NDISTest 6.0 - 2 Machine - 2c_Mini6Performance
This test validates NDIS 6.0-based miniport driver performance.
Send: It sends from the test adapter to the various support adapters. It tries to keep the send path continuously busy. It starts by creating as many threads as processors on the test machine and from each of these threads sends (pre-allocated) packets to the support adapters. The rate of sends from each thread is controlled by the send complete rate of the miniport. It also measures the performance that the driver is able to achieve on the send path.
Receive: Receive side performance is restricted by the fact that (normally) only one receive DPC runs for each NIC. We try to improve this by using as many support adapters as possible, creating one open on each of them which is receiving.
Duration: The test goes through various combinations of send parameters (number of net buffers, number of net buffers per net buffer list, net buffer lists size, etc), each running for 30 seconds.
Test details
Associated requirements |
Device.Network.LAN.Base.NDISRequirements |
Platforms |
Windows 7 (x64) Windows 7 (x86) Windows RT (ARM-based) Windows 8 (x64) Windows 8 (x86) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Windows RT 8.1 Windows 8.1 x64 Windows 8.1 x86 Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Expected run time |
~35 minutes |
Categories |
Certification Reliability |
Type |
Automated |
Running the test
Before you run the test, complete the test setup as described in the test requirements: LAN Testing Prerequisites.
Troubleshooting
For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting LAN Testing.
More information
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
queryTestDeviceID |
The ID of the test device. Example: //Devnode/DeviceID |
SupportDeviceGuid0 |
The support device GUID. |
ClientMessageDeviceGuid |
The client message device GUID. |
ServerMessageDeviceGuid |
The server message device GUID. |
Command syntax
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
[WTTRunWorkingDir]\ndistest\bin\ndtest.exe /logo /auto /server /support:[SupportDeviceGuid0] /msg:[ServerMessageDeviceGuid] |
Runs the NDIS test server. |
[WTTRunWorkingDir]\ndistest\bin\ndtest.exe /auto /client /dvi /u /target:Miniport /tc:[queryTestDeviceID] /support:[SupportDeviceGuid0] /msg:[ClientMessageDeviceGuid] /script:{2c_Mini6Performance.wsf} |
Runs the NDIS test client. |