----- "john 3 newton" <john.3.new...@bt.com> wrote:

> Solaris 10
> Apache version: 2.2.11 & 2.2.17 (32 &64 bit)
> 
> We recently moved our production webserver from a sparc platform
> (T2000) to an x86/64 platform (x2270-m2) and we have noticed an
> erratic response time for downloads of files using SSL. This seems to
> randomly occur with any files about 10k or larger. For instance, I
> have been using a test file of 140K, and it can take 0.5 or 4.8
> seconds to transfer. When using the sparc platform, it always only
> takes 0.5 seconds.

Are you using Solaris' crypto acceleration? (I don't mean the T2's
chip, I mean the software) -- if so, disable it, deregister it,
uninstall it and purge it because it will kill performance.
 
> I noticed this as we are using an external monitoring system
> (Gomez.com) and we started seeing these wildly varying times for
> transaction processing.
> 
> I have tried a cut down SSL setup for testing, and examined every

Does that mean you tested the same setup in plain-text?

If you see the same issues on the boxes on plain-text, then
consider disabling things sendfile() if you're on ZFS:

http://www.stdlib.net/~colmmacc/2006/03/23/niagara-vs-ftpheanetie-showdown/

> directive and option, and I can't make sense of the problem. I'm using
> the following configuration string, and I'd be happy to include the
> configuration setups..
> 
> ./configure --prefix=/app/www/apache-2.2.11_32 --with-mpm=worker
> --enable-ssl --with-apr=/app/apr-1.3.3-32
> --with-apr-util=/app/apr-1.3.3-32 --enable-mods-shared="headers
> expires deflate"
> 
> Server version: Apache/2.2.17 (Unix)
> Server built:   Jan  5 2011 15:56:01
> Server's Module Magic Number: 20051115:25
> Server loaded:  APR 1.3.3, APR-Util 1.3.4
> Compiled using: APR 1.3.3, APR-Util 1.3.4
> Architecture:   32-bit

I know this is silly, but have you considered going 64
to see if there's a difference?

> Server MPM:     Worker
>   threaded:     yes (fixed thread count)
>     forked:     yes (variable process count)
> Server compiled with....
>  -D APACHE_MPM_DIR="server/mpm/worker"
>  -D APR_HAS_SENDFILE
>  -D APR_HAS_MMAP
>  -D APR_HAVE_IPV6 (IPv4-mapped addresses enabled)
>  -D APR_USE_FCNTL_SERIALIZE
>  -D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE
>  -D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT
>  -D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD
>  -D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS
>  -D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=128
>  -D HTTPD_ROOT="/app/www/apache-2.2.17_32"
>  -D SUEXEC_BIN="/app/www/apache-2.2.17_32/bin/suexec"
>  -D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status"
>  -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log"
>  -D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="conf/mime.types"
>  -D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf"
> 
> I can move the bare-bones configuration between the sparc and x86
> platforms and get normal response on the sparc, and irregular on the
> x86.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> John Newton

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