een en 11 Performance test 5 12 value s cee een 13 TOU T T 14 Tes analys 15 Appendix A HP Blade TT 16 PIP BladeSystem c 7000 enclosure eco see 16 Managemen ee ee Eee 17 OPT OR EEE ee gene cee cttw con ee es ee ee ste 17 HP BladeSystem enclosure ee 17 Performance WERE 18 POMOC ee C OO 18 COINS es ee ee ee ee ee ee 18 Appendix B Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 19 Historical scalability DOES area ser er 19 normalo wisse en AA een es ee ine een 20 Append k C zig nee anreisen Online sizer tool For more information Executive summary Important This document describes a performance characterization perfo
9. ce brief are idealized In a production environment these metrics may be impacted by a variety of factors including the following e Overhead Agents and services virus scanning backup and restore provisioning security management and more automatically consume overhead Rogue applications can consume additional overhead The system architect may wish to provide 25 30 buffer to accommodate this overhead Future growth To accommodate future growth the system architect may wish to provide an additional buffer Alternatively servers can be added as needed taking advantage of the server farm s inherent ability to scale out User profiles The particular application in use directly impacts the number of users supported by a particular server Further user behavior can also impact scalability Increased typing rates correspond to fewer users Opening and closing applications rather than switching between them or moving quickly between tasks can place a heavier load on the server For accurate sizing system architects should closely match their user profiles with the Heavy Medium and Light User profiles specified by HP in Table 2 If the profiles do not match more are available using the online sizer tool described below alternatively the system architect can consult HP Services for more information Background grammar checking Background grammar checking can significantly impact scalability reducing the
10. e ready energy thrifty and cost effective system HP BladeSystem helps customers of all sizes from large enterprises to small and medium businesses SMBs make an easy transition to an Adaptive Infrastructure by enabling tighter and more dynamic connections between IT and the business process With its simplified flexible infrastructure HP BladeSystem is prepared for change Two HP BladeSystem enclosures are offered the c7000 and c3000 HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure The HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure has been designed to tackle the toughest problems facing today s IT infrastructures cost time energy and change The c7000 enclosure consolidates the essential elements of a data center power cooling management connectivity redundancy and security into a modular self tuning unit with builtin intelligence In addition this enclosure provides flexibility scalability and support for future technologies Figure A 1 shows the integration of server blades with HP BladeSystem scale out infrastructure Figure A 1 Solving infrastructure issues with the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure This powerful 10U enclosure delivers the following features Performance e Up to 16 c Class server blades e Up to four redundant I O fabrics e Multi terabit mid plane to support current and future I O connections N N or power redundancy for maximum configuration flexibility 16 Management e HP Onboard Administrator provid
11. ed to help customers estimate the number of HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blades required for a particular environment Introduction The HP Proliant BL685c G5 server blade shown in Figure 1 is ideal for multi threaded multi tasked environments high performance computing and HP SBC Note This server blade is deployed within an HP BladeSystem enclosure For more information refer to Appendix A HP BladeSystem Four processor also known as Figure 1 HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade nn u Lu LS x I lt w AMD Opteron processors The HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade supports up to four Quad Core AMD Opteron 8300 Series processors This native quad core processor delivers the following benefits Outstanding performance The Quad Core Opteron processor is designed for optimal multi hreaded application performance lts native quad core implementation features four cores on a single die for more efficient data sharing while the enhanced cache structure and integrated memory controller can sustain application throughput This processor provides outstanding processing power and together with its performance per watt enhancements can improve IT responsiveness while maintaining data center cosis Enhanced power efficiency Thanks to Enhanced AMD PowerNow technology and the introduction of AMD CoolCore technology Quad Core Opteron processors are very power efficient helping to reduce power needs
