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SPECsfs2008 User’s Guide Version 1.0
Table of Contents
1 Quick Start Guide ..................................................................... 5
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................ 5
Installing SPECsfs2008 ............................................................................................................... 6
Editing the configuration file on the Prime client ....................................................................... 7
Configuring the server for testing................................................................................................ 8
Starting the benchmark................................................................................................................ 8
Monitoring the benchmark execution.......................................................................................... 8
Examining the results after the benchmark execution has completed ......................................... 9
2 Introduction ............................................................................ 10
2.1
What is new in SPECsfs2008 .................................................................................................... 10
2.2
SPECsfs2008 Benchmark Overview ......................................................................................... 10
2.2.1
NFS Workload...................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2
CIFS Workload..................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.3
Comparing the NFS and CIFS Workloads............................................................................ 13
3 Installing and Configuring the Benchmark Environment ....... 14
3.1
Setting up the System Under Test (SUT) .................................................................................. 14
3.2
Setting up the Load Generators ................................................................................................. 15
3.2.1
Configuring SFS2008 Windows Clients for Auto-Startup ................................................... 16
3.3
Configuring the Required Benchmark Parameters .................................................................... 16
3.3.1
Other Variables in the RC File ............................................................................................. 18
4 Running the Benchmark and Interpreting Results .................. 20
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.4
SFS Benchmark Directory Structure ......................................................................................... 20
Pre-Compiled SFS Benchmark Binaries ................................................................................... 20
Using the SFS Manager............................................................................................................. 21
Example of SUT Validation ................................................................................................. 22
Example of a Benchmark Run .............................................................................................. 23
Interpreting the Benchmark Results .......................................................................................... 24
5 Submission and Review Process............................................. 26
5.1
Creating Reports........................................................................................................................ 26
5.1.1
Creating the Submission File................................................................................................ 26
5.1.2
Creating the Submission Reports.......................................................................................... 29
5.1.3
Submit Tools Example Files................................................................................................. 30
5.1.4
Submit Tools Example Scenarios ......................................................................................... 31
5.1.5
Translation of Free-Form Fields ........................................................................................... 39
5.2
Submitting Results .................................................................................................................... 40
6 FAQ ........................................................................................ 41
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
SPECsfs2008 Benchmark Press Release................................................................................... 41
Running and troubleshooting the benchmark ............................................................................ 44
Tuning the Server ...................................................................................................................... 45
Submission of Results ............................................................................................................... 46
7 Bibliography ........................................................................... 47
8 Trademarks ............................................................................. 48
9 Appendix A – Building SFS Benchmark Components........... 49
9.1
3
Building SFS for UNIX............................................................................................................. 49
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