HammerDB Documentation
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HammerDB Documentation
Table of Contents
1. Installation Guide
1. HammerDB v3.3 New Features
2. Test Matrix
3. Checksum Verification
4. Installing and Starting HammerDB on Windows
4.1. Self Extracting Installer
4.2. Zip File
4.3. Starting HammerDB
4.4. Uninstalling HammerDB
5. Installing and Starting HammerDB on Linux
5.1. Self Extracting Installer
5.2. Tar.gz File
5.3. Starting HammerDB
5.4. Uninstalling HammerDB
6. Verifying Client Libraries
6.1. Oracle Client
6.2. SQL Server
6.3. Db2
6.4. MySQL
6.5. PostgreSQL
6.6. Redis
2. Quick Start
1. Building the Schema
2. Run a Test Workload
3. Run a Timed Workload
4. Using the Transaction Counter
3. Introduction to OLTP Testing (TPC-C)
1. What is a Transactional Workload
2. What is the TPC and TPC-C?
3. HammerDB Transactional TPC-C based workloads
4. Comparing HammerDB results
5. Understanding the TPC-C workload
6. Generating Performance Profiles
7. Generating Time Profiles
8. Publishing database performance results
4. How to Run an OLTP Workload
1. Test Network Configuration
1.1. SUT Database Server Configuration
1.2. Load Generation Server Configuration
1.3. Administrator PC Configuration
2. Installation and Configuration
2.1. Oracle
2.2. Microsoft SQL Server
2.3. Db2
2.4. MySQL
2.5. PostgreSQL
2.6. Redis
3. Configuring Schema Build Options
3.1. Oracle Schema Build Options
3.2. Microsoft SQL Server Schema Build Options
3.2.1. In-Memory Optimized Tables
3.2.2. Build Options
3.3. Db2 Schema Build Options
3.4. MySQL Schema Build Options
3.5. PostgreSQL Schema Build Options
3.6. Redis Schema Build Options
4. Creating the Schema
4.1. Deleting or Verifying the Oracle Schema
4.2. Deleting or Verifying the SQL Server Schema and In-memory Schema
4.3. Deleting or Verifying the Db2 Schema
4.4. Deleting or Verifying the MySQL Schema
4.5. Deleting or Verifying the PostgreSQL Schema
4.6. Deleting or Verifying the Redis Schema
5. Configuring Driver Script options
6. Additional Driver Script Options for Server Side Reports: Oracle, Db2 and EnterpriseDB PostgreSQL
6.1. Oracle AWR Reports
6.2. Db2 MONREPORT
6.3. EnterpriseDB PostgreSQL DRITA
7. Loading the Driver Script
8. Configure Virtual Users
9. Create and Run Virtual Users
5. Autopilot
1. Configure and Run Autopilot
2. Autopilot Troubleshooting
3. Extending Autopilot
6. Transactions
1. Oracle Transaction Counter
2. SQL Server Transaction Counter
3. Db2 Transaction Counter
4. MySQL Transaction Counter
5. PostgreSQL Transaction Counter
6. Redis Transaction Counter
7. Running the Transaction Counter
7. CPU and Database Metrics
1. Start the Agent
2. Configure Metrics
3. Monitor Metrics
4. Oracle Database Metrics
8. Command Line Interface (CLI)
1. Start the CLI
2. CLI Commands
3. Configure Schema Build
4. Building the Schema
5. Configure Driver
6. Configure Virtual Users
7. Run the workload
8. CLI Scripting
9. Web Service Interface (WS)
1. Web Service Configuration
2. Starting the Web Service and Help Screen
3. Retrieving Output
4. Running Jobs
5. Query Job Output
10. Introduction to Analytic Testing (TPC-H) and Cloud Queries
1. What is TPC-H?
2. Running the Power and Throughput Test and Calculating the Geometric Mean
3. Choosing a Database for running TPC-H workloads
3.1. Oracle
