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Avid® ISIS Benchmark Utility Guide

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Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Who Should Use This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1 Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operating Systems Qualified with the Benchmark Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Running the Benchmark Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Benchmark Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Benchmark Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Benchmark Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Benchmark Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Hosts Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Benchmark Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Benchmark Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Configure Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Running Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Results Panel Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Typical Bandwidths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Results Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Color Section in Results Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Benchmark Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using This Guide

The Avid ISIS shared storage network provides a high-performance distributed file system that contains high-capacity shared media storage for workgroups of connected Avid workstations. Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the Windows operating systems.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system

might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for system administrators responsible for the setup and day-to-day management of an Avid Workspaces on the network. You should have a basic understanding of how to use and manage the Windows concepts.

operating system and you should be familiar with basic workgroup and network

ISIS shared storage network, as well as for users who need to access

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

editing

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

(Windows), (Windows only), (Macintosh), or (Macintosh only)

Bold font Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the

| (pipe character) The pipe character is used in some Avid product names, such as

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid product:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow.

2. Check the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published. You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view these online versions, select ReadMe from the Help menu, or visit the Knowledge Base at

This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X.

items and keyboard sequences.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

Interplay | Production. In this document, the pipe is used in product names when they are in headings or at their first use in text.

www.avid.com/support.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/support. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.

Accessing the Online Documentation

The Avid ISIS online documentation contains all the product documentation in PDF format. You can access the documentation in the top-level AvidISISDocumentation folder on the Avid software kit.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system

might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

To access the online documentation from the installer USB flash drive:

1. Insert the Avid ISIS USB flash drive into the USB port.

2. Navigate to the [USB flash drive]:\.AvidISISDocumentation folder, and double-click the PDF file for the document you want to view.

Avid Training Services

Avid makes lifelong learning, career advancement, and personal development easy and convenient. Avid understands that the knowledge you need to differentiate yourself is always changing, and Avid continually updates course content and offers new training delivery methods that accommodate your pressured and competitive work environment.

ISIS

For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications, courseware, and books, please visit 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).

www.avid.com/support and follow the Training links, or call Avid Sales at

1 Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility

Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility is a diagnostic utility that allows you to validate ISIS clients by checking the connectivity between the Avid ISIS shared storage network and its clients. The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility tests the throughput of client I/O when accessing Avid ISIS Workspaces. The Benchmark Utility is the controller that drives multiple hosts running the Avid ISIS Benchmark Agent (Benchmark Agent). The Benchmark Agent is installed on all ISIS client systems when you install the ISIS client software. The Benchmark Utility only needs to be installed on one Windows system on the ISIS network to run tests and view the results of all ISIS clients. Supported client connections can consist of single 1 Gb and 10 to the Avid ISIS network.

Operating Systems Qualified with the Benchmark Utility

The following lists the client operating systems that have been qualified to run the Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility.

• Macintosh Mavericks (64-bit), Mac OS v10.9.2 or earlier with latest updates

• Macintosh Mountain Lion (64-bit), Mac OS v10.8.x with latest updates

Gb Ethernet connections

• Macintosh Lion (64-bit), Mac OS v10.7.5 with latest updates

•Windows 8.1

• Windows 7 (64-bit) with SP 1

• Windows XP (32-bit) with Service Pack 3

• Windows Storage Server 2008 and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

• Windows Storage Server 2003 (64-bit)

• Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

• Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) with latest Service Pack

• Redhat Enterprise Linux (64-bit) v6.2, 6.3, 6.5

Running the Benchmark Utility

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility runs on any Windows computer and reports read/write bandwidth results on multiple ISIS clients using the Benchmark Agent. The Benchmark Agent is installed on all ISIS Windows, Macintosh, and Linux client systems when you install the ISIS client software. The Benchmark Utility software is installed on all ISIS Windows clients.

The following table describes what Benchmark s

Platforms Benchmark Utility Benchmark Agent

Windows (64-bit) Yes Yes

Windows (32-bit) Yes Yes

Mac OSX No Yes

Linux Red Hat (64-bit) (Avid Interplay Central client) No Yes

oftware is installed with each installer.

Running the Benchmark Utility

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility is part of the ISIS Windows Client install package.

To run the Benchmark Utility on ISIS clients:

1. Load the Avid ISIS client software on your ISIS Windows clients.

The Avid ISIS Client software includes the Benchmark Agent which is required with the

Benchmark Utility. The agent is used for reporting the results of the test selected in the utility.

