NETBENCH(TM) 2.10 README.TXT

This is the README.TXT file for NetBench 2.10.  It contains the
NetBench license agreement, installation instructions, and important
notes about NetBench.  Before you run NetBench, you must first read
and agree to the license agreement.

LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ZIFF-DAVIS' NETBENCH(TM) 2.1 

READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE EMBODIED 
IN THE NETBENCH(TM) 2.1 DISKETTE (OR, IF DOWNLOADED, IN THE 
DOWNLOADED FILE(S)).  Embodied in the NetBench 2.1 diskette 
("diskette") (or, if downloaded, in the downloaded file(s)) is 
the NetBench 2.1 computer program and related documentation (the 
"Software").  Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, L.P., having a place 
of business at One Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 ("Ziff") 
is the licensor under this Agreement and you are the licensee.  
By using the Software, in whole or in part, you agree to be bound 
by the terms of this Agreement.  If you do not agree to the terms 
of this Agreement, promptly return the Software (or, if 
downloaded, delete the Software) to the Ziff-Davis Benchmark 
Operation at One Copley Parkway, Suite 510, Morrisville, North 
Carolina 27560.  Title to the Software and all copyrights, trade 
secrets and other proprietary rights therein are owned by Ziff.  
All rights therein, except those expressly granted to you in this 
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1.	Limited License

This Agreement grants you only limited rights to use the 
Software. Ziff grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable 
license to use the Software on a file server networked with 
multiple PC computers for the sole purpose of conducting 
benchmark tests to measure the performance of computer hardware 
and operating system configurations.  You have the right to make 
a single copy of the Software for archival purposes and the right 
to transfer a copy of the Software across a network only to the 
PC computers attached to the network.  

You may not publish or distribute benchmark test results obtained 
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The Software is licensed subject to RESTRICTED RIGHTS.  Use, 
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Computer Software-Restricted Rights clause in the FAR (48 CFR 
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clauses. The contractor/manufacturer is the Ziff-Davis Benchmark 
Operation, One Copley Parkway, Suite 510, Morrisville, North 
Carolina 27560. 

5.	General Provisions

Nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of Ziff's rights 
under U.S copyright laws or any other Federal, state, local or 
foreign law.  You are responsible for installation, management, 
and operation of the Software.  This Agreement shall be 
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provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent 
jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the 
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.  


NETBENCH INSTALLATION

This section talks about how you can install and start using 
NetBench. It includes information on installing NetBench on a 
PC and on a network server. Refer to the NetBench manual for 
more complete information.

Installing on a PC

This section provides instructions for installing NetBench on 
a PC in order become familiar with the tool.  Network testing 
cannot be accomplished using the PC installation procedure.

Load the NetBench files in an empty directory on the PC.  To 
do this:

1.  Create the directory on the PC.  Any directory name will 
    work.  The drive  must be local with respect to the PC.  
    In this case we will assume the C: drive.

    md fakenet

    In this example we will use FAKENET. 

    NOTE:  This directory must be empty and should only contain 
    files which are pertinent to Ziff-Davis' NetBench.  Files 
    located in the directory will be overwritten if they correspond 
    to filenames reserved by NetBench.

2.  Insert Ziff-Davis' NetBench disk into the floppy drive and 
    copy all NetBench files to the newly created file directory.

3.  Run the NetBench License Utility.

    NETBENCH / L

    You are required to provide your Name and Organization under 
    the terms of the Licensing Agreement.  Follow the directions 
    on the display.

4.  Create a file named WS.ID with any text editor and type a 
    unique 3 digit numeric identifier (example: 001) at the 
    first position in the file (no lead spaces or line feeds), 
    then save the file to the C:\WS.ID local drive root 
    directory (Refer to: Definitions WS.ID and Test Stations in
    the NetBench documentation).  The purpose of the file is 
    to identify the test station with a unique 3 digit numeric
    identifier.   NetBench requires this file be located on 
    the C:\ drive root directory of each test station.   

5.  Once NetBench is installed it is best to:
    A) 	Determine which NetBench test to run (NIC Throughput or 
        I/O Throughput)

    B) 	Read the corresponding section in this guide about 
        the test.  

    C) 	If you were actually using the network for testing, 
        you would normally make specific adjustments to the 
        test network at this point in time.  Because you have 
        installed NetBench on your local drive, NetBench results 
        are "simulated" and no network adjustments are required.

    D) 	Go to the Running NetBench section to learn how to use 
        the menus and configure NetBench parameters for the test. 
        It would be useful to "play" with the test parameters 
        in order to become familiar with them.

    E) 	Configure the NetBench parameters

    F) 	Run the test.


Installing NetBench on a Network Server

				WARNING
The user is cautioned against running these tests on a "live" 
production network.   NetBench is designed to exercise the 
network in various ways.  Running NetBench should be done in 
isolation when other user activity on the network is non-existent.

Load all the NetBench diskette files onto the server such that 
the program can run off a common logical drive with the other 
test stations on the network. To do this : 

1.  Log into the server from your workstation over your LAN 
    connection.

2.  Create a default directory on the server.  This directory 
    will be accessed by all the test stations as a common 
    workspace from which they will read and write.  Any directory 
    name will work.  In this example we will use NETBENCH.  
    Warning: This directory must be empty and should only 
    contain files which are pertinent to Ziff-Davis' NetBench.  
    Other files may be overwritten if they are contained in 
    this directory.

