Download   Online Shop   Red Hat Network
Home  |  Products & Services  |  Support  |  Training  |  Partners  |  Documentation

Next Previous Contents Linux Benchmarking HOWTO by André D. Balsa, andrewbalsa@usa.net v0.12, 15 August 2025 The Linux Benchmarking HOWTO discusses some issues associated with the benchmarking of Linux systems and presents a basic benchmarking toolkit, as well as an associated form, which enable one to produce significant benchmarking information in a couple of hours. Perhaps it will also help diminish the amount of useless articles in comp.os.linux.hardware... 1. Introduction 1.1 Why is benchmarking so important ? 1.2 Invalid benchmarking considerations 2. Benchmarking procedures and interpretation of results 2.1 Understanding benchmarking choices 2.2 Standard benchmarks available for Linux 2.3 Links and references 3. The Linux Benchmarking Toolkit (LBT) 3.1 Rationale 3.2 Benchmark selection 3.3 Test duration 3.4 Comments 3.5 Possible improvements 3.6 LBT Report Form 3.7 Network performance tests 3.8 SMP tests 4. Example run and results 5. Pitfalls and caveats of benchmarking 5.1 Comparing apples and oranges 5.2 Incomplete information 5.3 Proprietary hardware/software 5.4 Relevance 6. FAQ 7. Copyright, acknowledgments and miscellaneous 7.1 How this document was produced 7.2 Copyright 7.3 New versions of this document 7.4 Feedback 7.5 Acknowledgments 7.6 Disclaimer 7.7 Trademarks Next Previous Contents

	Search for:  on  redhat.com Linux Sites The Marketplace Downloads Support Solutions   Powered by Google Products & Services   :   Download   :   Support   :   Training   :   Partners & Programs © 2000 Red Hat, Inc. All right reserved.       About Red Hat   :   Legal statement   :   Privacy statement   :   Y2K statement   :   Contact Red Hat