Running a Test Suite

On the client side, run mtptest with the name of the server to begin the test series.  For example,

mtptest yourservername.com

The named server must be running mtptest in server mode or lserve.  Once this has been verified, mtptest will test the speed and latency of the path while comparing TCP and MTP performance.

By default, mtptest looks for a server on port 8082.  You can tell it to use a different port by specifying it after the server name.  For example,

mtptest yourservername.com 8081

By default, a test run takes about two minutes.  You can increase the length of the throughput portion of the test by using the “-t” option.  Longer testing times tend to be more accurate.  Ideally, you should use a testing time that matches the type of transaction you typically perform.  For example, to set the time for each throughput test to 120 seconds (two minutes),

mtptest -t 120 yourservername.com