3.2. Microsoft SQL Server
3.3. Db2
3.4. PostgreSQL
3.5. MySQL / MariaDB
3.6. Redis
4. Benchmarking Database Cloud Services
4.1. Redshift Cloud Analytic Workload
11. How to Run an Analytic Workload
1. SUT Database Server Configuration
2. Installation and Configuration
2.1. Oracle
2.2. SQL Server
2.3. Db2
2.4. PostgreSQL
2.5. MySQL / MariaDB
3. Configuring Schema Build Options
3.1. Oracle Schema Build Options
3.2. SQL Server Schema Build Options
3.3. Db2 Schema Build Options
3.4. MySQL Schema Build Options
3.5. PostgreSQL Schema Build Options
4. Creating the Schema
4.1. Verifying and Backing-Up the Oracle Schema
4.2. Verifying and Backing Up the SQL Server Schema
4.3. Verifying and Backing up the Db2 Schema
4.4. Verifying and Backing up the MySQL Schema
4.5. Verifying and Backing up the PostgreSQL Schema
5. Configuring Driver Script Options
6. Loading the Driver Script
7. Configure Virtual Users
8. Run a Single Virtual User Test
8.1. Changing the Query Order
9. Run a Power Test
10. Run a Throughput Test
10.1. SQL Server Snapshot Isolation
11. Calculate the Geometric Mean
12. Remote Modes
1. Master Mode
2. Slave Mode
3. Master Distribution
13. Generating and Loading Bulk Datasets
1. Generate the Dataset
2. Generate the Dataset with the CLI
3. Generate the template database
3.1. Capture and run the table creation DDL
3.1.1. Oracle
3.1.2. SQL Server
3.1.3. Db2
3.1.4. MySQL
3.1.5. PostgreSQL/Amazon Redshift
4. Run the bulk data load
4.1. Oracle
4.2. SQL Server
4.3. Db2
4.4. MySQL
4.5. PostgreSQL/Amazon Redshift
14. Oracle Trace File Replay
1. Generating Trace Files
2. Converting Oracle Trace Files
3. Replaying Oracle Trace Files
4. Capturing Errors from Trace File Workloads
15. Copyright
List of Figures
1.1.
Language Choice
1.2.
Install Continue
1.3.
HammerDB Version
1.4.
Destination
1.5.
Review
1.6.
Files copying
1.7.
Complete
1.8.
HammerDB Started
1.9.
Zip File
1.10.
hammerdb batch file
1.11.
Uninstall
2.1.
Benchmark Options
2.2.
Build Options
2.3.
Create Schema
2.4.
Building Schema
2.5.
Schema build complete
2.6.
Driver Options
2.7.
Driver Script Loaded
2.8.
Virtual User Options
2.9.
Virtual Users Created
2.10.
Virtual Users Running
2.11.
Driver Options
2.12.
Virtual Users
2.13.
Virtual User and Monitor Created
2.14.
Timed Workload Running
2.15.
Test Result
2.16.
Transaction Counter
3.1.
WAL Test
3.2.
TPC-C Schema
3.3.
Performance Profile
3.4.
Response Times
3.5.
Publishing Results
4.1.
ODBC Drivers
4.2.
Benchmark Options
4.3.
Schema Build Options
4.4.
Oracle Build Options
4.5.
SQL Server Build Options
4.6.
Db2 Build Options
4.7.
MySQL Build Options
4.8.
PostgreSQL Build Options
4.9.
Redis Build Options
4.10.
Build
4.11.
Create Schema
4.12.
Schema Build Start
4.13.
Schema complete
4.14.
SQL Server in-Memory
4.15.
In-memory report
4.16.
Driver Script Options
4.17.
Driver Script Options
4.18.
Driver Script Loaded
4.19.
Virtual User Options
4.20.
Virtual User
4.21.
Virtual Users Create
4.22.
Virtual Users Running
4.23.
Virtual Users Complete
5.1.
Autopilot Options
5.2.
Autopilot Options
5.3.
Run Autopilot
5.4.
Autopilot Running
5.5.
Autopilot Continuing
5.6.
Autopilot Complete
5.7.
Autopilot Error
6.1.
Transaction Counter Options
6.2.
Oracle TX Counter Options
6.3.
SQL Server TX Counter Options
6.4.
Db2 TX Counter Options
6.5.