12. ellow line depicting average response times HP analyzed this figure to determine when response times began to increase markedly and consistently over a baseline level indicating that user response times had become unacceptable Figure 4 Canary time values show that response times began to become unacceptable when 340 Heavy Users were active AW rali eem I a I Figure 4 indicates that the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade could support 340 Heavy Users before response times started to increase markedly validating the optimal value of 301 Heavy Users derived using 6 Processor Time values 14 Test analysis summary Figure 5 summarizes the optimal numbers of users supported by the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade Figure 5 Optimal numbers of users supported in the 64 bit test harness O 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 1 Limited by lack of processor resources 2 Limited by unacceptable user response times For Heavy and Medium Users HP characterized the scalability of the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade through the numbers of users supported when CPU utilization reached 80 For Light Users response times became unacceptable before CPU utilization reached 80 15 Appendix A HP BladeSystem Out of the box HP BladeSystem removes constraints imposed by conventional IT infrastructures unifying server storage networking power and management capobilities in a chang
13. ents Supports standard HP ProLiant storage options including SAM with select HP StorageWorks arrays e Provides quick and consistent methodology to determine a best fit server for your environment Provides sizing data for the following applications in a SBC environment JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Office 2003 Oracle 11i PeopleSoft 8 4 SAPGUI 6 20 Siebel eBusiness 7 9 and Multiple and Custom Applications based on light medium and heavy user profiles Generates Bill of Materials BOM based on user input from the selected choice of solutions If your requirements exceed the limits ofthis sizing tool please contact us directly Build Solution gt gt Version Known Issues Based on information provided by the customer the sizer can provide a quick consistent mechanism for identifying the best fit server for a particular HP SBC environment and generate a Bill of Materials BOM for that server 22 For more information HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade http www hp com servers bl685c HP BladeSystem c Class server blades http www hp com servers cclass HP ActiveAnswers for Server Based http www hp com solutions activeanswers hpsbc Computing HP ProLiant Essentials http www hp com go rd Rapid Deployment Pack RDP Consolidated HP SBC online sizer tool http h7 1019 www7 hp com activeanswers Secure 70245 0 0 0 121 aspx HP Services http www hp com hps HP Solution Centers http www hp com go s
14. es complete control of the infrastructure e Interactive HP Insight Display allows easy setup and configuration from the front of the rack e HP Insight Control Environment for HP BladeSystem automates deployment provisioning server and performance management and patch and vulnerability management providing a single easy to use solution for heterogeneous environments Options e HP Active Cool fan technology provides superior airflow power and acoustic performance and is hot pluggable for easy upgrades up to a maximum of 10 fans e Redundant HP Onboard Administrator module support ensures that enclosure management is always available e Additional power supplies up to a maximum of six can be added to the enclosure to meet changing needs HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure brings additional capabilities to HP BladeSystem This enclosure is ideal for remote sites needing two to eight server blades mid sized companies with between three and 100 servers and enterprises with special data center requirements such as DC power or very limited rack power and cooling capacities A rack enclosure is shown in Figure A 2 a tower enclosure designed with casters is available for sites without racks Figure A 2 The HP BladeSystem c3000 rack enclosure 17 Performance e Up to eight c Class server blades e Up to three I O fabrics e Multi terabit mid plane to support current and future I O connections e
15. f business problems Configurations Table 4 summarizes the configurations of servers and clients used in the test environment Table 4 System configurations Server HP SBC server Exchange Server Internet Information Services Domain Controller Configuration AP HP Proliant BL685c G5 server blade with e Opteron Processor Model 8356 2 3 GHz 512 KB L2 cache per core 2 L3 cache e 32 GB RAM e Integrated Smart Array E200i controller with RAID O e Two 36 GB 15 000 rpm SAS hard drives 48 GB page file on system partition e NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 Terminal Services enabled Office 2003 2P HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server with e Dual Core Intel Xeon processor 3 2 GHz 2 x 2 I2 cache 2 Four 72 GB 15 000 rpm SAS hard drives Integrated Smart Array P400i controller with RAID 5 e NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Microsoft Internet Information Services 15 6 0 2P HP Proliant DL360 G5 server with e Dual Core Xeon processor 3 2 GHz 2 x 2 L2 cache 2 RAM Four 72 GB 15 000 rpm SAS hard drives Integrated Smart Array P400i controller with RAID 5 e NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Continued 10 Table 4 System configurations co
