rpcecho

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rpcecho - Do echo or send RPCs to another Sprite host rpcecho -h hostname [-D] [-d size] [-n num] [-estc]

OPTIONS

-h hostname: Indicates the target host of the RPC test.
-D: Run with a series of data block sizes.
-d size: Run with a particular block size.
-n num: Repeat the echo/send num times.
-e: Do an Echo RPC. This is the default.
-s: Do a Send RPC. Data is sent one way.
-t: Leave kernel RPC tracing on. This adds time.
-c: Set process to high priority.

INTRODUCTION

This command is used to test and time the Sprite RPC system. It is also useful for probing another hosts state, or to make sure that another Sprite host knows of your existence. The default is to send an ECHO RPC, which transfers data in both directions. The RPC is serviced by a kernel server process on the target host, so the time reported includes the context switch costs. This program ordinarily turns off kernel tracing during the test in order to get the fastest time. The -t option leaves tracing on for debugging. The -s option makes the program use the SEND RPC instead, which only transfers data towards the target host. The -D option is used to perform a series of benchmarks with various block sizes.

KEYWORDS

rpc, echo, send

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