X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=csit.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fenvironment%2Fpre_test_server_calib.rst;fp=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fenvironment%2Fpre_test_server_calib.rst;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hp=325c61b212bcb8f9160c8399755393338f6bfab9;hb=374954b9d648f503f6783325a1266457953a998d;hpb=46eac7bb697e8261dba5b439a15f5a6125f31760 diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/environment/pre_test_server_calib.rst b/docs/report/introduction/environment/pre_test_server_calib.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 325c61b212..0000000000 --- a/docs/report/introduction/environment/pre_test_server_calib.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Pre-Test Server Calibration ---------------------------- - -Number of SUT server sub-system runtime parameters have been identified -as impacting data plane performance tests. Calibrating those parameters -is part of FD.io CSIT pre-test activities, and includes measuring and -reporting following: - -#. System level core jitter - measure duration of core interrupts by - Linux in clock cycles and how often interrupts happen. Using - `CPU core jitter tool `_. - -#. Memory bandwidth - measure bandwidth with `Intel MLC tool - `_. - -#. Memory latency - measure memory latency with Intel MLC tool. - -#. Cache latency at all levels (L1, L2, and Last Level Cache) - measure - cache latency with Intel MLC tool. - -Measured values of listed parameters are especially important for -repeatable zero packet loss throughput measurements across multiple -system instances. Generally they come useful as a background data for -comparing data plane performance results across disparate servers. - -Following sections include measured calibration data for testbeds.