16. ng more data per clock cycle addressing more memory and running some numerical calculations faster Large data sets can be loaded entirely into memory reducing the need for slower disk access complex calculations that take hours to complete on a 32 bit system can be performed in minutes and workloads that once required a large server farm can be performed by a single server In addition this new 64 bit platform also removes many of the limitations that have previously inhibited scalability in an HP SBC environment Historical scalability limitations 32 bit Windows operating systems can directly address 4 GB of memory 2 GB of which is reserved for the operating system kernel and 2 GB for applications Since kernel memory is shared by all applications the relatively small size of this space can be particularly problematic in an HP SBC environment where a server may be responsible for hundreds of users and thousands of processes In this scenario kernel memory can become constrained making user response times unacceptably long and effectively limiting the ability of the server to scale up Historically HP SBC environments have been implemented using 1P or 2P servers Larger more powertul servers have typically not been deployed for two main reasons e Kernel memory issues have limited the performance of more powerful servers either a disk I O bottleneck occurs or kernel memory is consumed before processor resources can be fully utilized
17. ntinued Server Client Configuration Variety of Intel Pentium based Compaq Evo workstations 600 MHz 2 533 GHz each with e At least 256 MB of memory 1024 x 768 16 bit color depth e 100 Mbps NIC Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP HP SBC server summary Table 5 summarizes the configuration of the tested HP SBC server Table 5 System summary for the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade Component Operating system OS Version Other OS description System name System model System type Processor each of 16 cores BIOS version date SMBIOS version Windows directory System directory Boot device Locale Hardware abstraction layer version User name Time zone Description Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition 5 2 3790 Service Pack 2 Build 3790 R2 BL685G5 ProLiant BL685c G5 x64 based PC AMD64 Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3 AuthenticAMD 2311 MHz HP 8 2 26 2008 2 4 C WINDOWS C WINDOWS system32 Device HarddiskVolume United States 5 2 3790 3959 srv03_sp2_rtm 070216 1710 Not available New Zealand Standard Time Continued 11 Table 5 System summary for the HP ProLiant BL685c 5 server blade continued Component Description Total physical memory 32 765 62 MB Available physical memory 30 78 GB Total virtual memory 79 06 GB Available virtual memory 78 78 GB Page file space 48 00 GB Page file C Npagefile sys Performance
18. number of users supported by as much as 50 HP disabled background grammar checking for the testing described in this performance brief Online sizer tool To minimize risk HP offers automated online tools that can help the customer size an HP SBC solution The algorithms and methodology used by the sizer are based on the results of customer surveys and thorough testing A consolidated sizer is available for enterprise and small and medium business SMB environments Figure C 1 shows a typical HP SBC sizer screen 2 Figure C 1 The HP SBC sizer s welcome screen United States English Contact HP Search gt HF Server Based Computing gt Server Based Computing SBC Sizer Consolidated Server Based Computing Sizer jJ SBCSMBCON Active Answers Server Based Computing Sizer Home Welcome Solutions Tools Site Map This is an automated tool that assists the user with the size and scope of their server environment The sizing information and algorithms have been developed using testing and performance data HP Servers running the Server Based Computing Solution with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Member Services Windows Terminal Server and Citrix Presentation Server New user 5 Whats New e Consolidated Sizer now also provides sizing data for Small and Medium Business applications Subscribe eNews SBCSMB Assists the user in sizing both 32 bit and 64 bit HP ProLiant Server environm
