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Phoronix Test Suite 5.2 Milestone 4
System Internals / Phoronix Test Suite - Michael Larabel [phoronix.com] - 28 May 2014 21:53 UTC
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PHORONIX TEST SUITE CHANGE-LOG
-Phoronix Test Suite (Git)
+Phoronix Test Suite 5.2 Milestone 4
+29 May 2014
- pts-core: Always report the CPU scaling governor to the system table
- pts-core: Add auto-sort-result-file option
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-Phoronix Test Suite 5.2.0m3
+Phoronix Test Suite 5.2.0m4
http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/
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-.TH phoronix-test-suite 1 "www.phoronix-test-suite.com" "5.2.0m3"
+.TH phoronix-test-suite 1 "www.phoronix-test-suite.com" "5.2.0m4"
.SH NAME
phoronix-test-suite \- The Phoronix Test Suite is an extensible open-source platform for performing testing and performance evaluation.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite test suite as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
.TP
.SH RESULT MANAGEMENT
+.B auto-sort-result-file [Test Result]
+This option is used if you wish to automatically attempt to sort the results by their result identifier string.
+.TP
.B copy-run-in-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change an existing test run within a saved results file.
.TP
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This option is used if you wish to change the name of the saved name of a result file.
.TP
.B reorder-result-file [Test Result]
-This option is used if you wish to change the order in which test results are shown in the Phoronix Test Suite Results Viewer and the contained graphs. The user must specify a saved results file and then they will be prompted to select the results identifiers one at a time in the order they would like them to be displayed from left to right.
+This option is used if you wish to manually change the order in which test results are shown in the Phoronix Test Suite Results Viewer and the contained graphs. The user must specify a saved results file and then they will be prompted to select the results identifiers one at a time in the order they would like them to be displayed from left to right.
.TP
.B result-file-to-csv [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information along with the results to a CSV output. The CSV (Comma Separated Values) output can then be loaded into a spreadsheet for easy viewing.
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-
Phoronix Test Suite
- Getting Started
- User Options
- Module Options
- Installation Instructions
- External Dependencies
- Configuration
- General Information
- Virtual Test Suites
- Component Testing
- Phoromatic
- PTS Desktop Live
- Development Credits
Getting Started
+
Phoronix Test Suite
- Getting Started
- User Options
- Module Options
- Installation Instructions
- External Dependencies
- Configuration
- General Information
- Virtual Test Suites
- Component Testing
- Phoromatic
- PTS Desktop Live
- Development Credits
Getting Started
Overview
The Phoronix Test Suite is the most comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available for Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and BSD operating systems. The Phoronix Test Suite allows for carrying out tests in a fully automated manner from test installation to execution and reporting. All tests are meant to be easily reproducible, easy-to-use, and support fully automated execution. The Phoronix Test Suite is open-source under the GNU GPLv3 license and is developed by Phoronix Media in cooperation with partners. Version 1.0 of the Phoronix Test Suite was publicly released in 2008.
The Phoronix Test Suite client itself is a test framework for providing seamless execution of test profiles and test suites. There are more than 200 tests available by default, which are transparently available via OpenBenchmarking.org integration. Of these default test profiles there is a range of sub-systems that can be tested and a range of hardware from mobile devices to desktops and worksrtations/servers. New tests can be easily introduced via the Phoronix Test Suite's extensible test architecture, with test profiles consisting of XML files and shell scripts. Test profiles can produce a quantitative result or other qualitative/abstract results like image quality comparisons and pass/fail. Using Phoronix Test Suite modules, other data can also be automatically collected at run-time such as the system power consumption, disk usage, and other software/hardware sensors. Test suites contain references to test profiles to execute as part of a set or can also reference other test suites. Test suites are defined via an XML schema.
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Phoromatic
Phoromatic is a remote management system for the Phoronix Test Suite that allows the automatic scheduling of tests, remote installation of new tests, and the management of multiple test systems all through an intuitive, easy-to-use web interface. Tests can be scheduled to automatically run on a routine basis across multiple test systems. Phoromatic can also interface with revision control systems to offer support for issuing new tests on a context-basis, such as whenever a Git commit has been pushed or new daily image available. The test results are then available from this central, secure location.
Phoromatic is an add-on to the Phoronix Test Suite that's primarily intended for enterprise users when facilitating tests across a wide-spectrum of hardware within a test lab or when needing to carry out tests on a routine basis.
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User Options
The following options are currently supported by the Phoronix Test Suite client. A list of available options can also be found by running phoronix-test-suite help.
Test Installation
install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) inside the testing environment directory). The install process from downloading of the test files to the installation is fully automated. The install option needs to be supplied with the test name or suite as an argument. Optionally, a OpenBenchmarking.org ID or the name of a saved results file can be supplied as well and the test(s) to install will automatically be extracted from that information. If the test is already installed and was run by the latest version of the installation process, no action will be taken. Multiple arguments can be supplied to install additional tests at the same time.
install-dependencies [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the external dependencies needed by the selected test(s) using the distribution's package management system. For example, some tests depend upon GCC for compiling code. If GCC is not detected on the system, the Phoronix Test Suite will attempt to install GCC using the distribution's package management system. If you are running this command as a local user, you may be prompted for the root password while the process is running. For unsupported distributions, the dependency names will be displayed along with common names for the package. The install-dependencies option needs to be supplied with the test name or suite as an argument. When using the install option, the external dependencies are automatically checked.
make-download-cache
This option will create a download cache for use by the Phoronix Test Suite.
remove-installed-test [Test]
This option will permanently remove a installed test by the Phoronix Test Suite.
