Topics SPECjava Initial Window

The initial SpecJava window begins with some cautions.

This is the URL for a property file describing general characteristics of your client system. The base URL is derived from the location from which you are running SPECjava. The file name is derived from the values of your 'java.os' and 'java.arch' "System" properties.

This is the URL for a property file describing specific characteristics of your client system. You would normally name this file according to the model/configuration of the system under test. E.g., Sun-Ultra2-2200, IBM-Aptiva233MMX, Digital-AlphaStation600. By entering defaults in this file you can save yourself a lot of typing in the configuration editing window later on, if tests are to be run several times. Typically you would create these files in the 'props' subdirectory of your SPECjava installation directory on the server. However, this is an arbitrary URL and the file may be located anywhere. For example, the SPECjava software may be installed on one server shared by multiple test groups, each of which maintains its' own collection of client property files describing systems tested by that group.

This is the URL for a property file describing specific characteristics of your server system. Its' use is analagous to that of the client property file.

If you are running in a web browser which supports the AppletContext.showDocument method, e.g. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, you may display help information in a new browser window for convenience in reading and navigating the topics, by checking the appropriate button in the initial SPECjava window. Unfortunately there is no way for a Java applet to determine whether its' surrounding JVM is capable of displaying HTML pages or not, so we have to ask you.

If you choose "console" rather than "browser" then help information will be displayed in your Java console. Some, but not all, of the HTML tags will be removed.

When you're finished entering your choices on this window, press the "OK" button to continue into the main SPECjava tool harness. The "Help" button gives you help on the initial window (this help file). The "Cancel" button terminates SPECjava.