Performance test on specific interface

Question

Hi, Is there a way to run a performance test on a specific interface? I have two arrays PROD and DR over a 10G. I would like to run a benchmark without going over the management interface. I am just looking to test the replication interface. Is there a way to do this through iperf3 or perhaps a workaround using nc or rsync? Thanks,

Phil.Lam · Accepted Answer

@macyero , you can use iperf3 to test the plumbng of your network. you have to use ifconfig or isi network interfaces list to get the IPs of the interfaces first

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000188735/using-iperf3-with-onefs?lang=en

example:
SERVER
Isilon01-2# iperf3 -s
-----------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on 5201
-----------------------------------------------------------
Accepted connection from 10.135.134.22, port 23486
[ 5] local 10.135.134.41 port 5201 connected to 10.135.134.22 port 28311
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.89 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec
[ 5] 10.00-10.00 sec 131 KBytes 9.77 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 11.5 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec

-----------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on 5201
-----------------------------------------------------------

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 11.5 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec receiver

CLIENT
CLIENT01# iperf3 -c 10.135.134.41 -B 10.135.134.22
Connecting to host 10.135.134.41, port 5201
[ 5] local 10.135.134.22 port 28311 connected to 10.135.134.41 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 1.15 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 157 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 11.5 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 11.5 GBytes 9.90 Gbits/sec receiver

iperf Done.

DELL-Josh Cr · Answer

Hi, Thank you for your question. Check out this article, it isn’t exactly this but it has some networking testing info https://dell.to/3MrYAvr.   Let us know if you have any additional questions.

macyero · Answer

Cannot access article This article is permission based. Find another article.

DELL-Josh Cr · Answer

Looks like you need to be logged in with an account with the product attached to the account. Try this one instead https://dell.to/3BTOyhD

macyero · Answer

If I use the zone name of the speific subnet that I want to test then that should test all of the interfaces through round-robin?

Phil.Lam · Answer

@macyero ,  I have not tested that, but it should work.use pool SCZN, not subnet SCZN

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