perrin 2004/07/03 20:51:41 Modified: src/docs/1.0/guide performance.pod src/download third_party.pod Log: Added notes on Flood and Webstone benchmarking tools Revision Changes Path 1.29 +23 -0 modperl-docs/src/docs/1.0/guide/performance.pod Index: performance.pod =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/modperl-docs/src/docs/1.0/guide/performance.pod,v retrieving revision 1.28 retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -r1.28 -r1.29 --- performance.pod 10 May 2004 06:44:59 -0000 1.28 +++ performance.pod 4 Jul 2004 03:51:40 -0000 1.29 @@ -477,6 +477,29 @@ It's available from CPAN. +=item * C<Webstone> + +This tool is somewhat complex to set up, but once you get it running +it gives you stats that you could only duplicate with ab or http_load +if you did quite a bit of extra scripting around them. It also allows +multiple client machines to be used for providing heavy loads. This tool +is useful if you need to know things like at what point people start +finding your sight slow, as opposed to at what point the server becomes +unresponsive. + +L<Webstone download|download::third_party/Webstone____another_webserver_Benchmarking_tool> + +=item * C<Flood> + +Flood is a load-tester being developed through the Apache Software +Foundation. From the Flood FAQ: + +"Flood is a profile-driven HTTP load tester. In layman's terms, it means +that flood is capable of generating large amounts of web traffic. +Flood's flexibility and power arises in its configuration syntax. +It is able to work well with dynamic content." + +L<Flood download|download::third_party/Flood____another_webserver_Benchmarking_tool> =back 1.9 +8 -0 modperl-docs/src/download/third_party.pod Index: third_party.pod =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/modperl-docs/src/download/third_party.pod,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 --- third_party.pod 27 Oct 2003 05:23:44 -0000 1.8 +++ third_party.pod 4 Jul 2004 03:51:41 -0000 1.9 @@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ http://www.acme.com/software/http_load/ +=head1 Webstone -- another webserver Benchmarking tool + +http://www.mindcraft.com/webstone/ + +=head1 Flood -- another webserver Benchmarking tool + +http://httpd.apache.org/test/flood/ + =head1 ab -- ApacheBench ApacheBench comes with the Apache distribution.
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