Overview

NetPerf allows you to capture network performance benchmarks. You can use Netperf to capture network performance between a vmPRO appliance and a DXi system.

 

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To capture network performance between a vmPRO appliance and a DXi system:

 

1. Log into vmPRO via SSH. 

    

2. Type the following from the command line:

shell-escape

service iptables stop

rpm -Uhv http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm

yum install netperf

 

3. Log into the DXi system via SSH.

    

4. [root@asps-b-DXi4500 ~]# netserver

    

5. Stop the Iptables in the vmPRO appliance: service iptables stop

    

6. From vmPRO, type the following from the command line:

netperf -f MB -H <DXi system IP address>

 

 

The above example shows that the vmPRO appliace can push 150MB/s to the DXi system.

 

7. Restart the Iptables in the vmPRO appliance by typing the following:

service iptables start

Netcfg --disablefw

 

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