Testing
auto-compare
This option will autonomously determine the most relevant test(s) to run for any selected sub-system(s). The tests to run are determined via OpenBenchmarking.org integration with the global results pool. Related test results from OpenBenchmarking.org are also merged to provide a straight-forward and effective means of carrying out a system comparison. If wishing to find comparable results for any particular test profile(s), simply pass the test profile names as additional arguments to this command.
benchmark [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) (if needed) and will proceed to run the test(s). This option is equivalent to running phoronix-test-suite with the install option followed by the run option. Multiple arguments can be supplied to run additional tests at the same time and save the results into one file.
finish-run [Test Result]
This option can be used if a test run had not properly finished running all tests within a saved results file. Using this option when specifying a saved results file where all tests had not completed will attempt to finish testing on the remaining tests where there are missing results.
run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will run the selected test(s).
run-random-tests
This option will query OpenBenchmarking.org to run random benchmarks and result comparisons on the system. This test can be used for simply supplying interesting results from your system onto OpenBenchmarking.org, stressing your system with random workloads, seeding new OpenBenchmarking.org results, etc. Basic options are provided at start-up for tuning the randomness of the testing when running this command.
run-tests-in-suite
This option can be used if you wish to run all of the tests found in a supplied suite, but you wish to re-configure each of the test options rather than using the defaults supplied by the suite.
Batch Testing
batch-benchmark [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option and its arguments are equivalent to the benchmark option, but the process will be run in the Phoronix Test Suite batch mode.
batch-install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
If you wish to run the install process in the Phoronix Test Suite batch mode but do not wish to run any tests at this time. Running the install process in the batch mode will use the default values and not prompt the user of any possible options, to ensure the process is fully automated.
batch-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option and its arguments are equivalent to the run option, but the process will be run in the Phoronix Test Suite batch mode.
batch-setup
This option is used to configure the batch mode options for the Phoronix Test Suite, which is subsequently written to the user configuration file. Among the options are whether to automatically upload the test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and prompting for the saved file name.
default-benchmark [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) (if needed) and will proceed to run the test(s) in the defaults mode. This option is equivalent to running phoronix-test-suite with the install option followed by the default-run option.
default-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will run the selected test(s). The name of the test or suite must be supplied or the OpenBenchmarking.org ID or saved local file name. Multiple arguments can be supplied to run additional tests at the same time and save the results in a suite-like fashion. Unlike the normal run option, the default-run will not prompt the user to select from the available test options but will instead use the default options as automatically set by pts-core or the test profile. Use batch-run to automatically test all of the available options.
internal-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option and its arguments pre-set the Phoronix Test Suite batch run mode with sane values for carrying out benchmarks in a semi-automated manner and without uploading any of the result data to the public OpenBenchmarking.org.
OpenBenchmarking.org
clone-result [OpenBenchmarking ID] ...
This option will download a local copy of a file that was saved to OpenBenchmarking.org, as long as a valid public ID is supplied. More than one ID can be specified and the results will then be merged.
list-recommended-tests
This option will list recommended test profiles for benchmarking sorted by hardware sub-system. The recommended tests are determined via querying OpenBenchmarking.org and determining the most popular tests for a given environment based upon the number of times a test profile has been downloaded, the number of test results available on OpenBenchmarking.org for a given test profile, the age of the test profile, and other weighted factors.
openbenchmarking-changes
This option will list recent changes to test profiles of enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
openbenchmarking-launcher
This option is called automatically with the .openbenchmarking MIME file extension support for launching OpenBenchmarking.org operations.
openbenchmarking-login
This option is used for controlling your Phoronix Test Suite client options for OpenBechmarking.org and syncing the client to your account.
openbenchmarking-refresh
This option is used for refreshing the stored OpenBenchmarking.org repostory information and other data. The Phoronix Test Suite will automatically refresh this data every three days or when other thresholds are exceeded, but this command can be used to manually refresh/updates the data.
openbenchmarking-repositories
This option will list the OpenBenchmarking.org repositories currently linked to this Phoronix Test Suite client instance.
upload-result [Test Result]
This option is used for uploading a test result to OpenBenchmarking.org.
upload-test-profile
This option can be used for uploading a test profile to your account on OpenBenchmarking.org. By uploading your test profile to OpenBenchmarking.org, others are then able to browse and access this test suite for easy distribution in a seamless manner by other Phoronix Test Suite clients.
upload-test-suite
This option can be used for uploading a test suite to your account on OpenBenchmarking.org. By uploading your test suite to OpenBenchmarking.org, others are then able to browse and access this test suite for easy distribution.
