HP 5992-4859 User Manual
HP OSMS: Tomcat Sizing Guide for HP ProLiant c-Class Blade Servers
HP Part Number: 5992-4859
Published: May 2008
Edition: 1.0
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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................................9
Executive Summary...........................................................................................................................9
Intended Audience............................................................................................................................9
Scope and Purpose............................................................................................................................9
HP Services........................................................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions...............................................................................................................11
Publishing History...........................................................................................................................11
HP Encourages Your Comments.....................................................................................................11
Hardware Test Environment................................................................................................................12
Tomcat Installation................................................................................................................................12
Tomcat Configuration...........................................................................................................................13
Setting JVM Options for Tomcat......................................................................................................13
Setting Tomcat Connector Attributes..............................................................................................14
Static Web Page Benchmark..................................................................................................................14
Benchmark Software........................................................................................................................14
Benchmark Results..........................................................................................................................15
HP Proliant BL460c Server.........................................................................................................15
HP Proliant BL465c Server.........................................................................................................16
HP Proliant BL480c Server.........................................................................................................17
Application Scenario Benchmark.........................................................................................................18
JMeter Installation and Configuration............................................................................................19
JPetStore Installation and Configuration.........................................................................................19
Application Scenario Configuration................................................................................................21
Running the Scenario.......................................................................................................................21
Benchmark Results..........................................................................................................................22
Summary...............................................................................................................................................23
Resources..............................................................................................................................................24
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List of Figures
1 Tomcat Successful Installation Verification...................................................................................13
2 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL460c Server - Requests per Second............16
3 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL460c Server - Average Response Time.......16
4 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL465c Server - Requests per Second............17
5 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL465c Server - Average Response Time.......17
6 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL480c Server - Requests per Second............18
7 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL480c Server - Average Response Time.......18
8 Application Scenario Test Environment Architecture..................................................................20
9 Typical JMeter Test Plan................................................................................................................21
10 JMeter Summary Report................................................................................................................22
11 JMeter Application Scenario Test Results – Requests per Second................................................23
12 JMeter Application Scenario Test Results – Response Time.........................................................23
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List of Tables
1 Test Hardware Environment.........................................................................................................12
2 JVM Configuration .......................................................................................................................13
3 Tomcat Configuration....................................................................................................................14
4 Main ab Options............................................................................................................................14
5 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL460c Server.................................................15
6 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL465c Server.................................................16
7 Static Web Page Test Results for the HP ProLiant BL480c Server.................................................18
8 JMeter Application Test Results....................................................................................................22
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