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PeopleSoft Ping is a tool that runs standard transactions and measures the duration of each transaction component to identify areas of contention. It measures response times for the browser, web server, application server, and database. The presentation discusses using Ping to identify how desktop memory configuration and application server CPU speed can affect performance. Ping graphs are used to show examples of contention and how optimizing resources can reduce response times.

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Psping 20040603

PeopleSoft Ping is a tool that runs standard transactions and measures the duration of each transaction component to identify areas of contention. It measures response times for the browser, web server, application server, and database. The presentation discusses using Ping to identify how desktop memory configuration and application server CPU speed can affect performance. Ping graphs are used to show examples of contention and how optimizing resources can reduce response times.

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PeopleSoft Ping

David Kurtz
Go-Faster Consultancy Ltd.

[email protected]
www.go-faster.co.uk
Resources

• If you can’t hear me say so now.


• Please feel free to ask questions as we go
along.
• The presentation will be available from
• Customer Connection –> Events -> UK Tech PUG
• www.go-faster.co.uk

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Who am I?
• Independent
consultant
• System Performance
Tuning
– Oracle/Unix/Tuxedo
– PeopleSoft Apps
• www.ukoug.org
• Book
– www.apress.com

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What is PeopleSoft Ping?
• It is a component
which runs a
‘standard’ transaction
and measures the
duration of that
transaction at each
component in the PIA.

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Browser/ Web Application Database
Network
Time
What does PS Ping Measure?
Server Server Time
Time
Time

Web Server Tuxedo PeopleTools Oracle


Access Log Service Trace SQL*Trace
Trace

Java
Java Application
Application
Browser
Browser Servlet
Servlet Server
Server DBMS
DBMS
Screen Java http / Servlet Tuxedo APPQ
Paint Script Thread
PSAPPSRV SQL (application
https Message (application
data
data&&meta-
meta-
(presentation data
data
(presentation (presentation (application
(application
&&JavaScript)
JavaScript) (presentation logic)
logic)
logic) logic)

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Where is PeopleSoft Ping?
• DERIVED_PTP.HTMLCTLEVENT.FieldChange
• Each ping saves the results from the previous ping
to the database
– PS_PTP_TST_CASES

• Can get basic Ping graphs from PeopleSoft


– Can’t control scale
– I prefer to use Excel

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Ping Chart

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Example of Contention
PS Ping

PTP_TIME_D PTP_AS_TIME PTP_WS_TIME PTP_TOTAL_TIME

6
Cumulative Response Time (seconds)

0
23.5.04 16:20 23.5.04 16:30 23.5.04 16:40
Time

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The Database Test

• Repeatedly queries same rows from


– PTP_TABLE1_VW
– PTP_TABLE1

• Poor test of database performance


– Data blocks will become cached
– %PerfTime = Application Server clock

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The Application Server Test

• Creates and copies row sets


– Application server time
= CPU time + DB time + Cache access time +
Wait Time
– Row set operations CPU intensive
• Indication of CPU performance

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Case1:Browser Time
PS Ping

PTP_BRW_ONLY_TIME 5 per. Mov. Avg. (PTP_BRW_ONLY_TIME)

1.8

1.6

1.4
Duration (seconds)

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
19.5.04 13:10 19.5.04 13:20 19.5.04 13:30 19.5.04 13:40 19.5.04 13:50 19.5.04 14:00 19.5.04 14:10 19.5.04 14:20 19.5.04 14:30
Time

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Case 1: Desktop Specification

• 384Mhz PC, 64Mb physical memory


– Windows Commit Charge 125Mb
• It’s paging memory to/from disk

• With PS Ping running on PC, shut down


everything else (virus checking etc).
– Commit Charge reduced to 89Mb
– Response time fell from 0.8s to 0.4s

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Case 1: Conclusion

• Paging memory from disk is slow


• General Windows performance affected
– Including the browser
• Make sure that you have enough physical
memory in your desktops
– The web browser is a critical business platform
– It’s not just for surfing

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Case 2: Application Server CPU
Benchmark?
PS Ping

PTP_AS_ONLY_TIME

1.8

1.6

1.4
Duration (seconds)

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
26.5.04 17:30 26.5.04 17:40 26.5.04 17:50

Date

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Case 2: Two Application Servers
• HP-UX 11 • Windows 2000
• 750Mhz • 3.2Ghz
• Ping Time: 1.43s • Ping Time: 0.33s

• [PT8.43.15]

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Case 2: Conclusion

• Application server is CPU intensive


– If active and not waiting for the database, it is
using CPU to execute PeopleCode etc.
• Fewer faster –v- More slower CPUs?
– CPU speed is critical
– When executing in user mode, a clock cycle is a
clock cycle is a clock cycle?

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Conclusion

• Ping is not a fundamental indicator of


system performance.
• It does indicate:
– contention in a particular tier.
– CPU performance of Application Server
– Performance of Browser

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Questions

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PeopleSoft Ping
David Kurtz
Go-Faster Consultancy Ltd.

[email protected]
www.go-faster.co.uk

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