Good idea! Bonnie++ is good, I also like tiobench as it benchmarks the block device's IO capabilities...
I used a stopwatch as well, I suppose a small program that will copy a large file and give back a rate would be useful in benchmarking. I suppose that as far as standardizing, well all you need to is to specify the file size and type (gz/zip for example). A good idea would be to bench small files, reasonably sized files yet smaller than RAM and then a big file (say 4GB) which must be bigger than RAM... That way you can get an idea of what RAM -> RAM and Disk -> Disk transfers are like and how they differ, with a medium sized file you'd get a mixture of RAM and Disk. Just thoughts, feel free to criticize.. ;) Peter. PS: Did you find that Compaq PPro machine and run some tests? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of AragonX Sent: s�bado, 21 de maio de 2005 08:07 To: [email protected] Subject: [Samba] Standardized Benchmarking? Hello all, I'm creating a site where people can share their benchmarks. If you are interested, the site is at (I just started on it so it has the stock graphics and color scheme still): www.dcsnow.com/mambo I would like some thoughts on what would be a good way to standardize the testing so the results are more comparable. Is Bonnie+ a good program for hard drive speed testing? Is there a better option? I personally prefer hdparm but that is not an option for those who have SCSI. And what about the client to server copies? I personally just copy the file and use a stopwatch. I could write a program for Windows that would automate the process if one doesn't exist. So, lots of questions. Any help would be appreciated. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 20/5/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 20/5/2005 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
