Comments on: Moving Hosts: Stress Test http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/ Because Sometimes, Busses Explode... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Franky http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-63690 Franky Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:56:45 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-63690 Solid article, here's a quick update with what I am finding with my Media Temple GS account. We've hit a few front page diggs and not only does Media Temples GS service handle the traffic, but our site also seems to speed up with all the traffic as the GS will load balance across multiple servers. So that's the good news... the bad news is that the GS hosting limits you to only 1000 GPU's per month (which you can now monitor through your MT account center). My site uses a resource intensive Wordpress theme and we're now easily going over our 1000 GPU monthly limit half way through the month. So at 10 cents per GPU (when you exceed the 1000 limit) this takes our $20 hosting plan up to a couple hundred dollars per month. Ok, simple solution, upgrade to one of three DV services offered by MT (ranging from $50 - $150 per month). That was my plan until I called Media Temple and they informed me that since the DV hosting will not be able to load balance across multiple servers when needed, neither three DV options could probably handle Digg style traffic surges without slowing down or crashing the site. A media temple representative even recommended I look into their Nitro hosting option (which I believe is about $750 per month). I mean $20 per month to $750? Not sure what I'm suppose to do now and, while I like MT overall, they have really failed to provide me with some solid guidance on this one, pretty disappointing. I would like to stay with MT, but really am not sure what to do now. Any suggestions? Solid article, here’s a quick update with what I am finding with my Media Temple GS account. We’ve hit a few front page diggs and not only does Media Temples GS service handle the traffic, but our site also seems to speed up with all the traffic as the GS will load balance across multiple servers.

So that’s the good news… the bad news is that the GS hosting limits you to only 1000 GPU’s per month (which you can now monitor through your MT account center). My site uses a resource intensive Wordpress theme and we’re now easily going over our 1000 GPU monthly limit half way through the month. So at 10 cents per GPU (when you exceed the 1000 limit) this takes our $20 hosting plan up to a couple hundred dollars per month. Ok, simple solution, upgrade to one of three DV services offered by MT (ranging from $50 – $150 per month). That was my plan until I called Media Temple and they informed me that since the DV hosting will not be able to load balance across multiple servers when needed, neither three DV options could probably handle Digg style traffic surges without slowing down or crashing the site. A media temple representative even recommended I look into their Nitro hosting option (which I believe is about $750 per month). I mean $20 per month to $750?

Not sure what I’m suppose to do now and, while I like MT overall, they have really failed to provide me with some solid guidance on this one, pretty disappointing. I would like to stay with MT, but really am not sure what to do now.

Any suggestions?

]]> By: Ben Richards http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-7679 Ben Richards Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:14:56 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-7679 Well its probably 2 weeks after you performed this test and it took me 20 seconds for this page to load up in firefox on a 10meg lease line. Not too bad from what i've been reading. Just hope that my host A Small Orange is as good! Well its probably 2 weeks after you performed this test and it took me 20 seconds for this page to load up in firefox on a 10meg lease line.

Not too bad from what i’ve been reading. Just hope that my host A Small Orange is as good!

]]> By: Jason McVearry http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5792 Jason McVearry Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:47:39 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5792 Wow, So this is yet another test to see if we, (mt) Media Temple, are truly digg proof..i think we faired pretty well ;-) People refreshing your page and digging constantly creates a mock-DDOS attack btw. You certainly suffer from your external-calling links as EVERY time the page is reloaded, you're calling your stat program and whatever other services you have hosted externally. Hung..glad to have you on (mt)! Cheers, Jason McVearry jason@mediatemple.net Wow,

So this is yet another test to see if we, (mt) Media Temple, are truly digg proof..i think we faired pretty well ;-)

People refreshing your page and digging constantly creates a mock-DDOS attack btw. You certainly suffer from your external-calling links as EVERY time the page is reloaded, you’re calling your stat program and whatever other services you have hosted externally.

Hung..glad to have you on (mt)!

Cheers,
Jason McVearry
jason@mediatemple.net

]]> By: dcn00 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5775 dcn00 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:09:50 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5775 Still at 820 diggs and page loaded in 15.75 secs, with FireFox 2.0, running FasterFox add-on set to "Turbo". Phasers were set to "Stun". Still at 820 diggs and page loaded in 15.75 secs, with FireFox 2.0, running FasterFox add-on set to “Turbo”.

Phasers were set to “Stun”.

]]> By: Alex http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5773 Alex Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:06:50 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5773 Seems to be running great. Like some others said and I noticed; the traffic monitors took a some time to load on the page. Seems to be running great. Like some others said and I noticed; the traffic monitors took a some time to load on the page.

]]> By: News Doggy http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5772 News Doggy Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:53:14 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5772 Seems to have still loaded fine! I hate link bait articles I can't get too when it sounds link something interesting. Seems to have still loaded fine! I hate link bait articles I can’t get too when it sounds link something interesting.

]]> By: Bill http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5771 Bill Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:50:55 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5771 I just gave it a test and it took 47 seconds to get it to load (I'm on a t1). It is 1:40 PM EST on the 31st and you currently have 820 diggs and are on the 4th page of digg (technology). So maybe their cluster does work - maybe it takes 45+ seconds with our without big spikes? I just gave it a test and it took 47 seconds to get it to load (I’m on a t1).

It is 1:40 PM EST on the 31st and you currently have 820 diggs and are on the 4th page of digg (technology).

So maybe their cluster does work – maybe it takes 45+ seconds with our without big spikes?

]]> By: Alexandre Racine http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5769 Alexandre Racine Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:27:54 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5769 Well, it seems like the gs system what not totally up to the challenge. From their website "Dynamic, clustered scalability. Automatically grows to support any load level. Easily handle traffic spikes with the power of hundreds of servers powering your site." From what is up there, the "easily handle traffic spikes" somewhat does not include digg since some people had 45 secs. of delay. Let's hope that they will improve. Well, it seems like the gs system what not totally up to the challenge.

From their website “Dynamic, clustered scalability. Automatically grows to support any load level. Easily handle traffic spikes with the power of hundreds of servers powering your site.”

From what is up there, the “easily handle traffic spikes” somewhat does not include digg since some people had 45 secs. of delay.

Let’s hope that they will improve.

]]> By: Paul http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5767 Paul Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5767 Ouch, 47 seconds ... Guess MT's grid is not that good after all ... Ouch, 47 seconds … Guess MT’s grid is not that good after all …

]]> By: jaggs http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/comment-page-2/#comment-5753 jaggs Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:28:55 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/10/30/moving-hosts-stress-test/#comment-5753 786 Diggs - around 15 seconds to load (again a big gap then comes up clean) Ctrl F5 refresh - around 5 seconds. I'd say that was a pretty cool test and proof of this new grid hosting. Interesting... 786 Diggs – around 15 seconds to load (again a big gap then comes up clean)
Ctrl F5 refresh – around 5 seconds.

I’d say that was a pretty cool test and proof of this new grid hosting. Interesting…

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