Re: NT reported faster than Linux 2.2.2 SMP

David Mosberger (davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:32:18 -0700

> After COMDEX I'm upgrading my dual-Pentium/233 system with a MegaRAID 428
> using Linux 2.2.5-ac6 (or later) and the Apache Secure Server from RH5.2.
> I won't have 144 client PCs to duplicate Mindcraft's test load, but I do
> have a P-II/266 laptop and 100 Mbps connectivity to the big system. Can
> anyone suggest a way to simulate high loads from one client?

Yes. You may want to take a look at:

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/David_Mosberger/httperf.html

(Yes, I'm biased as far as httperf is concerned and I assume others
will point you to other tools available... ;-)

Be careful when running such tests to make sure it's not the _client_
that is actually overloaded.

--david

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