2. Restart the ISIS client.

Click Start > Programs > Avid > ISIS Client > Benchmark Utility.

Depending on your Windows operating system, a Windows Firewall Alert might appear, or could

look different from the following example.

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4. If the Windows Security Alert dialog window appears, accept the default settings in the Windows Firewall window to allow the Benchmark Utility to run.

You can access the Windows Firewall settings through the Windows Control Panel and delete

or change the setting.

Benchmark Window

The following illustration describes the sections of the Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility window.

Benchmark Window

1 Benchmark toolbar — contains buttons for opening, saving, creating, adding hosts, and editing

the host’s destination and action.

Buttons are included for hiding or displaying the Configure Hosts and Logs panels, and to open a Preferences dialog box.

The Refresh button behaves like the “Auto Hosts Discovery” option in the Preferences dialog, which finds available agents/hosts within the same subnet and automatically adds them to the Configure Hosts list.

A Help button provides information on using the utility.

2 Configure Hosts panel — displays the discovered hosts, and the actions and destinations that

have been assigned to each host.

3 Results panel — displays test result information about client connections and the selected tests

in the Configure Hosts panel.

4 Logs Panel — displays messages, errors, and warnings involving the client connections and

tests. Log files can be saved for each session.

Configure Hosts Panel

The Configure Hosts panel displays a list of hosts and associated actions to run as part of the benchmark test. The Control area in the main window has Start and Stop buttons along with test timing information. For more information, see “Running Tests” on page 26.

The following table describes the columns

in the Configure Hosts panel.

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Category Description

Hostname Lists the host name of the Benchmark Agent. Agents can be discovered at startup

using Auto Hosts discovery, or entered manually. In both cases, the Agents are listed in this panel.

IP Address Lists the IP addresses of the Benchmark Agent. Agents can be discovered at startup

with Auto Hosts discovery, or entered manually. In both cases, the Agents are listed in this panel.

Action Lists the names of the test actions you create.

Destination Lists the Local type of the destination you create or ISIS server name.

Path Lists the directory or workspace set in the destination.

Results Panel

The Results graph plots results measured over time. Time is shown in seconds on the bottom of the graph, and the units displayed on the left side have different meanings depending on the graph line. See the Legend for the specific unit of measure for the line you are viewing.

The graph is particularly useful when you want to observe trends or patterns in performance. For example, if another process is running that creates a periodic high demand on the storage subsystem being tested, you might see this as a periodic drop in observed throughput in the graph. The Results area provides the following numerical test results:

Item Description

Hosts Allows you to select which host or all of the hosts to be displayed in the

Results panel graph. The graph only shows data from one host at a time.

Current Rate (MB/s) Displays the calculated throughput or bandwidth in megabytes per second

(MB/s) for recent read and write operations that have been completed

Average Rate (MB/s) Displays the average read and write throughput or bandwidth (MB/s) for the

duration of the test

I/Os Count — Displays the total number of I/O operations that have been

completed for the entire test

Errors — Displays the number of errors encountered during testing. This is the total of errors generated for both read and write operations and opening or closing data files.

Logs Panel

The Logs panel provides test information about the actions being performed by the utility. If you need to troubleshoot, these text messages might be helpful.

Benchmark Buttons

Hold the cursor over the button to get a tool tip on its function.

Button Name Location Function

Benchmark Buttons

Create a new Benchmark

Open an existing Benchmark

Save changes to a Benchmark

Add Hosts Toolbar Manually adds Agents to the Configuration Hosts list via

Toolbar Clears the Benchmark Utility windows and allows you to

set new Benchmark data (Hostname, IP Address, Action, Destination, Path)

The Create a New Benchmark button clears all

data in the Configure Hosts table list. Click Save to keep the current destinations and actions before you click Create a New Benchmark.

Toolbar Opens the Benchmark Utility with hosts and actions that

were previously saved. The default location for the saved files is:

• 64-bit systems —

(x86)\Avid\Benchmark Utility

• 32-bit systems —

Files\Avid\Benchmark Utility

Toolbar Saves the current benchmarks that are set in the

Benchmark Utility. The default location for saved file is:

• 64-bit systems —

(x86)\Avid\Benchmark Utility

• 32-bit systems —

Files\Avid\Benchmark Utility

hostname or IP address range. This is not required if Auto Hosts discovery is selected in the Preferences.

