Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide

SSL Performance Test: Perl CGI

This test was performed by accessing the printenv C executable in SSL mode. The goal was to saturate the CPUs on the server. The test was performed in SSL mode with the SSL session cache both enabled and disabled.

Figure 7–7 SSL Performance Test: Perl CGI

SSL Performance Test: Perl CGI

Table 7–9 SSL/Perl CGI: No Session Cache Reuse

# of CPUs  

Op/Sec (Out of Box)  

Op/Sec (Tuned)  

41.9 

42.19 

81.0 

81.86 

145.1 

146.05 

Table 7–10 SSL/Perl CGI: 100% Session Cache Reuse

# of CPUs  

Op/Sec (Out of Box)  

Op/Sec (Tuned)  

55.29 

55.42 

105.01 

107.05 

194.35 

197.91 

Table 7–11 SSL/Perl CGI: Session Cache Comparison

# of CPUs  

No Session Cache(Tuned)  

100% Session Cache(Tuned)  

42.19 

55.42 

81.86 

107.05 

146.05 

197.91