System
detailed-system-info
Display detailed information about the installed system hardware and software information as detected by the Phoronix Test Suite Phodevi Library.
diagnostics
This option will print information that is useful to developers when debugging problems with the Phoronix Test Suite and/or test profiles and test suites.
interactive
A simple text-driven interactive interface to the Phoronix Test Suite.
system-info
Display the installed system hardware and software information as detected by the Phoronix Test Suite Phodevi Library.
system-sensors
Display the installed system hardware and software sensors in real-time as detected by the Phoronix Test Suite Phodevi Library.
Information
info [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result]
This option will show details about the supplied test, suite, virtual suite, or result file.
list-available-suites
This option will list all test suites that are available from the enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
list-available-tests
This option will list all test profiles that are available from the enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
list-available-virtual-suites
This option will list all available virtual test suites that can be dynamically created based upon the available tests from enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
list-installed-dependencies
This option will list all of the packages / external test dependencies that are already installed on the system that the Phoronix Test Suite may potentially depend upon by test profiles.
list-installed-suites
This option will list all suites that are currently installed on the system.
list-installed-tests
This option will list all test profiles that are currently installed on the system.
list-missing-dependencies
This option will list all of the packages / external test dependencies that are missing from the system that the Phoronix Test Suite may potentially need by select test profiles.
list-possible-dependencies
This option will list all of the packages / external test dependencies that are are potentially used by the Phoronix Test Suite.
list-saved-results
This option will list all of the saved test results found on the system.
list-test-usage
This option will list various details about installed tests and their usage.
list-unsupported-tests
This option will list all available test profiles that are available from the enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories but are NOT SUPPORTED on the given hardware/software platform. This is mainly a debugging option for those looking for test profiles to potentially port to new platforms, etc.
Asset Creation
debug-install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option is intended for use by test profile writers and is identical to the install option but will yield more information during the run process that can be used to debug issues with a test profile installer or to verify the test profile is functioning correctly.
debug-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option is intended for use by test profile writers and is identical to the <em>run</em> option but will yield more information during the run process that can be used to debug issues with a test profile or to verify the test profile is functioning correctly.
debug-test-download-links [Test | Suite]
This option will check all download links within the specified test profile(s) to ensure there are no broken URLs.
download-test-files [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This will download the selected test file(s) to the Phoronix Test Suite download cache but will not install the tests.
force-install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will force the installation (or re-installation) of a test or suite. The arguments and process is similar to the install option but even if the test is installed, the entire installation process will automatically be executed. This option is generally used when debugging a test installation problem.
result-file-to-suite [Test Result]
This option will guide the user through the process of generating their own test suite, which they can then run, that is based upon an existing test results file.
validate-result-file
This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite result file as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
validate-test-profile
This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite test profile as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
validate-test-suite
This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite test suite as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
Result Management
copy-run-in-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change an existing test run within a saved results file.
edit-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to edit the title and description of an existing result file.
extract-from-result-file [Test Result]
This option will extract a single set of test results from a saved results file that contains multiple test results that have been merged. The user is the prompted to specify a new result file name and select which result identifier to extract.
merge-results [Test Result] ...
This option will manually merge multiple sets of test results generated by the Phoronix Test Suite.
refresh-graphs [Test Result]
This option will re-render and save all result graphs within a saved file. This option can be used when making modifications to the graphing code or its color/option configuration file and testing the changes.
remove-from-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if there is a set of test results you wish to remove/delete from a saved results file. The user must specify a saved results file and then they will be prompted to select the results identifier associated with the results they wish to remove.
remove-result [Test Result]
This option will permanently remove the saved file set that is set as the first argument.
rename-identifier-in-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change the name of the identifier in a test results file that is shown in the Phoronix Test Suite Results Viewer and the contained graphs.
rename-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change the name of the saved name of a result file.
reorder-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change the order in which test results are shown in the Phoronix Test Suite Results Viewer and the contained graphs. The user must specify a saved results file and then they will be prompted to select the results identifiers one at a time in the order they would like them to be displayed from left to right.
result-file-to-csv [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information along with the results to a CSV output. The CSV (Comma Separated Values) output can then be loaded into a spreadsheet for easy viewing.
result-file-to-pdf [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information along with the results to a PDF file.
result-file-to-text [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information to the terminal. The test results are also outputted.
show-result [Test Result]
Open up the test results in the Phoronix Test Suite Result Viewer or on OpenBenchmarking.org.
Result Analytics
analyze-all-runs [Test Result]
This option will generate a candlestick graph showing the distribution of results from all trial runs. The candlestick graph is similar to the Japanese candlestick charts used by the financial industry, except instead of representing stock data it is numerical result data from all trial runs.\n\nThe tip of the upper-wick represents the highest value of the test runs with the tip of the lower-wick representing the lowest value of all test runs. The upper-edge of the candle body represents the first or last run value and the lower-edge represents the first or last run value. Lastly, if the last run value is less than the first run value, the candle body is the same color as the graph background, otherwise the last run value is greater.
analyze-batch [Test Result]
This option will analyze a batch results file and plot out the performance impact from the different options onto a line graph (i.e. to see the impact that changing the video resolution has on the system's performance).
analyze-image-delta [Test Result]
This option will analyze a test result file if it contains any test results that produced an image quality comparison (IQC) and will render image deltas illustrating the difference between images from two test results.