MySQL TX Counter Options
6.6.
PostgreSQL TX Counter Options
6.7.
Redis TX Counter Options
6.8.
Start Transaction Counter
6.9.
Transaction Counter Starting
6.10.
Transaction Counter Running
6.11.
Transaction Counter standalone.
7.1.
agent.bat
7.2.
Security Alert
7.3.
Windows agent
7.4.
Metrics Options
7.5.
Agent Options
7.6.
Display
7.7.
Agent connected
7.8.
Display connected
7.9.
Metrics running
7.10.
Large Core count
7.11.
Oracle Metrics Options
7.12.
Oracle Metrics Display Linux
7.13.
Oracle Metrics Display Windows
8.1.
hammerdbcli.bat
8.2.
CLI Windows
8.3.
Run buildcli.tcl
8.4.
buildcli.tcl running
10.1.
TPC-H Schema.
10.2.
Power Query
10.3.
Clustered Columnstore
10.4.
Db2 Organize By
10.5.
PostgreSQL TPC-H
10.6.
MySQL MariaDB TPC-H
10.7.
Redshift console
10.8.
Create Security Group
11.1.
Max Degree of Parallelism
11.2.
Benchmark Options
11.3.
TPC-H Schema Build Options
11.4.
Oracle TPC-H Build Options
11.5.
SQL Server Build Options
11.6.
Db2 Build Options
11.7.
MySQL Build Options
11.8.
PostgreSQL Build Options
11.9.
Build TPC-H Schema
11.10.
Create Schema
11.11.
Schema Build Start
11.12.
Schema Build Complete
11.13.
Backup SQL Server
11.14.
Backup successful
11.15.
Restore SQL Server
11.16.
Restore successful
11.17.
Driver Script Options
11.18.
TPC-H Driver Options
11.19.
Driver Script Loaded
11.20.
Virtual User Options
11.21.
Virtual User Options
11.22.
Modified Options
11.23.
Run a single Virtual User Test
11.24.
Single Virtual User Complete
11.25.
Power Test Options
11.26.
TPC-H refresh on
11.27.
Power Test
11.28.
Power Test Complete
11.29.
Throughput Test
11.30.
Enable Snapshot Isolation
11.31.
SQL Server with Snapshot Isolation
11.32.
Throughput test complete
12.1.
Mode
12.2.
Mode Options
12.3.
Mode Options Select
12.4.
Master Mode Select
12.5.
Mode Confirmation
12.6.
Mode Active
12.7.
Slave Mode
12.8.
Master Distribution
13.1.
Data Directory
13.2.
Benchmark Options
13.3.
Datagen Options
13.4.
Data Generation Options
13.5.
Multiple files
13.6.
Generate
13.7.
Generate Data Confirmation
13.8.
Generating Data
13.9.
CPU Utilisation 100%
13.10.
Schema Generated
13.11.
Pipe Delimited Data
13.12.
SQL Server Create Table
13.13.
SQL Server Bulk Insert
13.14.
Upload to S3
13.15.
Postgres User Access Keys
13.16.
S3 Permissions
14.1.
Doc 39817.1
14.2.
Open File
14.3.
Trace Loaded
14.4.
Convert Trace
14.5.
Trace Converted
14.6.
Run Trace
14.7.
Multiuser Test
14.8.
Bind Variables
List of Tables
1.1.
OS Test Matrix
1.2.
Database Test Matrix
1.3.
Checksum Verification
1.4.
3rd party libraries
4.1.
Oracle Build Options
4.2.
SQL Server Build Options
4.3.
Db2 Build Options
4.4.
MySQL Build Options
4.5.
PostgreSQL Build Options
4.6.
Redis Build Options
4.7.
Driver Script Options
4.8.
Virtual User Options
5.1.
Autopilot Options
8.1.
CLI commands
10.1.
Query Streams and Scale Factors
11.1.
Oracle Build Options
11.2.
SQL Server Build Options
11.3.
Db2 Build Options
11.4.
MySQL Build Options
11.5.
PostgreSQL Build Options
11.6.
Driver Script Options
11.7.
Virtual User Options