System and method for NAS server test load generation

摘要

System and method embodiments are provided herein to test Network Attached Storage (NAS) server performance by generating a sufficient load in NAS client sessions. A test device is configured to run as many needed NAS clients to generate enough NAS session load for evaluating the NAS server performance. An embodiment comprises a method for testing a NAS server comprising starting a NAS client, establishing a session between the NAS client and the NAS server, exchanging communications for the session at a network stack layer below the NAS client, terminating the NAS client, starting a second NAS client, establishing a subsequent session between the second NAS client and the NAS server, exchanging communications for the subsequent session at the network stack layer while exchanging communications for the session, and terminating the second NAS client.

主权项

1. A method for testing a Network Attached Storage (NAS) server, the method comprising:
identifying, by a network stack of a test device, a session established by a NAS client for testing a load of the NAS server, the NAS client being an autonomous application instantiated on the same test device as the network stack; intercepting and taking over, at the network stack, the session; terminating the NAS client to release resources of the test device used to operate the NAS client; and communicating a data request for the session from the network stack to the NAS server after terminating the NAS client, wherein communicating the data request for the session to the NAS server after terminating the NAS client exerts the load on the NAS server without using the resources of the test device to operate the NAS client.