My DS2 test is having issues.
For failed DS2WebA0
WRF looks like this
Total number of Threads to be Spawned across multiple servers are n_threads: 10
target= DS2WebA0 n_threads= 10 ramp_rate= 10 run_time= 180 db_size= 20gb warmup_time= 0 think_time= 0.085
pct_newcustomers= 20 n_searches= 3 search_batch_size= 5 n_line_items= 5 virt_dir= ds2 page_type= php windows_perf_host= detailed_view= N linux_perf_host=
Using WIN32 QueryPerformanceCounters for measuring response time
Performance Counter Category Test and Counter MaxRT exist
Thread 0: created for User 0
Thread 1: created for User 1
Thread 2: created for User 2
Thread 3: created for User 3
Thread 4: created for User 4
Thread 5: created for User 5
Thread 6: created for User 6
Thread 7: created for User 7
Thread 8: created for User 8
Thread 9: created for User 9
Controller (7/26/2012 6:05:59 PM): all threads running
Controller: n_threads_connected = 0 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 60
Controller: n_threads_connected = 0 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 59
Controller: n_threads_connected = 0 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 58
Thread 8: connected to DS2WebA0
Thread 1: connected to DS2WebA0
Thread 3: connected to DS2WebA0
Thread 6: connected to DS2WebA0
Controller: n_threads_connected = 4 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 57
Thread 4: connected to DS2WebA0
Controller: n_threads_connected = 5 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 56
Thread 9: connected to DS2WebA0
Controller: n_threads_connected = 6 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 55
Thread 2: connected to DS2WebA0
Controller: n_threads_connected = 7 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 54
Thread 7: connected to DS2WebA0
Thread 0: connected to DS2WebA0
Controller: n_threads_connected = 9 : ConnectionTimeOut remaining 53
Thread 5: connected to DS2WebA0
Controller (7/26/2012 6:06:08 PM): all threads connected - issuing Start
Thread 6: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 6: Error in Login for User user25516935, thread exiting
Thread 5: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 5: Error in Login for User user15979657, thread exiting
Thread 4: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 4: Error in Login for User user21194818, thread exiting
Thread 2: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 2: Error in Login for User user17854962, thread exiting
Thread 8: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 8: Error in Login for User user24118695, thread exiting
Thread 3: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 3: Error in Login for User user21383896, thread exiting
Thread 1: Login: Username/password incorrect; str_acc length: 1118 str_acc:
<!--
* DVD Store Common Include PHP Page - dscommon.inc
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Dell, Inc. <dave_jaffe@dell.com> and <todd_muirhead@dell.com>
*
* Used by DVD Store php pages
*
* Last Updated 5/13/05
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>DVD Store Login Page</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000FF">
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>DVD Store</H1>
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'DS2-DB' (101)
Thread 1: Error in Login for User user6373702, thread exiting
Unhandled Exception: Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: StartIndex cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: startIndex
at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length, Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex)
at ds2xdriver.ds2Interface.ds2newcustomer(String username_in, String password_in, String firstname_in, String lastname_in, String address1_in, String address2_in, String city_in, String state_in, String zip_in, String country_in, String email_in, String phone_in, Int32 creditcardtype_in, String creditcard_in, Int32 ccexpmon_in, Int32 ccexpyr_in, Int32 age_in, Int32 income_in, String gender_in, Int32& customerid_out, Double& rt)
at ds2xdriver.User.Emulate()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: StartIndex cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: startIndex
at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length, Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex)
at ds2xdriver.ds2Interface.ds2newcustomer(String username_in, String password_in, String firstname_in, String lastname_in, String address1_in, String address2_in, String city_in, String state_in, String zip_in, String country_in, String email_in, String phone_in, Int32 creditcardtype_in, String creditcard_in, Int32 ccexpmon_in, Int32 ccexpyr_in, Int32 age_in, Int32 income_in, String gender_in, Int32& customerid_out, Double& rt)
at ds2xdriver.User.Emulate()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
Please make sure you've finished setting up the ds2db as well as updating the /etc/hosts files per the benchmarking guide. This error seems typical for those types of issues.