The benchmark administration tool can be used for checking network accessibility and performance of communications used by ProcMan and its modules. Currently implemented benchmark tests allow to check for example the Browser-Server communication, database access, LDAP and z/OS (using the horcclnt utility) authentications, Control-M access, etc.
The configuration for the tool itself and for the benchmark tests is stored in the file etc/hwm_benchmark_config.php and in the files for module specific benchmark tests, e.g. etc/hos_ctm_benchmark_config.php for the Control-M module. The partial options are described in the etc/*.sample versions of these files (e.g. etc/hwm_benchmark_config.php.sample), in in-line comments.
The benchmark dialog can be started by clicking the Benchmark menu item. After the dialog has been started, a form is displayed (see picture below).
After specifying the number of iterations (how many times all the enabled tests have to be done), the benchmark can be started by clicking on the Start the benchmark link. The following benchmark dialog shows the progress of the performed tests, until all iterations have passed. The final result looks like on the picture below.
The table shows for all test types the time of the fastest and the slowest test run, the mean test run time evaluated for all iterations, the maximal expected time of each test run, the result of the benchmark and the time information about the start/end of the whole benchmark. The result for each test type is evaluated from the mean time and the expected time. It is declared as fast, if the mean time is lower than the expected time, as slow, if the mean time is greater than the expected time, or as very slow, if the mean time is more than twice as great, as the expected time. If an error occurred during some test run of some test type, the result of the test type is set to error. Error messages are displayed below the table in such a case.
Using the Restart the benchmark link, above the table, the benchmark can be restarted.
Using the Download in CSV format link, below the table, the benchmark result table can be exported in a file in CSV format.
Alternatively benchmarks can be started also from the command line on the ProcMan server. For more information see the Benchmark chapter in Utilities.
