Topics Setup - edit reporting fields

The Setup button gives you a window similar to this one which you can use to edit the data fields describing the configuration you are testing.

It is important that you go through these screens carefully and enter the correct information, as this is the information which will appear on the reporting page, and by the terms of your SPEC license you are required to correctly disclose all configuration information and test conditions. Even if you are only doing an internal test run and do not intend to publicly disclose the result, consider your own documentation requirements, e.g. for another engineer to be able to correctly identify your test results a year from now.

You can make this process of editing configuration values more convenient by preparing ahead of time a client configuration file and a server configuration file describing your systems, and then make only minor changes in the setup window as you run your tests.

On this window the Previous and Next buttons let you switch among the several panels of configuration information. When you are finished editing, press the OK button to accept your new values. To discard any configuration value changes you may have made, press the Cancel button.


Description of Configuration Fields

Client Hardware

All these fields refer to the hardware tested as a client system, e.g. workstation, PC, or network computer.

Client Hardware Vendor
Manufacturer of the hardware
Example:
Vendor URL
Web address of the client hardware vendor
Example:
Model
Model name/number of the client hardware as specified by the hardware vendor
Example:
Processor
Name/number of the processor (CPU) used
Example:
MHz
Clock frequency of the processor
Example:
# of Procs
Number of processors
Example:
Memory (MB)
Amount of physical main memory in megabytes
Example:
Primary cache
Amount and organization of primary (first level) cache
Example:
Secondary cache
Example:
Other cache
Example:
Memory configuration
Example:
Filesystem
Example:
Disks
Example:
Other non-volatile storage
Example:
Other hardware
Example:
Network
Example:
Client h/w available
Example:

Client Software

Client Software Vendor
Example:
Vendor URL
Example:
JVM Version
Example:
JVM available
Example:
JVM Memory (MB)
Example:
OS Version
Example:
Client OS available
Example:
System state
Example:
Other software
Example:
Other client s/w available
Example:
Tuning notes
Example:

Server Hardware

Server Hardware Vendor
Example:
Model
Example:
Processor
Example:
MHz
Example:
# of Procs
Example:
Memory (MB)
Example:
Filesystem
Example:
Disks
Example:
Other hardware
Example:
Server h/w available
Example:

Server Software

Server OS Version
Example:
Server OS available
Example:
Web server version
Example:
Web server available
Example:
Tuning parameters
Example:
Other software
Example:
Other server s/w available
Example:

Other Information

Tested by
Example:
(Tested by person)
Example:
(Internal Reference)
Example:
SPEC license #
Example:
Test location
Example:
Email address to mail test results
Example:
Your return email address
Example:
Mail host
Example:
Hardware available
Example:
Software available
Example:
(Java version)
Example:
(Java class version)
Example:
(Java vendor)
Example:
(Java vendor URL)
Example:
(OS Name)
Example:
(OS version)
Example:
(OS Architecture)
Example:
(User name)
Example: