Infoworld is widely enough read that the article will be negative to
corporate management. Since David Miller posted some Web benchmarks after
reworking the networking code (which I don't remember in detail) and got
strong results, I thought I would post this for comment from others that
might have insight into the poor performance shown.
-- Michael
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http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/970707comp.htm
Web platform solutions
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Big Blue déjà vu
Web servers are now strong enough to be the core of your
enterprise. But whether they're used for an intranet or a
commercial site, hearty administration tools are key for
managing your platforms.
COMPARED
Apache solution
Apache 1.1.3
Red Hat Linux 4.2
Linux Hardware Solutions 2000P
IBM solution
Internet Connection Secure Server 4.2
AIX 4.2
IBM RS/6000 Internet Power Solutions F50
Netscape LiveWire 1.1
Microsoft solution
Internet Information Server 3.0
Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 2
Active Server Pages 1.0
FrontPage 97 2.0
Index Server 1.1
Seagate Crystal Reports for IIS 4.5
HP NetServer LX Pro 6/200 SMP
Microsoft Resource Kit for Windows NT Server 4.0
Netscape solution
Enterprise Server 3.0
Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 2
Compaq ProLiant 5000
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Getting the goods
We used virtual test clients to send HTTP requests for URLs
and images to the Web servers. All of the servers didn't
generate the same number of requests per minute, but the
error rate increased for most servers as clients were
added. Only ICSS stayed strong.
Number of virtual
test clients 240 960 1,440 1,920
Apache solution
Total attempted Stopped
requests 2,342 2,534 2,740 serving
Total good gets 2,311 1,857 1,645 [Image]
Error rate 1.32% 26.72% 39.96% [Image]
IBM solution
Total attempted
requests 3,796 14,964 22,345 29,674
Total good gets 3,796 14,964 22,345 29,674
Error rate 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Microsoft solution
Total attempted
requests 3,888 15,419 23,095 19,043
Total good gets 3,888 15,352 22,963 17,390
Error rate 0.00% 0.43% 0.57% 8.68%
Netscape solution
Total attempted
requests 3,295 11,332 19,212 26,967
Total good gets 3,295 10,481 10,429 9,523
Error rate 0.00% 7.51% 45.72% 64.69%
Lotus Notes
Total attempted
requests 3,779 14,953 N/A(*) 30,584
Total good gets 3,779 10,150 N/A(*) 9,850
Error rate 0.00% 32.12% N/A(*) 67.79%
(*) Due to time constraints, no number was available for
Lotus Notes at 1,440 clients.