Questions tagged [httperf]

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httperf hangs when using --hog

I'm using httperf from a large ec2 instance with ubuntu 10.04 (no other software installed). When I test without --hog the tests run however when I use --hog the tests never end
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httperf always get "Connection refused" (MacOS)

I want to use httperf as a benchmark tool for developing RubyOnRails site. But it always gets "Connection refused" and I have no idea why. 12:24 $ httperf localhost --port=3000 -v -d10 httperf --verbose --client=0/1 --server=localhost --port=3000…
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Benchgraph httpref - cannot execute binary file

I am trying to make graph of an httperf file with benchgraph (http://www.uprb.edu/profesor/jsola/benchgraph/) When I run the command: benchgraph --ff txt --fn httperf --exporter httperf I get bash: /usr/local/sbin/benchgraph: cannot execute binary…
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making use of multiple cores with autobench/httperf

I would like to benchmark a powerfull webcluster with autobench. The problem is that autobench (which uses httperf) can only use one core, thus limiting the amount of load that a client can put on the web cluster. One core is definatly not enough to…
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Advice for simulating a high load on a web application -- realistic httperf parameters

I have already selected httperf as the load testing tool to use. I'm trying to figure out some realistic parameters to use, and if I need to use multiple machines to create more simultaneous connections, etc. I've done some basic load testing…
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httperf burst­length when using wsesslog

I am trying to use httperf to stress test a server using the following syntax httperf --hog --client=0/1 --server myserver.com \ --wsesslog=2000,2,mysessions.cfg --max-piped-calls 5 --rate 150 this should create 2000 sessions at a rate of 150…
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how to simulate load on multiple app servers when nginx balances load according to IP

I use httperf from external server to stress test my app (on scalr/EC2). However nginx is configured to distribute load according to IP address of the source (so each app server will receive all the traffic from the same user). Any idea how to work…
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Connections and requests values for load testing

I want to apply some load testing to my web (remote) server, actually I have tried Httperf with Autobench, but I don't have the knowledge to know what values to use for the number of connections and number of requests/seg. So I have 2 questions: 1)…
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