C:\Program Files

C:\Program

C:\Program Files

C:\Program

Display Destinations

Display Action Toolbar Opens the dialog box for adding, modifying, or removing

Toolbar Opens the dialog box for adding, modifying, or removing

ISIS and Local destinations to the Benchmark Utility.

actions in the Benchmark Utility.

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Button Name Location Function (Continued)

Show/Hide the Logs panel

Show/Hide the Configure Hosts panel

Display Benchmark Preferences

Refresh Hosts Discovery

Display Benchmark Help

Enable Selected Hosts

Disable Selected Hosts

Toolbar Toggles the “Logs” panel in the Benchmark Utility

window to display or to be hidden. The Logs shows the Benchmark logs which includes a list messages, times, and the severity of the message.

Toolbar Toggles the “Configure Hosts” panel in the Benchmark

Utility window to display or to be hidden. The panel allows you to select client connections and actions to be tested.

Toolbar Opens the Benchmark Utility Preferences dialog box.

Toolbar Refreshes the list of Agents in the Configure Hosts panel.

Toolbar Opens the Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility Guide. The guide

describes the Benchmark Utility user interface and how to use the utility.

Configure Hosts panel

Enables the selected hosts to be run as part of the benchmark test.

Disables the selected host from being run as part of the benchmark test.

Configure Selected Hosts

Check connections

Selected All Hosts

Deselects All Hosts

Run Selected Hosts

Configure Hosts panel

Selects the type of destination and action to be used for the selected Agents.

Checks the connections to the selected hosts. If no hosts are selected, checks all available hosts in the table.

Selects all hosts in the Configure Hosts list.

Deselects all hosts in the Configure Hosts list.

Starts the benchmark actions that are enabled in the Configure Hosts panel.

Button Name Location Function (Continued)

Benchmark Buttons

Stop all the running tests

Display Results Summary

Display Results Folder

Configure Hosts

Stops all benchmark actions that are running.

panel

Results panel Displays the Test Summary Report in your browser

application.

Results panel Opens the folder where the test results have been

automatically saved. A new folder is created each time tests are run.

Show/Hide the graph legend

Results panel Toggles the legend panel in the Results panel to display

or to be hidden. The legend panel identifies the function with each colored line in the graph.

Clear item Logs panel and

Dialog boxes

Clears the messages currently displayed in the Logs panel or the Discovered Hosts in the Benchmark Hosts Discovery dialog box.

Save all log messages to a

Logs panel Saves or exports all the messages currently displayed in

the Logs panel to a file.

file

Add new item Dialog boxes Adds new entries (hosts, destinations, and actions) to the

Benchmark Utility dialog boxes.

Delete selected item

Configure Hosts panel and

Deletes the selected entry (hosts, destinations, and actions) in the Benchmark Utility dialog boxes.

Dialog boxes

Duplicate selected item

Restore to

Dialog boxes Duplicates the settings on the selected entry (destinations

and actions) in the Benchmark Utility dialog boxes.

Dialog box Reverts the settings to the last default values.

defaults

Apply Dialog boxes Applies settings or changes made in the open dialog box.

Close Dialog boxes Closes the open dialog box. Any changes that were not

applied reverted back to the last saved settings.

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Benchmark Keyboard Shortcuts

Hold the cursor over a button to see the shortcut in a tool tip.

Press this key To do this

To ol ba r

Ctrl+N Create a new Benchmark

Ctrl+O Open an existing Benchmark

Ctrl+S Save changes to a Benchmark

Ctrl+Alt+H Add Hosts

Ctrl+Alt+D Display Destination

Ctrl+Alt+A Display Actions

Ctrl+Shift+L Show/Hide the Logs panel

Ctrl+Shift+H Show/Hide the Configuration Hosts panel

F5 Refresh the Hosts discovery (hosts discovery is only within the

subnet)

F1 Open Benchmark Help

Configure Hosts Panel

Ctrl+E Enable selected Hosts

Ctrl+Shift+E Disable selected Hosts

Ctrl+H Configure selected Hosts

Ctrl+D Delete selected Hosts

Ctrl+A Select all Hosts

Ctrl+Shift+A Deselect all Hosts

Ctrl+R Refresh connections to selected Hosts or to all Hosts if none is

selected

Ctrl+Shift+R Stop all the current running test

Results Panel

Ctrl+Alt+S Display results summary

Press this key To do this (Continued)

