What is Dynamo in iometer?

What is Dynamo in iometer?

Dynamo consists of a workload generator and the measurement tool. At the request of the Iometer program, Dynamo executes I/O operations and records the performance data. Thereby, each instance of Dynamo can simulate the I/O load of multiple client programs running in parallel.

What is VDBench?

VDBench is an I/O workload generator for measuring storage performance and verifying the data integrity of direct-attached and network connected storage. The software is known to run on several operating platforms.

Is the last version of Iometer compatible with Linux?

IOmeter consists of a management software that manages and evaluates the particular tests and Dynamo – an executable that run these tests in multiple threads on the local or a remote computer. Beside Windows, the last version of IOmeter also supports Linux on 32- and 64-bit machines.

How to run a local test with Iometer?

For a local test, just start Iometer on the machine to which you installed the program. In Figure A below, see the Topology section at the left. In that section you see BASE2K3, which is the name of the machine (also called a “manager” in Iometer-speak) on which Iometer is running, and Worker 1.

What do I need to know about Iometer Dynamo?

Using Iometer’s graphical user interface, you configure the workload, set operating parameters, and start and stop tests. Iometer tells Dynamo what to do, collects the resulting data, and summarizes the results in output files.

How do I install Iometer on my computer?

Simply double-click the downloaded file and accept all of the default options. This installs Iometer onto your system and places a shortcut on your Start Menu. Iometer is extraordinarily versatile, and I don’t have room in this article to go over every option (The Users Guide is more than 80 pages long).