OSX-Test Nas speed

[berksgr]

Hi, anyone have an articles on tools / software to help test NAS speed on OSX ?

Examples I have found by searching are windows based such as http://www.intel.com/products/server/storage/NAS_Perf_Toolkit.htm via the How To on this site.

Thanks

 

[Generic George]

Hi, anyone have an articles on tools / software to help test NAS speed on OSX ?

Examples I have found by searching are windows based such as http://www.intel.com/products/server/storage/NAS_Perf_Toolkit.htm via the How To on this site.

Thanks

I take it you are looking for something other than "Copy a large bunch of files and use a timer", but have you thought about using AppleScript/Automator to set up the various types of runs done and also making it function as the timer? I suspect that's pretty much all most of the testing tools are doing essentially.

 

[thiggins]

If you're willing to get down into OSX' BSD core, you might be able to use these
http://unixfoo.blogspot.com/2008/01/linux-benchmarking-tools.html

 

[occamsrazor]

AJA System Test
You'll need to go into prefs and "enable network volumes"
http://www.aja.com/products/software/

Helios LANTest
http://www.helios.de/web/EN/products/LanTest.html

 

[berksgr]

Thanks, will give them a whirl !

 

[occamsrazor]

FYI, regarding this bit - "You'll need to go into prefs and "enable network volumes" - at least on my machine I have to do it every time i launch the app. But I still prefer it to the other one though.

 

[ifrog]

Thanks for the suggestions. I couldn't get the AJA System Test to work (OSX 10.7.4) but I got the Helios LANtest to work, which I thought was a simple and great program. It's free to boot. Thanks.