    J: {substitute your Network drive name for J in all cases}
    MD J:\NETBENCH
    CD  J:\NETBENCH 

3.  Install the NetBench programs.  Insert Ziff-Davis' NetBench 
    disk into the floppy drive and copy the floppy files to 
    the server directory you have designated.

4.  Run the NetBench License Utility.

    CD \NETBENCH
    NETBENCH  / L

    You are required to provide your Name and Organization 
    under the terms of the Licensing Agreement.  Follow the 
    directions on the display.

5.  At each Test station: Create a file named WS.ID with 
    any text editor and type a unique 3 digit numeric 
    identifier (example: 001) at the first position in the 
    file (no lead spaces or line feeds), then save the file 
    to the C:\WS.ID local drive root directory (Refer to: 
    Definitions WS.ID and Test Stations in the NetBench
    documentation).  The purpose of the file is to identify 
    each test station in the network with a unique 3 digit 
    numeric identifier.  A sequential scheme is suggested 
    for convenience (example: 001, 002, 003). NetBench 
    requires this file be located on the C:\ drive root 
    directory of each test station.   

6.  Set the login sequence on each test station to execute 
    NetBench on startup.  Modify AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS 
    so that the test stations will boot and automatically start 
    up NetBench for the current test run. Automatic boot up is 
    not required, but suggested for convenience. It also 
    prevents other software interfering with the performance 
    tests.  

7.  Prevent any non-test stations from interfering with the 
    network.  Warning:  Do not run these tests from the same 
    network that other users are accessing since it will 
    interfere with both the NetBench testing and the user.  
    Any non-test stations may remain physically connected to 
    the network but must be logged off the network server.

8.  Ensure that the file server and network LAN is properly 
    configured for the test.  This includes:

	*  LAN server network interface card.
	*  All connectivity and cabling.
	*  Software drivers on LAN server and test stations.
	*  Operating system parameters which might affect the 
           test (Disk caching, memory,  maximum packet size, 
           minimum packet size).

NetBench is now installed.


IMPORTANT NETBENCH NOTES

The following list provides information you need to know BEFORE you
run NetBench. Read these notes before running NetBench.

====================================================================
                             WARNING
  The user is cautioned against running these tests on a "live"
  production network.   NetBench is designed to exercise the
  network in various ways.  Running NetBench should be done in
  isolation when other user activity on the network is non-
  existent. Results would be meaningless if the network were
  active with user tasks.
====================================================================

1.  You must read and agree to the license information listed 
    above  before you run NetBench for the first time. The same 
    information appears on your PC's screen when you first run 
    NetBench and in the front of the NetBench manual. If you do 
    not agree to the licensing information, remove NetBench from 
    your PC and return the diskette and all accompanying materials
    (including any documentation) to ZDBOp at the address listed
    in the license agreement (or, if you downloaded NetBench, delete 
    NetBench from your PC).

2.  Netbench requires at least 420kb of conventional memory on
    each test station to operate successfully.
 
3.  Prevent any non-test stations from interfering with the
    network.  Warning: Do not run these tests from the same
    network that other users are accessing since it will
    interfere with both the NetBench testing and the user.  Any
    non-test stations may remain physically connected to the
    network but must be logged off the network server.
  
4.  Ensure that the file server and network LAN is properly
    configured for the test.  This includes:
    LAN server network interface card.
    All connectivity and Cabling.
    Software drivers on LAN server and test stations.
    Operating system parameters which might affect the test
    (Disk caching, memory,  maximum packet size, minimum packet
    size).

5.  The CPU Throughput test has been removed from NetBench 2.10.

6.  NetBench 2.10 fixed a bug in the method the I/O Throughput
    Sequential Read and Sequential Write tests wrapped
    around to the beginning of the test file.  As a result,
    Sequential Read and Write throughput numbers will be
    slightly higher when compared against previous versions
    of NetBench.

7.  The test files created by the NetBench 2.10 I/O Throughput
    test are not typically  compressible.  As a result, network
    operating system file compression support (for example,
    Novell NetWare 4.0) should be disabled when running NetBench.
  

NETBENCH DOCUMENTATION

For more complete information consult the NetBench documentation
in any of the three document formats included on this diskette:                        
NETBENCH.DOC  Word for Windows 2.0a
NETBENCH.RTF  Rich Text Format 
NETBENCH.TXT  An ASCII file 


TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have problems installing or running NetBench 2.10, please 
contact the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation (ZDBOp). You can contact
ZDBOp in two ways:

    You can FAX your questions and comments to NetBench Technical 
    Support at the ZDBOp benchmark FAX number (919-380-2879).

    You can mail your questions and comments to ZDBOp at the 
    following address:

    Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
    One Copley Parkway, Suite 510
    Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

    Attn.: NetBench Technical Support


TRADEMARKS

NetBench(TM) is a trademark of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, L.P.
NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.
Windows(TM) is a trademark and Microsoft(R) is a registered trademark
of Microsoft Corporation.

Copyrights

NetBench 2.10 (C)1992-1993 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, L.P. 
All rights reserved.
