Stress Testing a NetWare Server
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Dec 2001
Q.
I am in search of a software or hardware solution for "Load and Stress" testing on NetWare v5.1 Operating System. I have found performance monitoring tools for NetWare but I have not found any that would simulate load and stress. In my search I have found a variety of load, stress and scalability testing tools for Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Web Servers. One of the best sites is http://www.testingfaqs.org/tools.htm.
The problem I am having is that I am unable to duplicate in my test environment, including all of the problems that occur in production. Any direction, web links or contact information to either a software or hardware solution is greatly appreciated.
Stressing in Santa Fe
A.
Dear Stressing: There was a time when Novell provided stress-testing software for LAN Driver Developers. Novell currently does not provide any type of stress-testing software for NetWare. However during BrainShare 2001, Bob Ross, of LAN Utilities L.L.C., had a Breakout Session entitled "Don't Get Caught with Your Network Down." He had a software solution that you may be interested in. His Web site is at http://www.lanengineer.com.
I believe that his LAN Engineer product has stress test capabilities. In addition, there are two Novell AppNotes that Bob authored located at: http://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana19970104.html and http://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana19970204.html
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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