19. olutioncenters Microsoft Windows Server 2003 http www microsoft com windowsserver2003 eval uation overview fTamily mspx Terminal Server enhancements in http www microsoft com windowsserver2003 techi Windows Server 2003 nfo overview termserv mspx Citrix XenApp formerly Presentation Server http www citrix com site PS products feature asp f amilyID 19 amp productID 186 amp featurelD 4 110 Quad Core AMD Opteron processors hitp multicore amd com us en AMD Multi Core aspx To help us improve our documents please provide feedback at www hp com solutions feedback 2008 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD Opteron AMD PowerNow AMD Dual Dynamic Power Management AMD CoolCore AMD Virtualization and AMD V are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Intel Xeon and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries 7 4AA 1 8624ENW March 2008 invent
20. ormance e Improved power management By operating independently from the memory controller the cores in a Quad Core Opteron processor can exploit the power savings offered by Enhanced PowerNow more often resulting in reduced power and cooling bills In addition the processor reduces power to northbridge when memory is not in use while continuing to provide full power to the cores The following sections of this paper describe the testing performed by HP to characterize the performance and scalability of an HP Proliant BL685c G5 server blade in a 64 bit HP SBC environment Note A 64 bit HP SBC environment eliminates the kernel memory constraints that can limit server scalability in a 32 bit HP SBC environment For more information refer to Appendix B Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Or memory controller hub MCH Test methodology HP continues to upgrade existing HP ProLiant servers and introduce new servers to meet particular business needs To help customers select the appropriate server for their particular HP SBC environment HP publishes this and other performance characterizations so that you can compare individual server performance and scalability This section describes how HP determined the optimal number of users supported by an HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade with the Opteron Processor Model 8356 2 3 GHz henceforth referred to as the HP ProLiant BL 85c C5 server blade in a 64
21. rmed utilizing the HP 64 bit test harness which incorporates a Microsoft Office 2003 workload Test results cannot be compared directly with the results of tests performed using the 32 bit Office XP or Office 2003 based harness The HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade delivers uncompromising performance and expandability in a dense form factor With up to four Quad Core AMD Opteron processors 64 GB of DDR2 memory two hot plug serial hard drives four integrated network adapters and three I O expansion slots the HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server blade can support the most demanding enterprise class applications A four socket HP Proliant BL685c G5 server blade with the AMD Opteron Processor Model 8356 2 3 GHz can provide optimal support for up to the following numbers of users as described in Table 2 in a 64 bit HP Server Based Computing SBC environment Heavy Users 301 Medium Users 444 Light Users 544 Since the kernel memory constraints that limit scalability in a 32 bit HP SBC environment have been removed this performance characterization demonstrates that customers can expect to fully utilize the resources of this server in a 64 bit environment even when running their 32 bit applications Testing performed in March 2008 is described Audience This performance characterization is intended primarily for IT professionals planning HP SBC solution deployments The performance and sizing information provided herein is design
22. ty test environment set up guide TSScalingTesting doc A testing guide More information e Roboserver Robosrv exe and Roboclient Robocli exe Terminal Server capacity planning e TSScaling Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Capacity and Scaling User profiles To simulate typical workloads in this environment HP used scripts based on the Heavy Medium and Light User profiles described in Table 2 Table 2 User profiles incorporated into the test scripts User class Activities Heavy User Heavy Users also known as Structured Task Workers tend to open multiple applications simultaneously and remain active for long periods Heavy Users often leave applications open when not in use Medium User Medium Users also known as Knowledge Workers are defined as users who gather add value to and communicate information in a decision support process Cost of downtime is variable but highly visible These resources are driven by projects and ad hoc needs towards flexible tasks These workers make their own decisions on what to work on and how to accomplish the task Sample tasks include marketing project management sales desktop publishing decision support data mining financial analysis executive and supervisory management design and authoring Light User Light Users also known as Data Entry Workers input data into computer systems Activities include transcription typing order entry clerical work and manufacturing Table
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