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Death of a Web Server: Instrumenting, Analyzing, and Solving Performance Issues

Explore the journey of diagnosing, testing, and addressing performance challenges in a web server environment, with practical insights and strategies for optimization. Learn how to effectively instrument servers, analyze caching behaviors, and proactively solve issues to enhance performance and scalability.

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Death of a Web Server: Instrumenting, Analyzing, and Solving Performance Issues

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  1. Death of a Web Server Richard Campbell Strangeloop Networks richard@strangeloopnetworks.com

  2. Richard Campbell • Background • First laid hands on a microcomputer in 1977, its been downhill since then • Spent the last 15 years helping companies scale applications on a variety of platforms • Currently • Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist of Strangeloop Networks • Co-Host of .NET Rocks! • Host of RunAs Radio!

  3. Agenda • Setting the Stage • Testing the Web Site • Instrumentinga Web Server • Instrumentingand Analyzing Caching • Actually Solving the Problem

  4. Setting the Stage • The Portable Data Center • Load Test Machine • Web Server • Database Server • Software • Windows 2008 Server 64 bit • Visual Studio 2008 Test Edition

  5. Testing the Web Site • Building Good Tests • Know reality! Get log data • Different kinds of load tests • Test to failure • Soak test

  6. Instrumenting a Web Server • Perf Mon is your friend! • CPU Utilization • Requests per Second • Requests Queued • Bytes in the .NET Heap

  7. Instrumenting Caching • Log every time: • A cache item gets populated • A cache item is destroyed • A cache item gets used

  8. Actually Fixing the Problem • Don’t cache what doesn’t get reused! • Choices: • Don’t cache datasets with unbounded parameters • Bound the parameters

  9. Summary • Diagnosis is the most challenging part of the process • Use facts – instrument everything! • Theorize probable cause, then prove it • Consider a variety of solutions

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