Other
build-suite
This option will guide the user through the process of generating their own test suite, which they can then run. Optionally, passed as arguments can be the test(s) or suite(s) to add to the suite to be created, instead of being prompted through the process.
debug-self-test
This option is used during the development of the Phoronix Test Suite software for testing of internal interfaces, commands, and other common code-paths. The produced numbers should only be comparable for the same version of the Phoronix Test Suite, on the same hardware/software system, conducted on the same day of testing. This isn't intended as any scientific benchmark but simply to stress common PHP code-paths and looking for hot areas to optimize, etc.
help
This option will display the list of available Phoronix Test Suite commands.
network-setup
This option allows the user to configure how the Phoronix Test Suite connects to OpenBenchmarking.org and other web-services. Connecting through an HTTP proxy can be configured through this option.
rebuild-composite-xml [Test Result]
This option can be used to rebuild your composite XML file in the event that the main result file was corrupted and the test-X.xml files are still present in the result file directory.
user-config-reset
This option can be used for resetting the Phoronix Test Suite user configuration file to its default state.
user-config-set
This option can be used for setting an XML value in the Phoronix Test Suite user configuration file.
version
This option will display the Phoronix Test Suite client version.
Web / GUI Support
gui
Launch the Phoronix Test Suite HTML5 web user-interface in the local GUI mode (no remote web support) and attempt to auto-launch the web-browser.
start-remote-gui-server
Start the GUI web server and WebSocket server processes for remote (or local) access via the web-browser. The settings can be configured via the Phoronix Test Suite's user-config.xml configuration file.
start-ws-server
Manually start a WebSocket server for communication by remote Phoronix Test Suite GUIs, the Phoronix Test Suite Multi-System Commander, and other functionality.
Modules
list-modules
This option will list all of the available Phoronix Test Suite modules on this system.
module-info [Phoronix Test Suite Module]
This option will show detailed information on a Phoronix Test Suite module such as the version, developer, and a description of its purpose.
module-setup [Phoronix Test Suite Module]
This option will allow you to configure all available end-user options for a Phoronix Test Suite module. These options are then stored within the user's configuration file. Not all modules may have options that can be configured by the end-user.
test-module [Phoronix Test Suite Module]
This option can be used for debugging a Phoronix Test Suite module.
GUI / Web Support
start-phoromatic-server
Start the Phoromatic web server for controlling local Phoronix Test Suite client systems to facilitate automated and repeated test orchestration and other automated features targeted at the enterprise.
Module Options
The following list is the modules included with the Phoronix Test Suite that are intended to extend the functionality of pts-core. Some of these options have commands that can be run directly in a similiar manner to the other Phoronix Test Suite user commands. Some modules are just meant to be loaded directly by adding the module name to the LoadModules tag in ~/.phoronix-test-suite/user-config.xml or via the PTS_MODULES environmental variable. A list of available modules is also available by running phoronix-test-suite list-modules.
Dummy Module
This is a simple module intended for developers to just demonstrate some of the module functions.
phoronix-test-suite dummy_module.dummy-command
OpenBenchmarking.org Ekofisk
The Ekofisk client is used for connecting to OpenBenchmarking.org to facilitate the automatic running of tests, generally across multiple test nodes in a routine manner.
phoronix-test-suite ekofisk.start
phoronix-test-suite ekofisk.user-system-return
Graphics Event Checker
This module checks a number of events prior to and and after running a test to make sure the graphics sub-system was not put in a sour or unintended state by the application. For instance, it makes sure syncing to vBlank is not forced through the driver and that a graphics test has not left the display in an unintended mode.
Graphics Override
This module allows you to override some graphics rendering settings for the ATI and NVIDIA drivers while running the Phoronix Test Suite.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: FORCE_AA, FORCE_AF.
MATISK
My Automated Test Infrastructure Setup Kit
phoronix-test-suite matisk.run
phoronix-test-suite matisk.template
Phoromatic Client
The Phoromatic client is used for connecting to a Phoromatic server (Phoromatic.com or a locally run server) to facilitate the automatic running of tests, generally across multiple test nodes in a routine manner. For more details visit http://www.phoromatic.com/. This module is intended to be used with Phoronix Test Suite 5.2+ clients and servers.
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic.connect
Phoromatic Legacy Client
The Phoromatic client is used for connecting to a Phoromatic server (Phoromatic.com or a locally run server) to facilitate the automatic running of tests, generally across multiple test nodes in a routine manner. For more details visit http://www.phoromatic.com/. THIS MODULE IS USED FOR CONNECTING TO THE PRE-2014 VERSION OF PHOROMATIC; THIS OLDER VERSION OF PHOROMATIC IS NO LONGER BEING ACTIVELY MAINTAINED. PLEASE UPGRADE TO PHORONIX-TEST-SUITE 5.2+ WITH ITS BUILT-IN PHOROMATIC SERVER.
