Posted by meisenzahl on 09/26/76 11:53

Hi all,

We're looking to migrate our SQL Server cluster from a handful of huge
boxes to a new blade with some AMD dual-core processors. The OS will be
Windows 2003 I think.

We of course want to test the new implementation to make sure it
performs at least as well as it did before. I think we plan to do some
performance testing by hitting SQL Server directly, rather than going
through an end-user's application (like a web site).

I've used LoadRunner to test a bunch of things using different
protocols, but never to hit a DB directly. How much trouble is that?

Are there any other good freeware/open-source tools I should be
considering? Does Microsoft offer any tools for this?

We're fairly well grounded in performance testing in general, but could
use advice re: hitting SQL Server directly. I'm a performance tester,
not a DBA. ;-)

Thanks very much in advance,

Chris

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