Performance testing

Measuring flows (packets) per second

For measuring flows-per-second for performance testing, disable the additional processing required by learn.ip key of the com.hp.sdn.disco.of.OfIpDiscoveryComponent component by setting the value of the key to false.

  1. From the navigation menu, select Configurations.

  2. Select the com.hp.sdn.disco.of.OfIpDiscoveryComponent component.

  3. Click Modify.

    Display the learn.ip option

    Display the learn.ip option

  4. For the learn.ip key, enter false in the Value box.

  5. Click on the Apply button to set the new learn.ip configuration and close the window.


NOTE: When flow measurement tasks are complete, set the learn.ip key to true (its default value). Flow measurement results can vary based on the type of server used for the controller and on the server configuration.