Ctrl+Alt+F Display results folder

Ctrl+Alt+L Show/Hide the graph legend

Ctrl+Up Zoom in

Ctrl+Down Zoom out

Left Arrow Move the graph to the left

Right Arrow Move the graph to the right

Up Arrow Move the graph to the above

Down Arrow Move the graph to the below

Esc Cancel a selection

Ctrl+Home Move the graph to the beginning of the x, y, axis

Logs Panel

Ctrl+Shift+Del Clear all log messages

Benchmark Preferences

Ctrl+Shift+S Save all log messages to a file

Benchmark Hosts Discovery

Enter Start Hosts discovery

Ctrl+Enter Add Hosts

Benchmark Preferences

You can set the following options in the Benchmark Utility Preferences dialog box.

• Auto Hosts discovery — If checked, the utility automatically discovers the available Benchmark Agents every time the utility starts.

Auto Hosts Discovery locates agents on the same subnet that this utility is running on. If there

are multiple network interfaces with different subnets on the computer, Auto Host Discovery locates agents on all subnets. To locate agents on a different subnet, use the Add Hosts feature;

“Hosts Discovery” on page 20.

see

• Check hosts on load — Scans the host status when you open a saved benchmark.

• Pre-create I/O sizes (MB) — Sets the I/O size used for pre-creating the file for read tests to 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 MB.

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• Hosts discovery using — Sets the default discovery type that is presented when you click the Add Hosts button.

• Results Output — Saves the results of the test run i

n the utility to the location specified

in the Path text box.

- Path: Specify the location on

the local system where you want to save the results.

The default location for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit systems are as follows:

Windows 32-bit — C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Avid\BenchmarkUtility\Report

Windows 64-bit —

BenchmarkUtility\Report

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Avid\

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- Auto Zip: If checked, the utility automatically saves and compresses the results in a

zipped file to the specified path.

• Network — Allows you to specify the system ports used for the network connections

d how long to wait for a connection before timing out.

- Server port: Specify the port to be used

- Time out (seconds): Specify the amount of

on the server; the default is 8777

time allowed to make a connection with

the server before the utility times out and fails the connection

• Host — Specify the port for communicating over the network:

TCP port: Specify the TCP port to be used on the client; the default is 7777

- UPD port: Specify the UDP port to be used on t

To set the Benchmark Preferences:

he client; the default is 8888

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Uti

lity” on page 10.)

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility opens.

Click the Display Benchmark Preferences button in the Benchmark Utility window.

The Benchmark Preferences dialog box opens.

Hosts Discovery

3. Select your preferences.

4. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without ny changes.

Hosts Discovery

The Benchmark Hosts Discovery dialog box searches the network for Benchmark Agents.

To discover Benchmark Agents on the network:

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Utility” on page 10.)

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility opens.

Click the Add Hosts button in the Toolbar.

The Benchmark Hosts Discovery dialog box opens.

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3. Select the discovery method from the “Discovered by” pull-down menu, that you want to use for finding the Agents.

The Benchmark Utility only reports on clients that have the Benchmark Agent software

installed (included with the ISIS client software).

- Hostname — Type the name of a host comput

ISIS Client software installed.

- IP Range — Enter the starting and ending IP address range for the Benchmark

Agents on the network.

Click the “Start Discover” button.

The Benchmark Utility searches the networ Discovered by selection. The Host names and IP addresses are displayed in the Discovered Hosts list.

While discovering the clients by IP Range, you can press ESC to stop discovering. Wait a few

seconds until a clean-up is done before you continue.

5. Click the green check mark to a red X to close the dialog box without adding any host.

To clear the Discovered Hosts list:

t Click the Clear button.

dd the hosts to the Configure Hosts panel, or click the

er in the Host text box that has the

k for Benchmark Agents based on the

To remove a Host from the Discovered Hosts list:

t Select a Hostname and click the Delete button.

Benchmark Destinations

The Benchmark Destinations dialog box allows you to create new agent destinations, delete existing agent destinations, and duplicate existing agent destinations.

To create agent destinations:

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Utility” on page 10.)

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility opens.

Click the Display Destinations button in the Toolbar.

The Benchmark Destinations dialog box opens.

Benchmark Destinations

3. Click Add.

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4. Select the Type of destination in the Details panel of the Benchmark Destinations dialog box.

