Some updates to the Netperf cluster page, including quite a lot of new

hardware, new donors, and the 10gbps test network.
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      and on-going work on
      high performance threading.  The cluster is available on a check out
      basis for developers, who must request accounts be created by
-      contacting one of the <a href="#admins">netperf cluster admins</a>.</p>
+      contacting one of the <a href="#admins">netperf cluster admins</a>.
+      The cluster includes both 1gbps and 10gbps test segments, with
+      network hardware from a number of vendors.</p>

    <a name="donors"></a>
    <h2>Donors</h2>
@ -43,10 +45,10 @@
    <ul>
      <li><p><a href="http://www.sentex.ca/">Sentex Data Communications</a>,
 	who not only host the complete cluster, provide front-end build
-	system, and the management infrastructure (remote power, serial
-	console, network switch, etc), but also appear to be endlessly
-	willing to help configure, reconfigure, and troubleshoot at almost
-	any time of day or night.</p></li>
+	system, several test systems, and the management infrastructure
+	(remote power, serial console, network switch, etc), but also appear
+	to be endlessly willing to help configure, reconfigure, and
+	troubleshoot at almost any time of day or night.</p></li>

      <li><p><a href="http://www.freebsdsystems.com/">FreeBSD Systems</a>,
 	who through a generous matching grant with the FreeBSD Foundation,
@ -60,8 +62,31 @@
 	participating in cluster planning.</p></li>

      <li><p><a href="http://www.ironport.com">IronPort Systems</a>, who have
-	generously donated additional test hardware for use in the netperf
-	cluster.</p></li>
+	donated a test server.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><a href="http://www.ixsystems.com/">iXsystems</a>, who have
+	donated several test servers.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><a href="http://www.google.com/">Google, Inc.</a>, who have
+	donated two test servers.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><a href="http://www.cisco.com/">Cisco, Inc.</a>, who have
+	donated a 10gbps switch.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><a href="http://www.chelsio.com/">Chelsio Communications</a>,
+	who have donated two 10gbps network cards.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><a href="http://www.myricom.com/">Myricom, Inc.</a>, who have
+	donated two 10gbps network cards.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><a href="http://www.intel.com/">Intel Corporation</a>, who
+	have donated two 10gbps network cards.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p>&a.gnn;, who has donated a quad-core AMD test
+	system.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p>&a.rwatson;, who has donated a dual-CPU PIII system and a
+	Portmaster terminal server.</p></li>
    </ul>

    <p>Donations to support the netperf cluster have an immediate and
@ -79,13 +104,8 @@
      developer/administrators to support SMP development and performance
      testing on high-end hardware.  If you have any questions, including
      questions about access to the cluster as a developer, or about possible
-      future donations of testing hardware, please feel free to contact the
-      following:</p>
-
-    <ul>
-      <li><p>&a.rwatson;</p></li>
-      <li><p>&a.bmilekic;</p></li>
-    </ul>
+      future donations of testing hardware, please feel free to contact them
+      via netperf-admin at FreeBSD.org.</p>

    <a name="resources"></a>
    <h2>Netperf Cluster Resources</h2>
@ -97,40 +117,21 @@

    <ul>
      <li><p><b>zoo.FreeBSD.org</b> is the front-end build and management
-	system.  All netperf cluster users are provided with accounts on this
-	box, typically using the same account name and SSH keys as used to
-	access the FreeBSD.org central cluster.  Connected to zoo's second
-	network interface is a gigabit link to the internal management
-	network.  Zoo provides DHCP, tftp, and NFS services to boxes in the
-	cluster, as well as having serial access to the remote power system
-	and serial console access to the test boxes.  Test kernels and
-	software will typically be built and configured on zoo, then exported
-	to the cluster via NFS.  Zoo exports its /zoo file system to the
-	cluster, and cluster users will have a directory, /zoo/username, in
-	which they can place any files to export.  Each machine has a
-	/zoo/hostname directory, which consists of the root of an NFS root
-	file system, as well as the tree from which tftp exports pxeboot
-	loaders.  By substituting kernels and configuration files in these
-	trees, most aspects of the test systems may be directly managed.
-	This system was donated by Sentex Communications.</p></li>
+	system.  This system was donated by Sentex Communications.</p></li>

      <li><p><b>elephant</b> is a dual-PIII 800MHz system with ATA disk
-	subsystem.  Currently, the ATA disk holds two partitions, one with
-	FreeBSD 4.x, and one with FreeBSD 5.x user space configuration
-	on.  This system was donated by Robert Watson.</p></li>
+	subsystem.</p></li>

      <li><p><b>orangutan</b> is a dual-Xeon 2GHz system equipped with an
-	Adaptec SCSI RAID array.  Currently, the RAID array is configured to
-	expose a single volume holding FreeBSD 6.x.  This system was donated
-	by IronPort Systems.</p></li>
+	Adaptec SCSI RAID array.  This system was donated by IronPort
+	Systems.</p></li>

      <li><p><b>tiger-1</b>, <b>tiger-2</b>, and <b>tiger-3</b> are a set of
 	interconnected, matching dual-Xeon 3GHz systems with ATA disk
 	subsystems.  Each has four if_em network interfaces, and these are
-	interconnected so that various topologies can be created.  Two ATA
-	disks are connected, one with a FreeBSD 4.x and one with a FreeBSD
-	5.x user space configuration on.  These systems were donated by
-        FreeBSD Systems and the FreeBSD Foundation.</p></li>
+	interconnected so that various topologies can be created.
+	These systems were donated by FreeBSD Systems and the FreeBSD
+	Foundation.</p></li>

      <li><p><b>cheetah</b> is a dual core Opteron 270 system with two
 	2GHz CPUs each with two cores using a Tyan K8S Pro (S2882)
@ -155,6 +156,15 @@
      <li><p><b>apc2</b>, <b>apc3</b>, and <b>apc4</b> are the remote power
 	consoles for the test network.  These systems were donated by
 	Sentex Communications.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><b>leopard1</b>, <b>leopard2</b>, and <b>leopard3</b> are
+	dual-core Intel systems hooked up to the 10gbps test cluster,
+	and use Chelsio and Myricom 10gbps cards.  These systems were
+	donated by iXsystems.</p></li>
+
+      <li><p><b>hydra1</b> and <b>hydra2</b> are 8-core Intel systems
+	hooked up to the 10gbps test cluster.  These systems were donated
+	by Google and the FreeBSD Foundation.</p></li>
    </ul>

    <p>The current serial port and network configuration of test systems, as
@ -183,6 +193,10 @@
      to users of the netperf cluster:</p>

    <ul>
+      <li><p><b>20070727</b> - The 10gbps testbed is now being configured,
+	thanks to donations from iXsystems, Chelsio, Myricom, Intel, Google,
+	Cisco, and the FreeBSD Foundation.</p></li>
+
      <li><p><b>20061211</b> - The <a
 	href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/NetperfClusterReservations">Netperf
 	Cluster Reservations page</a> is now online on the wiki.  Also, a