[AusNOG] web UI for iperf test server/machine

[David Wilde]

Hi,

PerfSonar  does provide an interface to run various network performance tests.  You can use it to run scheduled or one-off tests.  It's used widely on R&E networks around the world, with much development work coming out of ESNet and Internet2 (the USA equivalents of AARNet).

The BWCTL test is iperf-based and used for throughput measurements.  Another, OWAMP, tests packet loss & latency - which is often sufficient to identify network problem, without filling your pipes with production-impacting iperf/BWCTL traffic.

I wouldn't say that perfSonar is a simple way of throwing up a front-end to iperf however... it takes a certain amount of effort to get it up and working.  However tied in with a dashboard such as MadDash, it can provide an informative view of network-wide performance.

www.perfsonar.net<http://www.perfsonar.net>
http://psps.perfsonar.net/toolkit/  is the flavour we use

http://fasterdata.es.net/performance-testing/perfsonar/perfsonar-dashboard/
https://code.google.com/p/perfsonar-ps/wiki/MaDDashInstall


David



There was a Packet Pushers episode a while back about PerfSonar - they seemed to indicate that it included a more interesting frontend than the default iperf stuff.

My memory is a bit hazy on it though - original podcast here: http://packetpushers.net/show-163-open-source-perfsonar-finds-the-flaws-impacting-the-flows/




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