Jody, The reason we chose to go this route is so we can assure our customers of the results. There is no bias in how the numbers were attained, or that they were possibly influenced by us. Additionally, the ability to say this is a Microsoft tool really helps politically.
Most of our installation today are on VM sessions, and people don't know how to properly configure VM, or I should say the storage system being utilized by the VM. This analysis will help indicate if they did not configure it properly. Another reason we document this is for the day (and it will come) when they complain about system speed, the system is slow. We simply run another analysis and compare it to the original, pre-installation numbers. When it shows their hardware speed has changed, they have a much more difficult time blaming our software. 😉 I wish I didn't have to do this, but unfortunately it's more of a CYA issue. Best, Steve ********************************************* Stephen J. Orth The Aquila Group, Inc. Office: (608) 834-9213 P.O. Box 690 Mobile: (608) 347-6447 Sun Prairie, WI 53590 E-Mail: s.o...@the-aquila-group.com ********************************************* -----Original Message----- From: Jody Bevan <jody.be...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 5, 2019 4:03 PM To: Stephen Orth <s.o...@the-aquila-group.com>; 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Subject: Re: Benchmark Speed Test Method Steve: Thanks for that information. I used to have one I had written in 4D. This tool will be superior I am certain of that. I will need to read up on this, as I have an install coming up. Jody > On Apr 5, 2019, at 2:04 PM, Stephen J. Orth via 4D_Tech > <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > Stephen, > > We benchmark every Clients server storage system as part of our initial > project management so we know if it will meet our requirements. We use a > Microsoft tool called DiskSpd and have a configuration script to test various > loads on the storage system. The results are plotted against one of our > "base" systems for comparison, with the results provided to our Customer. > Our primary metrics are: > > 1. IOPS > 2. MBPS > 3. Avg Latency > 4. Max Latency. > > Most of our customers configure their storage system wrong, basically as a > "data warehouse" not as a "OLTP" where most packet sizes will be 2 - 4 kb. > The latency of a storage system is very important, similar to how important > it is for 4D's network connection. > > Best, > > > Steve ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
