Questions on Polymix-3

From: Jihong A. Kim (jakim@dnrc.bell-labs.com)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 14:15:33 MDT


Hi,

Q1)
Is it okay to distribute IP address unevenly among clients or servers and
run the polymix test? ( For instance, I would give one client machine 300
IP addresses and the other 500 IP address, and run the test. )

Q2)
Do client machines and server machines have to move together at the
same time from one phase to the next throughout, the Polymix-3 test?

I ran the Polymix-3 test with 450 request/sec, with one pair of
server/client machine. However, the client and the server were moving
through a series of phases at a different rate (even when they were
synchronized with local time server.). So when the client was finished,
the server was in "top1" phase. The order of phases is as follows.

----------------
warm -> ramp -> fill -> exit -> inc1 -> top1 -> dec1 -> idle -> inc2 ->
top2 -> dec2 -> cool
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I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks a lot in advance. =)

- jihong



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