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.start
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.user-system-return
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.upload-results
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.clone-results
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.system-schedule
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.system-schedule-today
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.send-message
Pushover.net
Submit notifications to your iOS/Android mobile devices of test results in real-time as push notifications, etc. Using the Pushover.net API.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: PUSHOVER_NET_USER.
Result Notifier
A notification module.
System Monitor
This module contains sensor monitoring support.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: MONITOR, PERFORMANCE_PER_WATT.
Timed Screenshot
This is a module that will take a screenshot of the system at a pre-defined interval. ImageMagick must be installed onto the system prior to using this module.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL.
Toggle Screensaver
This module toggles the system's screensaver while the Phoronix Test Suite is running. At this time, the GNOME and KDE screensavers are supported.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: HALT_SCREENSAVER.
Update Checker
This module checks to see if the Phoronix Test Suite -- and its tests and suites -- are up to date.
Installation Instructions
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User Options
The following options are currently supported by the Phoronix Test Suite client. A list of available options can also be found by running phoronix-test-suite help.
Test Installation
install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) inside the testing environment directory). The install process from downloading of the test files to the installation is fully automated. The install option needs to be supplied with the test name or suite as an argument. Optionally, a OpenBenchmarking.org ID or the name of a saved results file can be supplied as well and the test(s) to install will automatically be extracted from that information. If the test is already installed and was run by the latest version of the installation process, no action will be taken. Multiple arguments can be supplied to install additional tests at the same time.
install-dependencies [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the external dependencies needed by the selected test(s) using the distribution's package management system. For example, some tests depend upon GCC for compiling code. If GCC is not detected on the system, the Phoronix Test Suite will attempt to install GCC using the distribution's package management system. If you are running this command as a local user, you may be prompted for the root password while the process is running. For unsupported distributions, the dependency names will be displayed along with common names for the package. The install-dependencies option needs to be supplied with the test name or suite as an argument. When using the install option, the external dependencies are automatically checked.
make-download-cache
This option will create a download cache for use by the Phoronix Test Suite.
remove-installed-test [Test]
This option will permanently remove a installed test by the Phoronix Test Suite.
Testing
auto-compare
This option will autonomously determine the most relevant test(s) to run for any selected sub-system(s). The tests to run are determined via OpenBenchmarking.org integration with the global results pool. Related test results from OpenBenchmarking.org are also merged to provide a straight-forward and effective means of carrying out a system comparison. If wishing to find comparable results for any particular test profile(s), simply pass the test profile names as additional arguments to this command.
benchmark [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) (if needed) and will proceed to run the test(s). This option is equivalent to running phoronix-test-suite with the install option followed by the run option. Multiple arguments can be supplied to run additional tests at the same time and save the results into one file.
finish-run [Test Result]
This option can be used if a test run had not properly finished running all tests within a saved results file. Using this option when specifying a saved results file where all tests had not completed will attempt to finish testing on the remaining tests where there are missing results.
run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will run the selected test(s).
run-random-tests
This option will query OpenBenchmarking.org to run random benchmarks and result comparisons on the system. This test can be used for simply supplying interesting results from your system onto OpenBenchmarking.org, stressing your system with random workloads, seeding new OpenBenchmarking.org results, etc. Basic options are provided at start-up for tuning the randomness of the testing when running this command.
run-tests-in-suite
This option can be used if you wish to run all of the tests found in a supplied suite, but you wish to re-configure each of the test options rather than using the defaults supplied by the suite.
Batch Testing
batch-benchmark [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option and its arguments are equivalent to the benchmark option, but the process will be run in the Phoronix Test Suite batch mode.
batch-install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
If you wish to run the install process in the Phoronix Test Suite batch mode but do not wish to run any tests at this time. Running the install process in the batch mode will use the default values and not prompt the user of any possible options, to ensure the process is fully automated.
batch-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option and its arguments are equivalent to the run option, but the process will be run in the Phoronix Test Suite batch mode.
batch-setup
This option is used to configure the batch mode options for the Phoronix Test Suite, which is subsequently written to the user configuration file. Among the options are whether to automatically upload the test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and prompting for the saved file name.
default-benchmark [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) (if needed) and will proceed to run the test(s) in the defaults mode. This option is equivalent to running phoronix-test-suite with the install option followed by the default-run option.
default-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will run the selected test(s). The name of the test or suite must be supplied or the OpenBenchmarking.org ID or saved local file name. Multiple arguments can be supplied to run additional tests at the same time and save the results in a suite-like fashion. Unlike the normal run option, the default-run will not prompt the user to select from the available test options but will instead use the default options as automatically set by pts-core or the test profile. Use batch-run to automatically test all of the available options.
internal-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option and its arguments pre-set the Phoronix Test Suite batch run mode with sane values for carrying out benchmarks in a semi-automated manner and without uploading any of the result data to the public OpenBenchmarking.org.