- Local — The Local destination has the Benchmark Agent run the specified action in

the local directory on the Benchmark Agent system. You can change this path by deselecting the pre-defined path option and specifying a new directory for the Benchmark Agent to run on the local system. Type a description for this destination in the Name text box.

- ISIS — Sets a destination to an ISIS system and requires you to enter client user

information and a workspace that the provided user account has read and write access to.

5. Depending on the Type destination you selected, various user fields are displayed. Select your test preferences in the Details pane.

- Name — Type a name for the destination that describes the connection

- Path (Local type if “pre-defined” is unchecked) — Type a directory path where to

run the specified action on the local system.

- Server (ISIS type) — Type a name of the ISIS System Director to which you are

connecting

- User (ISIS type) — Enter your ISIS client user name

- Password (ISIS type) — Enter your ISIS client user password

- Workspace (ISIS type) — Click the Retrieve Workspaces button and select a

Workspace or enter the name of the workspace to which you want to connect. Your user account must have access privileges to that workspace.

You need to make sure that your local ISIS Client can access the Workspaces with the user

account.

- Use UNC mapping (ISIS type – Windows only) —Select this option to use UNC

paths to map workspaces instead of drive letters (for example, \\myMachine\ myShareFolder\subfolder).

6. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

To duplicate an existing destinations:

t Select the destinations and click Duplicate.

To remove a destinations from the Destinations list:

t Select the destinations and click Delete.

Benchmark Actions

The Benchmark Actions dialog box allows you to create new actions, delete existing actions, and duplicate existing actions. Use the following procedure to create actions. There are two pre-defined actions (one Read and one Write) set up for you in the Benchmark Utility actions.

To edit or create test actions:

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Utility” on page 10.)

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility opens.

Click the Display Actions button in the Toolbar.

The Benchmark Actions dialog box opens. The Unlimited Read and Unlimited Write actions

re-defined for you.

are p

Benchmark Actions

3. Click Add.

4. Select your test preferences in the

The Transfer size should never be higher than the Transfer rate.

Details pane.

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- Name — Type a name that describes the action.

- I/O type — Read, Write, Read/Write, or Combine

- Outstanding I/Os — Enter the number simultaneous I/Os that are sent from a host at one time (1 to 20)

- Combine actions (displayed only if I/O Type is Combine) — Select a predefined combination test (Unlimited Read or Unlimited Write) or create your own.

- I/O method — Random or Sequential

- File size — 1 MB, 0.5 GB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 5 GB, or 10 GB

- Transfer size (KB) — 64 KB, 128 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, or 32 MB

- Transfer rate (KB/s) — 1 Mb/s, 1 MB/s, 3MB/s, 4 MB/s, 8 MB/s, or Unlimited

- I/O Read percentage (displayed only if I/O Type is Read/Write) — Enter a value from 0 to 100 (default is 50) .

5. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or without any changes.

To duplicate an existing Action:

t Select the action and click Duplicate.

To remove a action from the Actions list:

t Select the action and click Delete.

Configure Hosts

The Benchmark Configuration dialog box allows you to match test actions with client agent Destinations.

To configure an action with a destination:

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Uti

The Avid ISIS Benchmark Utility opens.

Add hosts manually (if not already discovered or if auto discovery is disabled in the

2. preferences, see “Benchmark Preferences” on page 18).

3. Select the agents to be configured from the Configure Hosts panel.

the red X to close the dialog box

lity” on page 10.)

Click Configure Selected Hosts in the Configure Hosts panel.

The Benchmark Configuration dialog box opens.

Running Tests

5. In the Destination pane, select a destination you want to test. To add destinations, see

“Benchmark Destinations” on page 22.

The Details area cannot be edited in this dialog box. Click the button next to the Name drop-down menu to open and edit the Destinations.

6. In the Action pane, select the type of test you want to run. To add Actions, see “Benchmark

Actions” on page 24.

The Details area cannot be edited in this dialog box. Click the button next to the Name drop-down menu to open and edit the Action.

7. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or the red X to close the dialog box without any changes.

Running Tests

The following procedure describes how to run tests in the using the Configure Hosts panel of the Benchmark Utility Window.

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To start a test:

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Uti

2. Selected one or more hosts from the Configure Hosts panel.

Click the “Select all hosts” button to select all the Hostnames.

Enable selected hosts from the Configure Hosts panel.

4. Select the Duration you want the tests to Run; the choices are 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60

nutes.

lity” on page 10.)

