TIPS FOR PERFORMANCE

SCHLUMBERGER PETREL 2010–2011

PROCESSOR MEMORY
1. Fast clock rate for single-threaded 1. Memory size is critical
loads
 Physical memory should hold active project data
2. Dual QuadCore or HexCore for
 MultiThreaded operations 2. Fill all memory channels for peak bandwidth
o Attribute Calculations  Z200 and EliteBook have 2-channel memory
o Reservoir Simulations
o Seismic rendering and bulk-data I/O o 4GB minimum
o Facies and petrophysical modeling o 8, 16, or 32 GB possible
o Geometrical modeling and Volumetrics
 Z400/Z600/Z800 have 3-channel memory
 MultiTasking Workflows
o 12G minimum recommended
3. Large CPU Cache
o 24, 48, 72 or 96 GB may be needed
4. Recommended BIOS settings for
Petrel (on a following page) o 192 GB maximum in Z800
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SCHLUMBERGER PETREL 2010–2011
DISK DRIVES & FILE IO
1. One disk for OS, page file, and applications
2. IF using local read-mostly Project Cache(s), then cache drive should be
 >= 2 drives, RAID-0 stripe
o Fastest to slowest: SSD, SAS 15K, SATA 10K, SATA 7.2K
 On this drive : disable Indexing, consider turning off Write-cache buffer flushing
 File system size recommended : as much as needed to hold active project data
3. High-bandwidth connection to project file server(s)
 Team multiple network controllers if pulling/pushing data from/to multiple servers simultaneously
 Optionally use faster network interface card if network infrastructure and file servers support this

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SCHLUMBERGER PETREL 2010-2011
OPERATING SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL GRAPHICS
1. Windows7 64-bit 1. NVIDIA Quadro FX preferred

2. High performance power plan
3. To minimize unnecessary disk IO
 Consider disabling Windows Search service
 Consider disabling Superfetch service (Vista & Win7)
HP Performance Advisor can be used to analyze your
system configuration and is available for download at
http://www.hp.com/go/HPPerformanceAdvisor
2. NVIDIA Quadro *000 for Petrel 2011
3. Certified OpenGL graphics card driver
4. Graphics Memory for Volume Visualization
5. High-end Graphics Shaders/Processing for
smooth interactivity with large geometric
models involving advanced visualization
techniques
6. Multi-Display support

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 PETREL RECOMMENDED BIOS SETTINGS
Power --> OS Power Management --> Runtime Power Management Default is Enable
• Recommendation: Enable

Power --> OS Power Management --> Idle Power Savings Default is Extended
• Recommendation: Extended

Power --> Hardware Power Management --> Intel Turbo Boost Technology Default is Enable
• Recommendation: Enable

Power --> Hardware Power Management --> Enhanced Intel Turbo Boost Tech Default is Disable
• Recommendation: Enable

Advanced --> Processors --> Hyperthreading Default is Disable

• Recommendation for Disable

Advanced --> Processors --> Active Cores Default is All Cores

• Recommendation: All Cores

Advanced --> Chipset ---> Memory Node Interleave Default is Disable

• Recommendation: Disable

NOTE – HP Performance Advisor can be used to easily check and change BIOS settings. HP Performance Advisor
is free and available for download at http://www.hp.com/go/HPPerformanceAdvisor

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