On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Brigitte Warnecke-Schaer wrote: > Hello, > > we are very new to Linux on zSeries. We just started testing with Linux on z > Series to get some experiences with that plattform. > > Now we are looking for Benchmarks to test the system (LPAR and z/VM > installation). The Benchmarks we need should also work on Solaris. We want to > do test with the Operating system without applications running on it at the > moment (cpu, I/O what else can we test). > We will do some tests with applications later. > > So, if you know a good benchmark > we can use please let us know. > We started testing with iozone.
A good benchmark is one that represents the workload that is important to you. Measurements of CPU and I/O performance make intesting reading, but what you need is to evaluate how well these platforms run your workload. -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