5. (Option) Click the Loop check box to repeat the

test indefinitely. When you select this

option, the test proceeds until you press the Stop button.

6. Click Run.

If no hosts are enabled, this b

The test runs for the specified duration and t

utton is disabled.

hen stops automatically. The elapsed time a test has been running and the remaining time are displayed in the Control area. If you selected the Loop option, the test runs indefinitely.

To stop a test:

t Click Stop.

If no actions are running, this button is disabled.

Results Panel Graph

The Hosts drop-down menu controls which set of data to display on the graph. Each Host has its own data or you can select All Hosts to see the aggregate of the Hosts. After selecting a Host, the data for the selected host is displayed. The graph of results over time can help obtain information about system performance. This section provides information to help you interpret test results displayed in the Results panel.

Results Panel Graph

The following display is a normal unlimited read/w

Look for the following:

• Trends: Does the system perform at a consistent rate o downward trend in performance measured over time? If you notice a trend, it might be helpful to perform testing over a longer period of time to determine if the trend continues over longer durations or if a recurring pattern emerges.

rite profile for an ISIS client.

ver time? Is there an upward or

It is normal for the maximum read bandwidth to

• Patterns: Is there a momentary drop in performance intervals? Patterns can emerge as a result of implementation details and the configuration of a particular system (for example, caching strategies or physical memory), or they might indicate a load on a system that is occurring periodically.

• Changes in performance as load varies: What oc load by other users (or Benchmark Utility is running on another client)? It might be easier to observe these interactions by inspecting the plot of performance results over time.

be greater than maximum write bandwidth.

that occurs at consistent or varied

curs when a subsystem is placed under a

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Average Rate Calculation

The average data rate is calculated over the duration of the test. This calculation includes the time the utility requires to open and to close the test files, so the test file size (which you can configure for custom tests) can affect the overall measured throughput.

Also, if the throughput is slow as the test is starting, this might be reflected in the average rate. For example, if the target bandwidth is 4.0 MB/s, the actual average rate calculated at the conclusion of the test might be 3.98 or 3.99 MB/s.

Measurement Strategy

Throughput measurements are plotted periodically (every n seconds) and represent a snapshot of performance at the time of the plot. This is done to limit the amount of data that is plotted, which otherwise could include a very large number of data points. As a result, the performance graph could miss a momentary drop or increase or a peak in performance that occurs between plot points. The average rate calculation reflects the impact of such a dip or spike, even if the actual size of a momentary variation does not appear in the graph.

Test Result Interpretation

If your results fall below optimal performance, check whether your bandwidth is limited. You can use the Avid list in the Users dialog box (see “User Descriptions” in the Avi d and your device bandwidth in the Device list in the Device dialog box (see “Device Descriptions” in the Avid greater than the reservations set in the Management Console, your Avid can adjust the limits.

ISIS Management Console to check your user bandwidth in the Users

ISIS Administration Guide)

ISIS Administration Guide). If your bandwidth requirements are

ISIS administrator

These results represent guidelines for Avid-qualified systems; performance on your system might vary.

Typical Bandwidths

The following tables list the typical bandwidth you can expect from your ISIS clients when you run the Benchmark Utility using the default parameters.

ISIS | 7500 Zone1 16 ISB Storage Group  Using the Default Parameters of 100 MB File Size and 16 MB Transfer Size I/Os

Unprotected

Read/Write

1 Gb Windows 102 102 102 108 98 88

Read

Mirrored Read

RAID Read

Unprotected Write

Mirrored Write

RAID Write

Results Panel Graph

ISIS | 7500 Zone1 16 ISB Storage Group  Using the Default Parameters of 100 MB File Size and 16 MB Transfer Size I/Os

Read/Write

Unprotected Read

Mirrored Read

RAID Read

Unprotected Write

Mirrored Write

RAID Write

1 Gb Macintosh 105 105 105 95 87 80

10 Gb Windows 470 MB/s 470 MB/s 450 MB/s 435 MB/s 215 MB/s 140 MB/s

10 Gb Macintosh 312 MB/s 313 MB/s 315 MB/s 301 MB/s 185 MB/s 128 MB/s

ISIS | 5500 - 5000 Direct Connect Clients Using the Default Parameters of 100 MB File Size and  16 MB Transfer Size I/Os

