Method for load measurement

Claim 1

A method for operating computers in order to determine a performance figure of a server which provides a computer performance, the server providing this performance by executing jobs, contained in a predetermined load profile, of a plurality of clients which utilize the performance, having measuring means for determining a total load factor, comprising the steps of: a) activating all of the clients with a common predetermined load profile, with a result that a total load factor is greater than 100%; b) simultaneous deactivation of a number, prescribed by a decrement factor n, of clients, where n>1, and optional repetition of this step, until the total load factor is less than 100%; and c) successive reactivation of deactivated clients by a number m, where m<n, until the total load factor once more exceeds 100% the number of clients determined in this way being a measured performance figure of the server with regard to the load profile.

Claim 2

A method for operating computers in order to determine a performance figure of a server which provides a computer performance, the server providing this performance by executing jobs, contained in a predetermined load profile, of a plurality of clients which utilize the performance, having measuring means for determining a total load factor, comprising the steps of: a) activating all of the clients with a common predetermined load profile, with a result that a total load factor is greater than 100%; b) simultaneous deactivation of a number, prescribed by a decrement factor n, of clients, where n>1, and optional repetition of this step, until the total load factor is less than 100%; and c) successive reactivation of deactivated clients by a number m, where m<n, until the total load factor once more exceeds 100% the number of clients determined in this way being a measured performance figure of the server with regard to the load profile.

Claim 3

A method for operating computers in order to determine a performance figure of a server which provides a computer performance, the server providing this performance by executing jobs, contained in a predetermined load profile, of a plurality of clients which utilize the performance, having measuring means for determining a total load factor, comprising the steps of: a) activating all of the clients with a common predetermined load profile, with a result that a total load factor is greater than 100%: b) simultaneous deactivation of a number, prescribed by a decrement factor n, of clients, where n>1, and optional repetition of this step, until the total load factor is less than 100%. b1) a first deactivation of a client leads to pausing, where execution of the load profile in the pausing client is halted, without logging off the paused client from a network; b2) a second deactivation of a client leads to disconnection, where a program for executing the load profile is terminated and network connections are logged off; b3) if the number of pausing clients exceeds the decrement factor, a corresponding number of clients are disconnected, with the result that the number of pausing clients is not greater than the decrement factor; and c) successive reactivation of deactivated clients until the total load factor once more exceeds 100% the number of clients determined in this way being a measured performance figure of the server with regard to the load profile.

Claim 4

A method for operating computers in order to determine a performance figure of a server which provides a computer performance, the server providing this performance by executing jobs, contained in a predetermined load profile, of a plurality of clients which utilize the performance, having measuring means for determining a total load factor, comprising the steps of: a) activating all of the clients with a common predetermined load profile, with a result that a total load factor is greater than 100%: b) simultaneous deactivation of a number, prescribed by a decrement factor n, of clients, where n>1, and optional repetition of this step, until the total load factor is less than 100%. b1) a first deactivation of a client leads to pausing, where execution of the load profile in the pausing client is halted, without logging off the paused client from a network; b2) a second deactivation of a client leads to disconnection, where a program for executing the load profile is terminated and network connections are logged off; b3) if the number of pausing clients exceeds the decrement factor, a corresponding number of clients are disconnected, with the result that the number of pausing clients is not greater than the decrement factor; and c) successive reactivation of deactivated clients until the total load factor once more exceeds 100% the number of clients determined in this way being a measured performance figure of the server with regard to the load profile.

Claim 7

A method for operating computers in order to determine a performance figure of a server which provides a computer performance, the server providing this performance by executing jobs, contained in a predetermined load profile, of a plurality of clients which utilize the performance, having measuring means for determining a total load factor, comprising the steps of: a) activating all of the clients with a common predetermined load profile, with a result that a total load factor is greater than 100%; the load profiles being composed of phases which generate load and waiting phases, and, when it is not possible to achieve a total load factor of over 100%, the waiting phases being reduced until the total load factor exceeds 100%; b) simultaneous deactivation of a number, prescribed by a decrement factor n, of clients, where n>1, and optional repetition of this step, until the total load factor is less than 100%; and c) successive reactivation of deactivated clients, until the total load factor once more exceeds 100%, the number of clients determined in this way being a measured performance figure of the server with regard to the load profile.

Claim 8

A method for operating computers in order to determine a performance figure of a server which provides a computer performance, the server providing this performance by executing jobs, contained in a predetermined load profile, of a plurality of clients which utilize the performance, having measuring means for determining a total load factor, comprising the steps of: a) activating all of the clients with a common predetermined load profile, with a result that a total load factor is greater than 100%; the load profiles being composed of phases which generate load and waiting phases, and, when it is not possible to achieve a total load factor of over 100%, the waiting phases being reduced until the total load factor exceeds 100%; b) simultaneous deactivation of a number, prescribed by a decrement factor n, of clients, where n>1, and optional repetition of this step, until the total load factor is less than 100%; and c) successive reactivation of deactivated clients, until the total load factor once more exceeds 100%, the number of clients determined in this way being a measured performance figure of the server with regard to the load profile.