Chapter 22. Performance Metrics of Data Center Devices

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Traffic patterns overview

• Performance metrics concepts

• Overview of performance metrics used on routers, switches, and firewalls

• In-depth analysis of performance metrics for load balancers and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) offloaders

• Performance benchmark-testing efforts

This chapter introduces multiple topics related to benchmarking the performance of devices typically found in Data Centers, such as switches, routers, server load balancers, and firewalls. The discussion includes a short analysis of data traffic patterns, testing tools, testing tips, and server performance metrics. The chapter also discusses the metrics you use to measure the ...

Get Data Center Fundamentals now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.