Read/Write Read Write Read Write

ISIS | 5500 - 5000 Switch Connected Clients Using the Default Parameters of 100 MB File Size and  16 MB Transfer Size I/Os

1 Gb Windows 110 MB/s 102 MB/s 96 MB/s 110 MB/s

1 Gb Macintosh 104 MB/s 105 MB/s 103 MB/s 96 MB/s

10 Gb Windows 470 MB/s 245 MB/s 440 MB/s 340 MB/s

10 Gb Macintosh 410 MB/s 340 MB/s 440 MB/s 340 MB/s

ISIS | 2500 - 2000, Zone 2 (S4810 switch), Default Parameters  of 100 MB File Size and 16 MB Transfer Size

Connection, OS

Read, MB/s Max Read I/O

time, ms

Write, MB/s Max write I/O

time, ms

1 Gb Windows 112 150 110 160

1 Gb Macintosh 104 160 98 170

Dual 1 Gb Windows 212 80 185 750

Dual 1 Gb

143 180 180 150

Macintosh

10 Gb Windows 595 30 595 650

10 Gb Macintosh 475 120 386 80

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Results Panel Buttons

The Results panel provides the following buttons for displaying the results, explaining the graph lines, and linking you to the saved results files.

To view the test results in a browser window:

t Click the Display results summary button.

To open the Benchmark Results folder:

t Click the Display results folder button.

To view a legend for the graphs:

t Click the Show/Hide the graph legend button.

Color Section in Results Panel

The graph lines displayed in the Results panel can be customized. You can select what test results are displayed along with the style, color, and width of each line.

To view the Graphic Properties dialog box:

1. Right-click in the Results panel and select Properties or double-click on a graph line.

The Graph Properties dialog box opens.

Results Panel Graph

Not all results are visible by default and different tests have different result categories. For example, the read tests do not have results in the write category. When the Hide check box is checked, the results are not displayed in the graph. The default line style is a solid line and the width is set to 3. The following table lists all the possible results and whether they are displayed by default.

Test Name Visible by Default

Current Read Rate Yes

Current Write Rate Yes

Average Read Rate Yes

Average Write Rate Yes

Errors Count No

Current IO Count Per Sec No

Minimum Read Time No

Maximum Read Time Yes

Average Read Time No

Minimum Write Time No

Maximum Write Time Yes

Average Write Time No

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2. Select your preferences in the Graph Properties dialog box:

- Double-click the color block to open the color panel.

Select a line style.

- Select the line width from 1 to 10.

- Click the Hide check box to hide the line from displaying in the graph.

When Hide check box is checked, you are prevented from changing the line color, line style

and line width.

- Click the revert arrow to revert the setting back to the defaults.

3. Click the green check mark to apply the settings or without any changes.

Benchmark Logs

The Benchmark Utility displays the results in the right panel and logs in the bottom panel. Results are what you get from running a set of actions. The Logs messages are recorded any time and include harmless information, errors, and other mechanical messaging.

You can view the current log in the Log View sec log file is automatically deleted and a new one is started every time you open the Benchmark Utility. You can save a copy of the log or the log for the current work session.

All logs are cleared when you exit the Benchmark Utility, but Results are saved to the path

specified in preferences. The following are default the folders where the logs are saved:

• Windows 32-bit —

Settings\Application Data\Avid\BenchmarkUtility\logs

•Windows 64-bit —

\BenchmarkUtility\logs

To view data in the Logs:

1. Open the Benchmark Utility. (For information on opening the Benchmark Utility, see

“Running the Benchmark Uti

the red X to close the dialog box

tion of the Benchmark Utility window. The

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Avid

lity” on page 10.)

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If the Log View area is not displayed, click the Show/Hide Log View button to display the panel.

The Log View area is the bottom section of the Benchmark Utility window. You can sort the

list in the window by clicking the headings at the top of the Log View panel. Click

the blue arrow to sort the fields in ascending or descending order.

To save a copy of the Benchmark Utility log:

1. Click the Save all log messages to a file button.

2. Navigate to the folder where you want to save your log.

3. Type a name for file and save it.

To clear the log data in the Log View panel:

t Click the Clear all log messages button.

Benchmark Logs

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Operating Systems Qualified with the Benchmark Utility

Running the Benchmark Utility

Benchmark Window

Benchmark Buttons

Benchmark Keyboard Shortcuts

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Configure Hosts

Running Tests

Results Panel Graph

Typical Bandwidths

Results Panel Buttons

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