
7-12 Test: Ensuring Stability and Performance
Test Cycle: Testing for Performance Adaptive Server Enterprise 11.5
Untimed Benchmarks
In multi-user mode, run untimed benchmarks as often as necessary,
capturing response time and throughput metrics. Resolve:
• Differences, such as cache hit rate, to the production system
• Bottlenecks caused by saturated devices
• Other problems or mistakes
Between runs, restore your databases from backup or perform a
quick reset.
Timed Benchmarks
Always restore your databases from backup so they are in a known
state when running timed benchmarks. Gather response time and
throughput metrics. Run as often as necessary to fix problems and be
able to reproduce the final results.
Test System Upgrade
Perform the upgrade on the test system following the instructions in
the installation guide, Installing Sybase Products. Be sure to perform
all steps so that the test upgrade is a walkthrough of the real
upgrade. Make the memory and disk space changes you determined
that you needed in Chapter 6, “Implement: Making Required
Database Administration Changes”. However, do not change your
Adaptive Server configuration to use new features at this time.
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Your first objective after upgrade is to test Adaptive Server’s out-of-the-box
performance. Wait until later to try new performance tuning features.
Resolve all problems and note them for reference. The installation
guide gives detailed troubleshooting information.
After the upgrade:
• Perform
dbcc’s on all databases.
• Back up all databases, including master and sybsystemprocs. You
will need backups to restore the test system to a known state
between timed benchmarks.
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