NFS/FTP Performance measurement of Linux RH 5.1
 
							23 July 1998
							T. Ichihara
 
Preliminary

  Result Summary (file operation at Linux client)
  ---------------------------------------------------
   NFS Read 1 (disk to disk)       6.8  -  7.6   MB/s
   NFS Read 2 (disk to memory)     7.6  -  8.4   MB/s
   NFS Write  (disk to disk)       0.32 -  0.68  MB/s
   ftp get    (memory to memory)   9.2  - 10.6   MB/s
   ftp put    (memory to memory)   7.0  -  8.0   MB/s
   netperf                         65.36         Mbps


  Condition 

     Client
       Linux RH 5.1  Kernel 2.1.109, NFS V2.0   
       Hardware: Dual Pentium II at 400MHz, 256MB Memory(Dell Presision 410)
       3C905B-TX PCI Card (3C59x.c V0.99E option=4 (force 100BaseTX))

     Server
       Digital Unix 4.0D (500MHz Alpha, 320 MB Memory) 
       100BaseT Full Duplex, Seagete 9GB Ultra-wide disk

     Interconnection:  100BaseT Switch (CISCO 2916M)


  Detailed Result 

   NFS Read 1  (disk to disk) 

         copy file from NFS mounted disk to local disk
               7.2  MB/s at    2.1 MB file  (  0.27 sec)
               7.4  MB/s at    4.1 MB file  (  0.53 sec)
               7.4  MB/s at    8.2 MB file  (  1.06 sec)
               7.6  MB/s at   16.4 MB file  (  2.07 sec)
               7.6  MB/s at   32.8 MB file  (  4.13 sec)
               6.9  MB/s at   65.6 MB file  (  9.1  sec)
               7.0  MB/s at  131.3 MB file  ( 17.9  sec)
               6.5  MB/s at  262.7 MB file  ( 39.5  sec)
               6.2  MB/s at  525.3 MB file  ( 81.0  sec)
               6.8  MB/s at 1051.6 MB file  (147.7  sec)

    NFS Read 2   (disk to memory) 

         copy file from NFS mounted disk to local /dev/null
               7.8  MB/s at    2.1 MB file  (  0.25 sec)
               7.7  MB/s at    4.1 MB file  (  0.51 sec)
               7.6  MB/s at    8.2 MB file  (  1.03 sec)
               7.7  MB/s at   16.4 MB file  (  2.06 sec)
               8.0  MB/s at   32.8 MB file  (  3.91 sec)
               8.0  MB/s at   65.6 MB file  (  7.80 sec)
               7.3  MB/s at  131.3 MB file  ( 17.1  sec)
               7.5  MB/s at  262.7 MB file  ( 33.3  sec)
               8.0  MB/s at  525.3 MB file  ( 62.7  sec)
               8.4  MB/s at 1051.6 MB file  (119.9  sec)

    NFS Write  (disk to disk)

      copy file from local disk to NFS mounted disk
   
              0.32  MB/s at     2.05 MB file  (  6.53 sec)
              0.37  MB/s at     4.1 MB file  ( 11.20 sec)
              0.38  MB/s at     8.2 MB file  ( 21.30 sec)
              0.45  MB/s at    16.4 MB file  ( 36.32 sec)
              0.52  MB/s at    32.8 MB file  ( 63.44 sec)
              0.58  MB/s at    65.6 MB file  (113.6  sec)
              0.68  MB/s at   131.3 MB file  (191.8  sec)
              0.62  MB/s at   262.7 MB file  (422.5  sec)
              0.65  MB/s at   525.3 MB file  (807    sec)
              0.56  MB/s at 1051.6 MB file   (1779   sec) 

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     FTP get  (server (cache) file to local /dev/null) 

              10.6  MB/s  at   2.1 MB file  (  0.193 sec)
              10.5  MB/s at    4.1 MB file  (  0.370 sec)
              10.6  NB/s at    8.1 MB file  (  0.732 sec)
              10.8  MB/s at   16.4 MB file  (  1.45  sec)
               9.5  MB/s at   32.8 MB file  (  3.28  sec)
               9.2  MB/s at   65.6 MB file  (  6.81  sec)
               9.2  MB/s at  131.3 MB file  ( 13.6   sec)
               8.5  MB/s at  262.7 MB file  ( 29.6   sec)
              10.1  MB/s at  525.3 MB file  ( 49.6   sec)
               9.6  MB/s at 1051.6 MB file  (104     sec)
                   
      FTP put (local (cache) file to server /dev/null )

               7.6  MB/s  at   2.1 MB file  (  0.263 sec)
               7.0  MB/s at    4.1 MB file  (  0.561 sec)
               7.8  NB/s at    8.1 MB file  (  0.992 sec)
               7.7  MB/s at   16.4 MB file  (  2.02  sec)
               8.0  MB/s at   32.8 MB file  (  3.90  sec)
               8.0  MB/s at   65.6 MB file  (  7.87  sec)
               8.0  MB/s at  131.3 MB file  ( 15.6   sec)
               7.2  MB/s at  262.7 MB file  ( 34.6   sec)
               7.1  MB/s at  525.3 MB file  ( 71.0   sec)
               6.9  MB/s at 1051.6 MB file  (146     sec)           



Netperf

   from Linux Client to Server (alpha)

     netperf -H rikalp
     TCP STREAM TEST to rikalp
     Recv   Send    Send
     Socket Socket  Message  Elapsed
     Size   Size    Size     Time     Throughput
     bytes  bytes   bytes    secs.    10^6bits/sec

     32768  65535  65535    10.04      65.36



  NFS performance measurement

       NFS Server                     NFS Client
     +--------------------+         +------------------------+
     |  Digital Personal  |         |  Dell PC 410           |
     |  Work Station 500au|         |  Dual PentiumII 400MHz |
     |   320 MB memory    |         |   256 MB Memory        |
     | Digital Unix 4.0D  |         | RedHat Linux 5.1 /     |
     |                    |         | Solaris 2.6 (intel)    |
     +--------+-----------+         +--+---------------------+
              |                        |
              | 100BaseT               |3Com 3c905B-TX 
              | Full duplex            |100BaseTx (half duplex)
     +--------+------------------------+---------------------+
     |   CISCO 2916M XL  100BaseT/10BaseT Switch             +
     +-------------------------------------------------------+