OpenBenchmarking.org
clone-result [OpenBenchmarking ID] ...
This option will download a local copy of a file that was saved to OpenBenchmarking.org, as long as a valid public ID is supplied. More than one ID can be specified and the results will then be merged.
list-recommended-tests
This option will list recommended test profiles for benchmarking sorted by hardware sub-system. The recommended tests are determined via querying OpenBenchmarking.org and determining the most popular tests for a given environment based upon the number of times a test profile has been downloaded, the number of test results available on OpenBenchmarking.org for a given test profile, the age of the test profile, and other weighted factors.
openbenchmarking-changes
This option will list recent changes to test profiles of enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
openbenchmarking-launcher
This option is called automatically with the .openbenchmarking MIME file extension support for launching OpenBenchmarking.org operations.
openbenchmarking-login
This option is used for controlling your Phoronix Test Suite client options for OpenBechmarking.org and syncing the client to your account.
openbenchmarking-refresh
This option is used for refreshing the stored OpenBenchmarking.org repostory information and other data. The Phoronix Test Suite will automatically refresh this data every three days or when other thresholds are exceeded, but this command can be used to manually refresh/updates the data.
openbenchmarking-repositories
This option will list the OpenBenchmarking.org repositories currently linked to this Phoronix Test Suite client instance.
upload-result [Test Result]
This option is used for uploading a test result to OpenBenchmarking.org.
upload-test-profile
This option can be used for uploading a test profile to your account on OpenBenchmarking.org. By uploading your test profile to OpenBenchmarking.org, others are then able to browse and access this test suite for easy distribution in a seamless manner by other Phoronix Test Suite clients.
upload-test-suite
This option can be used for uploading a test suite to your account on OpenBenchmarking.org. By uploading your test suite to OpenBenchmarking.org, others are then able to browse and access this test suite for easy distribution.
System
detailed-system-info
Display detailed information about the installed system hardware and software information as detected by the Phoronix Test Suite Phodevi Library.
diagnostics
This option will print information that is useful to developers when debugging problems with the Phoronix Test Suite and/or test profiles and test suites.
interactive
A simple text-driven interactive interface to the Phoronix Test Suite.
system-info
Display the installed system hardware and software information as detected by the Phoronix Test Suite Phodevi Library.
system-sensors
Display the installed system hardware and software sensors in real-time as detected by the Phoronix Test Suite Phodevi Library.
Information
info [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result]
This option will show details about the supplied test, suite, virtual suite, or result file.
list-available-suites
This option will list all test suites that are available from the enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
list-available-tests
This option will list all test profiles that are available from the enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
list-available-virtual-suites
This option will list all available virtual test suites that can be dynamically created based upon the available tests from enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories.
list-installed-dependencies
This option will list all of the packages / external test dependencies that are already installed on the system that the Phoronix Test Suite may potentially depend upon by test profiles.
list-installed-suites
This option will list all suites that are currently installed on the system.
list-installed-tests
This option will list all test profiles that are currently installed on the system.
list-missing-dependencies
This option will list all of the packages / external test dependencies that are missing from the system that the Phoronix Test Suite may potentially need by select test profiles.
list-possible-dependencies
This option will list all of the packages / external test dependencies that are are potentially used by the Phoronix Test Suite.
list-saved-results
This option will list all of the saved test results found on the system.
list-test-usage
This option will list various details about installed tests and their usage.
list-unsupported-tests
This option will list all available test profiles that are available from the enabled OpenBenchmarking.org repositories but are NOT SUPPORTED on the given hardware/software platform. This is mainly a debugging option for those looking for test profiles to potentially port to new platforms, etc.
Asset Creation
debug-install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option is intended for use by test profile writers and is identical to the install option but will yield more information during the run process that can be used to debug issues with a test profile installer or to verify the test profile is functioning correctly.
debug-run [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option is intended for use by test profile writers and is identical to the <em>run</em> option but will yield more information during the run process that can be used to debug issues with a test profile or to verify the test profile is functioning correctly.
debug-test-download-links [Test | Suite]
This option will check all download links within the specified test profile(s) to ensure there are no broken URLs.
download-test-files [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This will download the selected test file(s) to the Phoronix Test Suite download cache but will not install the tests.
force-install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will force the installation (or re-installation) of a test or suite. The arguments and process is similar to the install option but even if the test is installed, the entire installation process will automatically be executed. This option is generally used when debugging a test installation problem.
result-file-to-suite [Test Result]
This option will guide the user through the process of generating their own test suite, which they can then run, that is based upon an existing test results file.
validate-result-file
This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite result file as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
validate-test-profile
This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite test profile as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
validate-test-suite
This option can be used for validating a Phoronix Test Suite test suite as being compliant against the OpenBenchmarking.org specification.
Result Management
auto-sort-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to automatically attempt to sort the results by their result identifier string.
copy-run-in-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change an existing test run within a saved results file.
edit-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to edit the title and description of an existing result file.
extract-from-result-file [Test Result]
This option will extract a single set of test results from a saved results file that contains multiple test results that have been merged. The user is the prompted to specify a new result file name and select which result identifier to extract.
merge-results [Test Result] ...
