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- The PC Magazine LAN benchmark program is used to provide
- the network load conditions and to obtain timing results.
- The TIMED test (T on the menu) is run on one workstation
- and load conditions are imposed using this program running
- on one or more workstations.
-
- Menu options 1, 2, and 3 run LOAD 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
- The first two create their own workfiles. LOAD 3 uses a
- common set of files which are created using menu item B,
- Build data base simulation files. Load workstations must
- be started before the TIMED test.
-
- The setup menu (S on the menu) allows test parameters to be
- changed. Parameters can be saved in a file from this menu.
- The parameters from this file are loaded when this program
- is run.
-
- The file and record sizes used by the TIMED test can be set
- from the setup menu (S on the menu). This must be done
- BEFORE the TIMED test is run.
-
- File and record sizes can be specified while a trailing K
- or M for kilobytes or megabytes resprectively. Record sizes
- for the TIMED test can be specified to the byte level. The
- tests are reported in the order specified and up to 8 record
- sizes can be listed.
-
- Temporary and data base files must be placed on a network
- disk. This can be done by running this program from the
- network or by specifying the appropriate drive letter in
- the file name. The file names can be changed through the
- setup menu. Path names can also be included. Temporary files
- should end in XXXXX as in TMPXXXXX.
-
- Test results are placed into two files. The text file is
- suitable for printing or typeing while comma seperated variable
- file can be read directly into most spreadsheet programs.
- The files include additional items such as LAN name which can
- be changed from the setup menu.
-
- Options are saved in the file PCMAGLAN.ARG. This is a text
- file which can be changed using most text editors. Each line
- contains a single option and the order must be preserved.
-
- See the README.TXT file on the PC Magazine LAN diskette for
- more details on the tests and the effects of running the tests.