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==Performance Tests==
 
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There have been numerous informal performance tests of the WDS service.  Formal tests have been listed below:
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* 7/10/2009, Sullivan Lab, 31 computers
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* 7/17/2009, (planned)

Revision as of 14:15, 10 July 2009

WDS utilizes network and server hardware in many configuration-dependent ways. This page attempts to document some of those configuration scenarios and what kind of performance users can expect.

PXE

Unicast Transfers

Multicast Transfers

Multicast is a network term referring to transfers that are processed by one or more computers. Multicasting is generally used when imaging computer labs. At present, WDS multicasting is disabled by the campus network authority, ComTech, so no performance measurements can be taken.

Performance Tests

There have been numerous informal performance tests of the WDS service. Formal tests have been listed below:

  • 7/10/2009, Sullivan Lab, 31 computers
  • 7/17/2009, (planned)