This option will manually merge multiple sets of test results generated by the Phoronix Test Suite.
refresh-graphs [Test Result]
This option will re-render and save all result graphs within a saved file. This option can be used when making modifications to the graphing code or its color/option configuration file and testing the changes.
remove-from-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if there is a set of test results you wish to remove/delete from a saved results file. The user must specify a saved results file and then they will be prompted to select the results identifier associated with the results they wish to remove.
remove-result [Test Result]
This option will permanently remove the saved file set that is set as the first argument.
rename-identifier-in-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change the name of the identifier in a test results file that is shown in the Phoronix Test Suite Results Viewer and the contained graphs.
rename-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to change the name of the saved name of a result file.
reorder-result-file [Test Result]
This option is used if you wish to manually change the order in which test results are shown in the Phoronix Test Suite Results Viewer and the contained graphs. The user must specify a saved results file and then they will be prompted to select the results identifiers one at a time in the order they would like them to be displayed from left to right.
result-file-to-csv [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information along with the results to a CSV output. The CSV (Comma Separated Values) output can then be loaded into a spreadsheet for easy viewing.
result-file-to-pdf [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information along with the results to a PDF file.
result-file-to-text [Test Result]
This option will read a saved test results file and output the system hardware and software information to the terminal. The test results are also outputted.
show-result [Test Result]
Open up the test results in the Phoronix Test Suite Result Viewer or on OpenBenchmarking.org.
Result Analytics
analyze-all-runs [Test Result]
This option will generate a candlestick graph showing the distribution of results from all trial runs. The candlestick graph is similar to the Japanese candlestick charts used by the financial industry, except instead of representing stock data it is numerical result data from all trial runs.\n\nThe tip of the upper-wick represents the highest value of the test runs with the tip of the lower-wick representing the lowest value of all test runs. The upper-edge of the candle body represents the first or last run value and the lower-edge represents the first or last run value. Lastly, if the last run value is less than the first run value, the candle body is the same color as the graph background, otherwise the last run value is greater.
analyze-batch [Test Result]
This option will analyze a batch results file and plot out the performance impact from the different options onto a line graph (i.e. to see the impact that changing the video resolution has on the system's performance).
analyze-image-delta [Test Result]
This option will analyze a test result file if it contains any test results that produced an image quality comparison (IQC) and will render image deltas illustrating the difference between images from two test results.
Other
build-suite
This option will guide the user through the process of generating their own test suite, which they can then run. Optionally, passed as arguments can be the test(s) or suite(s) to add to the suite to be created, instead of being prompted through the process.
debug-self-test
This option is used during the development of the Phoronix Test Suite software for testing of internal interfaces, commands, and other common code-paths. The produced numbers should only be comparable for the same version of the Phoronix Test Suite, on the same hardware/software system, conducted on the same day of testing. This isn't intended as any scientific benchmark but simply to stress common PHP code-paths and looking for hot areas to optimize, etc.
help
This option will display the list of available Phoronix Test Suite commands.
network-setup
This option allows the user to configure how the Phoronix Test Suite connects to OpenBenchmarking.org and other web-services. Connecting through an HTTP proxy can be configured through this option.
rebuild-composite-xml [Test Result]
This option can be used to rebuild your composite XML file in the event that the main result file was corrupted and the test-X.xml files are still present in the result file directory.
user-config-reset
This option can be used for resetting the Phoronix Test Suite user configuration file to its default state.
user-config-set
This option can be used for setting an XML value in the Phoronix Test Suite user configuration file.
version
This option will display the Phoronix Test Suite client version.
Web / GUI Support
gui
Launch the Phoronix Test Suite HTML5 web user-interface in the local GUI mode (no remote web support) and attempt to auto-launch the web-browser.
start-remote-gui-server
Start the GUI web server and WebSocket server processes for remote (or local) access via the web-browser. The settings can be configured via the Phoronix Test Suite's user-config.xml configuration file.
start-ws-server
Manually start a WebSocket server for communication by remote Phoronix Test Suite GUIs, the Phoronix Test Suite Multi-System Commander, and other functionality.
Modules
list-modules
This option will list all of the available Phoronix Test Suite modules on this system.
module-info [Phoronix Test Suite Module]
This option will show detailed information on a Phoronix Test Suite module such as the version, developer, and a description of its purpose.
module-setup [Phoronix Test Suite Module]
This option will allow you to configure all available end-user options for a Phoronix Test Suite module. These options are then stored within the user's configuration file. Not all modules may have options that can be configured by the end-user.
test-module [Phoronix Test Suite Module]
This option can be used for debugging a Phoronix Test Suite module.
GUI / Web Support
start-phoromatic-server
Start the Phoromatic web server for controlling local Phoronix Test Suite client systems to facilitate automated and repeated test orchestration and other automated features targeted at the enterprise.
