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diff --git a/trunk/ACE/apps/JAWS/clients/WebSTONE/README b/trunk/ACE/apps/JAWS/clients/WebSTONE/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2d024b925a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/trunk/ACE/apps/JAWS/clients/WebSTONE/README @@ -0,0 +1,245 @@ +README WebStone 2.0.1 bug fix release + Proxy server bug fixed (now correctly handles proxy server) + Error reading page_stats error fixed + More Windows NT integration + Correctly handles URL's to different hostnames in the filelist + Improved Solaris compatibility + + NOTE: If you intend to run webstone with more than 100 URL +entries in the filelist, please edit src/bench.h and change the +MAXNUMOFPAGES value to reflect the higher number, and then recompile +everything. Copy the new binaries into the bin directory and then +run webstone. + +README WebStone 2.0 Release version + +WARNING: WebStone 2.0 results should not be compared with WebStone 1.1 + results. Even under the same fileset performance will not be + equivalent. + +Please see the notes for 2.0beta6 for quick and dirty install + This version includes a port of the webstone source code to Windows +NT. This port is still in progress, so it is not possible to guarantee +that everything is working correctly - however in our test configurations +it has performed correctly. Note that the supporting scripts and report +generating code has not been ported to NT yet. + + This version also institutes some basic run rules to eliminate the +lack of conformity in Webstone performance quotes. + To report Webstone numbers, some basic rules should be followed: + + 1) The fileset used for the test must be the fileset.standard fileset + included in the distribution. Tests of CGI performance must be + with the file filelist.cgi-heavy, and tests of NSAPI performance + must be carried out with filelist.dynamic-heavy + + 2) The run time should be set for 10 minutes, and the number of + clients should vary from 20 clients to 100 clients in increments + of 10. When a connections/second time is quoted, it must include + information about the number of clients involved. + + 3) Any special TCP/IP tuning which the server has recieved should + be documented, as well as HTTPD server version and configuration + information such as logging, DNS lookups and number of threads. + + +README - WebStone 2.0beta6 + +WARNING: Do not compare WebStone 2.0 results with WebStone 1.0 results. + WebStone 2.0 introduces significant changes in testing methodology + and reporting. + +This is the WebStone benchmark. Quick and dirty install: + - set up a Web server + - put this directory (WebStone) on a seperate machine (the "controller") + - "./webstone -setup", which does the following: + - gui-configure + This script may fail if you don't have a Web browser or + Perl5. Don't worry, unless you want to use the GUI. + - autoconf + If the GNU autoconf fails for your OS, please forward the + error messages, and any porting hints, to the author. + - make install + This may not be necessary, since IRIX binaries are included. + - edit conf/testbed to reflect your site + See the doc/FAQ-webstone.html for details. + - ./webstone -genfiles will put the files in conf/fileset + onto your Web server. + - ./webstone + - to display a table of results: ./webstone -results + +If you'd like to try out the GUI for WebStone: + - run "./webstone -setup", as above. + - make sure you have a Web browser installed + - ./configure + - ./webstone -gui + +Files of interest: + README: This document. + README.FIRST: Quick and dirty directions. + README.DynamicWorkload: Information on the CGI and NSAPI workloads. + webstone: wrapper shell script for everything. + Takes options: + -gui: start the GUI mode + -kill: kill stray WebStone processes + -genfiles: build files (from conf/fileset) + and rcp onto the server $SERVER + - results: print table of results + -setup: initial make and setup + -silent: runs in the background + -tail: tail -f of most recent run + +Files of interest (./src): + Makefile, *.c, *.h: The Webstone source code + +Files of interest (./bin): + checkfilelist: uses rsh to check web server for files in filelist. + genfiles, genrand: generates files of arbitrary length. + getstats: Collects network statistics from Web server, clients. + killbench: terminates stray WebStone processes. + rebootall: reboots all WebStone webclients. + runbench: wrapper script for WebStone. + webmaster: WebStone controller executable. + webstone: WebStone client executable. + wscollect: reports results in tabular format. + +Files of interest (./conf): + filelist: default list of files on the Web server, + with workload description. + filelist.photo: Model of a popular Web site + containing photographic images. + filelist.ss: Model of SGI's Silicon Surf WWW site. + fileset: list of files for genfiles to create. + testbed: config file describing Web server, client, and network setup. + +Documentation (./doc): + FAQ.html: The FAQ, current as of this distribution. + LICENSE: Legal status of WebStone. + testbed.help: Explains the parameters in conf/testbed. + webstone-white-paper.ps: The original WebStone white paper. + webstone.gif: The WebStone logo. + +Additional documentation: + FAQ.html: Frequently Asked Questions, with answers + webstone.ps: PostScript white paper on WebStone + +Problems, etc. may be addressed to the WebStone mailing list. +Read the FAQ for details. + +Release Notes (2.0 beta6): + * fixed a bug for Web servers not on port 80 + * further changes to bin/wscollect.pl + +Release Notes (2.0 beta5): + * numerous minor fixes suggested by gcc -Wall -pedantic + * updated FAQ + * changed bin/wscollect.pl to use Perl formats + +Release Notes (2.0 beta4): + * added #include <sys/time.h> to bench.h + * changed webclient located to $TMPDIR - this should help people + who don't want to run WebStone as root + * changed check for libm to floor() instead of sqrt(). Apparently + some systems implement sqrt() in libc - let's hope no one implement + floor() in libc and sqrt() in libm! + +Release Notes (2.0 beta3): + * more portability fixes + * successfully compiled on FreeBSD 2.2, IRIX without any source + changes + +Release Notes (2.0 beta2): + * additional timezone fixes for SunOS + +Release Notes (2.0 beta1): + * fixed a bug in the rexec portion of webmaster.c + * fixed a bug in the usage() routine of webmaster.c + * added bin/genfiles-from-filelist.sh + - bin/genfiles-from-filelist.sh <filename> + - generates appropriate-length files from <filename> + - <filename> must contain three fields: + <relative URL> <weight> #<size in bytes> + example: /file.html 1 #1024 + * added bin/mine-logs.pl + - usage: mine-logs.pl <filename> + where <filename> is an http server log file + - writes a WebStone workload to standard output + +Release Notes (2.0 alpha5): + * revised default testbed file + * changed wscollect to wscollect.pl for consistency + * changed webstone-gui to webstone-gui.pl for consistency + * added some NT porting hints + * added autoconf, which should help Linux and SunOS porting + +Release Notes (2.0 alpha4): + * added SunOS and Linux portability elements + * new scheme for random access to pages + * converted several static arrays to dynamic pointers + +Release Notes (2.0 alpha2): + * fixed per-page statistics + * new, client-independent data-passing scheme + * added support for proxy servers + +Release Notes (2.0 alpha1): + * new filelist scheme - however, this breaks per-page statistics + * minor fixes + +Release Notes (1.1): + * Improved webclient performance by combining GET and ACCEPT + HTTP headers in one write() call. + * Improved webclient performance on systems that always attempt + to map protocol names to numbers using YP. + * WARNING: since the old code introduced a significant latency + in some systems, DO NOT compare WebStone 1.1 results + with results generated by any previous versions. + +Release Notes (1.0.3): + * Netscape Server 1.1.2 exposed a couple bugs, which I've now fixed. + +Release Notes (1.0.2): + * Fixed runbench so that ITERATIONS, MINCLIENTS, and MAXCLIENTS don't + have to have a common denominator any more. + * Fixed a few cosmetic bugs. + +Release Notes (1.0.1): + * Fixed select() bug in webmaster + +Release Notes (1.0 final): + * Fixed the "Error reading 2nd timing info" bug + * Fixed numerous bugs in the GUI + * Froze feature set. Work can now begin on WebStone 1.1 + +Release Notes (1.0b3): + * New Web browser GUI + NOTE: most Web browsers take up substantial CPU time. + If you run the GUI, we recommend that you make the controller + a separate machine, and don't run any WebStone clients on it. + * Minor bug fixes + Squashed some dubious error messages, fixed some client- + controller communications problems. + * Reporting changes + Changes the units and order of the final summary statistics. + Basically, this is for my own convenience, so I don't have to + massage the data quite so much before using it. wscollect + now reports only the metrics I regard as important - but all + metrics are still reported in the runs/*/run files. + +LEGAL STUFF: + +This file and all files contained in this directory are +copyright 1995, Silicon Graphics, Inc. + +This software is provided without support and without any obligation on the +part of Silicon Graphics, Inc. to assist in its use, correction, modification +or enhancement. There is no guarantee that this software will be included in +future software releases, and it probably will not be included. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE +WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, +OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE. + +In no event will Silicon Graphics, Inc. be liable for any lost revenue or +profits or other special, indirect and consequential damages, even if +Silicon Graphics, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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