CloudBoost: Benchmark Cloud Store (BSB)

Summary: This article covers how to run the Blobstore Benchmark (BSV) command to identify parameters to best suite the cloud store in the environment.

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Instructions

The Blobstore benchmark is a tool used to identify the ideal parameters for cloud store configurations. 

1. Log in to the CloudBoost CLI as admin

2. Run the following command:  

diagnostics blobstore-cli "--provider <PROVIDER> --endpoint <URL_IF_REQUIRED> --identity <ID> --credential <SECRET_KEY> benchmark --num-parallel-requests <#_OF_REQUESTS> --blob-size <AVG_BLOB_SIZE> --max-runtime 60 --container <CONTAINER_NAME> WRITE"
 

Options:

Benchmark (BSB) has the following options:
    • benchmark
      • Tells the blobstore-cli to perform a benchmark process
    • --num-parallel-requests
      • This is the number of parallel requests that the CloudBoost client (listed above) will use
    • --blob-size
      • Specified in bytes
      • This is the average chunk size produced by CloudBoost and can be adjusted (listed above)
      • The default parameter is 262144 (bytes) and the maximum allowed within CloudBoost is 1MB
    • --max-runtime
      • How long the process is to run for - the longer the runtime, the more objects are sent
    • --container
      • Places these test blobs inside the specified container
    • WRITE
      • Tells the blobstore-cli to write blobs to the specified container - used for backup performance benchmarks
    • READ
      • Tells the blobstore-cli to read blobs from the specified container - used for restore performance benchmarks
 
Defaults and Maximums:
    • Number of parallel requests: 16 - 128
    • blob size (average): 256KB (64KB to 1MB) 
    • Max runtime: 60

Additional Information

For specific examples, see CloudBoost: Validate Cloud Store Credentials (BSV)  for more information. 

Note: Remember that the blob size is in bytes.

Affected Products

CloudBoost

Products

CloudBoost, CloudBoost Physical Appliance, CloudBoost Virtual Appliance
Article Properties
Article Number: 000010167
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2026
Version:  8
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