Testing Snapsync Network Latency and Throughput (KBA1032)

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Troubleshooting Network Latency and Throughput

The capability to test the performance of networking to a source or target host/server is built-in to the Delphix Virtualization Engine is accessible from the command-line interface (CLI).

Use an SSH client such as PUTTY if using a Windows workstation or call SSH from the UNIX/Linux shell to connect as an administrative user to the Delphix Virtualization Engine using the CLI.

$ ssh delphix_admin@<IP-address-or-hostname-of-Delphix-Engine>

Testing the Network Latency to the Source Database

When connected to the Delphix CLI for a Delphix Virtualization Engine with the IP hostname of "prod_delphix_01.abc.com". To test the network latency to the source database server while specifying its IP address or hostname, in this case "prod_source_01.abc.com" enter the following commands:

```
/network test latency
```
```
create
```

set remoteAddress=prod_source_01.abc.com

```
commit
```

You can use the "remoteHost" field (instead of "remoteAddress") to specify the name of the Delphix source environment, as follows:

```
/network test latency
```
```
create
```
```
set remoteHost=source01
```
```
commit
```

It should look something like this...

Here, we see network latency of about 0.5 ms, which is excellent. Delphix recommends latency of less than 1 ms between Delphix Virtualization Engines and target hosts/servers, so having that latency between the engine and the source host/server, where such fast latency is not necessary, is very good news.

Testing the Maximum Throughput

To test the maximum throughput on the network between the Delphix Virtualization Engine and the source host/server, enter the following:

```
/network test throughput
```
```
create
```
```
set remoteHost=source01
```
```
commit
```

This conducts the throughput test in the default direction of TRANSMIT (i.e. from engine to source server).

Note that only the "remoteHost" field (for the Delphix environment name) can be specified; the "remoteAddress" field (for the IP address/hostname) is not offered as an option.

A second throughput test, in the RECEIVE direction (from the source environment to the engine) is necessary as well.

```
create
```
```
set remoteHost=source01
```
```
set direction=RECEIVE
```
```
commit
```

On a 10GbE network (Delphix recommendation), 10.0 Gbps, or 10,240 Mbps is the line speed or the maximum possible throughput. The throughputs shown, 673.4 Mbps for TRANSMIT and 790.0 Mbps for RECEIVE represent only about 6.5% and 7.7% respectively of line speed.

If this is a 10GbE network, we should reasonably expect more like 50% - 80% or more of line speed. However, if this is a 1GbE network, then 1 Gpbs or 1024 Mbps is line speed, and these readings represent 65% and 77% of line speed, which is quite good.

If this is a 10GbE network, then something is limiting network throughput, and the network administration team should be engaged to diagnose the problem.

However, if this is a 1GbE network, then we are getting almost as much throughput as can be expected. Consider if you need to bond multiple 1GbE network links, or upgrade to a 10GbE network?