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- From: brian@aim.com (Brian Flock)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
- Subject: Re: Free NFS Response Time Measurement Software
- Summary: SunOS 4.1 and later has < 100 microsecond NIT timing services accuracy
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.184257.8139@aim.com>
- Date: 25 Aug 92 18:42:57 GMT
- References: <1992Aug10.045921.13353@aim.com> <1992Aug20.213642.11024@engage.pko.dec.com>
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- In article <1992Aug20.213642.11024@engage.pko.dec.com> wiryaman@riscee.pko.dec.com (Santa Wiryaman) writes:
- >>
- >> *************************************
- >> FREE NFS SERVER RESPONSE TIME UTILITY
- >> *************************************
- >>
- >I have been using tcpdump and awk scripts to reduce the log file. Tcpdump
- >also uses NIT on Suns or packet filter on BSD UNIX and ULTRIX, I used the
- >packet filter interface. What I found was insufficient using this tool was
- >the 4 ms. clock resolution. On a midrange NFS server an operation such as
- >getattr could easily be serviced at <1 ms. So for accuracy, a microsecond clock
- >resolution was needed. What is the clock resolution of the SPARC workstations?
-
- SPARC workstations with SunOS 4.1 and later have better than 100 microsecond
- timing services accuracy. Van Jacobson's timing code was incorporated in
- SunOS 4.1, providing high speed counters with a factor of 40 greater accuracy
- over the previous 4 ms resolution.
-
- An AIM Technology internal development project based on the same code as NFSRTM
- has been able to consistently measure response times under 500 microseconds.
-
- >Also, how does NFSRTM deals with timeout and retransmissions?
-
- NFSRTM recognizes retransmissions, but doesn't report them. A follow-on,
- commerical product will report this and other information with a graphical
- interface.
-
- Brian Flock
- Product Manager
- AIM Technology
- brian@aim.com
-