Module Options
The following list is the modules included with the Phoronix Test Suite that are intended to extend the functionality of pts-core. Some of these options have commands that can be run directly in a similiar manner to the other Phoronix Test Suite user commands. Some modules are just meant to be loaded directly by adding the module name to the LoadModules tag in ~/.phoronix-test-suite/user-config.xml or via the PTS_MODULES environmental variable. A list of available modules is also available by running phoronix-test-suite list-modules.
Dummy Module
This is a simple module intended for developers to just demonstrate some of the module functions.
phoronix-test-suite dummy_module.dummy-command
OpenBenchmarking.org Ekofisk
The Ekofisk client is used for connecting to OpenBenchmarking.org to facilitate the automatic running of tests, generally across multiple test nodes in a routine manner.
phoronix-test-suite ekofisk.start
phoronix-test-suite ekofisk.user-system-return
Graphics Event Checker
This module checks a number of events prior to and and after running a test to make sure the graphics sub-system was not put in a sour or unintended state by the application. For instance, it makes sure syncing to vBlank is not forced through the driver and that a graphics test has not left the display in an unintended mode.
Graphics Override
This module allows you to override some graphics rendering settings for the ATI and NVIDIA drivers while running the Phoronix Test Suite.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: FORCE_AA, FORCE_AF.
MATISK
My Automated Test Infrastructure Setup Kit
phoronix-test-suite matisk.run
phoronix-test-suite matisk.template
Phoromatic Client
The Phoromatic client is used for connecting to a Phoromatic server (Phoromatic.com or a locally run server) to facilitate the automatic running of tests, generally across multiple test nodes in a routine manner. For more details visit http://www.phoromatic.com/. This module is intended to be used with Phoronix Test Suite 5.2+ clients and servers.
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic.connect
Phoromatic Legacy Client
The Phoromatic client is used for connecting to a Phoromatic server (Phoromatic.com or a locally run server) to facilitate the automatic running of tests, generally across multiple test nodes in a routine manner. For more details visit http://www.phoromatic.com/. THIS MODULE IS USED FOR CONNECTING TO THE PRE-2014 VERSION OF PHOROMATIC; THIS OLDER VERSION OF PHOROMATIC IS NO LONGER BEING ACTIVELY MAINTAINED. PLEASE UPGRADE TO PHORONIX-TEST-SUITE 5.2+ WITH ITS BUILT-IN PHOROMATIC SERVER.
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.start
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.user-system-return
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.upload-results
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.clone-results
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.system-schedule
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.system-schedule-today
phoronix-test-suite phoromatic_legacy.send-message
Pushover.net
Submit notifications to your iOS/Android mobile devices of test results in real-time as push notifications, etc. Using the Pushover.net API.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: PUSHOVER_NET_USER.
Result Notifier
A notification module.
System Monitor
This module contains sensor monitoring support.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: MONITOR, PERFORMANCE_PER_WATT.
Timed Screenshot
This is a module that will take a screenshot of the system at a pre-defined interval. ImageMagick must be installed onto the system prior to using this module.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: SCREENSHOT_INTERVAL.
Toggle Screensaver
This module toggles the system's screensaver while the Phoronix Test Suite is running. At this time, the GNOME and KDE screensavers are supported.
This module utilizes the following environmental variables: HALT_SCREENSAVER.
Update Checker
This module checks to see if the Phoronix Test Suite -- and its tests and suites -- are up to date.
Installation Instructions
Setup Overview
The Phoronix Test Suite supports Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Hurd, BSD, and other operating system environments. The only Linux distribution-specific code deals with the external dependencies support feature that are set by individual test profiles. If you are not running one of the supported Linux distributions, Solaris, BSD, or Mac OS X, you may need to install a package manually (as instructed by the Phoronix Test Suite) in order for a test to run. An example of an external dependency would be GCC and the OpenGL Utility Toolkit being needed for test profiles that build an OpenGL benchmark from source-code.
Among the distributions where the Phoronix Test Suite has been officially tested include Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva / Mageia, Gentoo, PCLinuxOS, Arch Linux, Pardus, OpenSuSE, Optware, webOS, Zenwalk, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, Scientific Linux, Debian, Mint, MEPIS, and Amazon Linux EC2.
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The following options are currently supported by the Phoronix Test Suite client. A list of available options can also be found by running phoronix-test-suite help.
Test Installation
install [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the selected test(s) inside the testing environment directory). The install process from downloading of the test files to the installation is fully automated. The install option needs to be supplied with the test name or suite as an argument. Optionally, a OpenBenchmarking.org ID or the name of a saved results file can be supplied as well and the test(s) to install will automatically be extracted from that information. If the test is already installed and was run by the latest version of the installation process, no action will be taken. Multiple arguments can be supplied to install additional tests at the same time.
install-dependencies [Test | Suite | OpenBenchmarking.org ID | Test Result] ...
This option will install the external dependencies needed by the selected test(s) using the distribution's package management system. For example, some tests depend upon GCC for compiling code. If GCC is not detected on the system, the Phoronix Test Suite will attempt to install GCC using the distribution's package management system. If you are running this command as a local user, you may be prompted for the root password while the process is running. For unsupported distributions, the dependency names will be displayed along with common names for th
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