>From what I recall, it's not something that can be fixed, and so will remain broken. -- Bruce Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2016, at 10:16 AM, Olausson, Bjoern <contactme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello FIO users, > > I have to run some benchmarks on multiple Windows Server 2012 Build > 9200 clients. > > When I start fio as server on the windows machines everything looks > fine until I commence the benchmark, I get the following output: > > > PS C:\Program Files\fio> .\fio.exe --server > fio: server listening on 0.0.0.0,8765 > fork is not implemented > waitpid is not implemented > fio: waitpid: Function not implemented > waitpid is not implemented > fio: waitpid: Function not implemented > > This output continues until I us the processmanager to kill FIO > > PS C:\Program Files\fio> .\fio.exe --version > fio-2.15 > > The benchmark was initiated form a Windows 2012 Build 9200 too: > PS C:\Program Files\fio> .\fio.exe --client=Z:\fio\hostlist-test > Z:\fio\results\test.inp --section=test > fio: client 192.168.2.81, timeout on cmd PROBE > fio: client 192.168.2.81 timed out > PS C:\Program Files\fio>.\fio.exe --version > fio-2.15 > > > Also tested to start the benchmark from Linux system - which would be > the preferred way > [root@server40 ~]# /root/fio-git/fio > --client=/sharedfs/fio/hostlist-test /sharedfs/fio/results/test.inp > --section=test > client: host=192.168.2.81 disconnected > [root@server40 ~]# /root/fio-git/fio --version > fio-2.15 > > > The input file used is: > [global] > ioengine=windowsaio > group_reporting=1 > unified_rw_reporting=0 > ramp_time=15 > norandommap=1 > filename_format=fiotest.$filenum > time_based=1 > runtime=30s > size=32g > directory=Z\:\fio > > [test] > rw=read > fsync=0 > direct=0 > nrfiles=1 > numjobs=1 > blocksize=8m > > hostlist contains only one client for testing this FIO issue: > [root@server40 ~]# cat /sharedfs/fio/hostlist-test > 192.168.2.81 > > It looks like this behavior is present since 2013 > (http://www.spinics.net/lists/fio/msg02564.html "--server broken on > Windows (2.1.1 and 2.0.14)") > > I compiled the tatest version from GIT on Windows but it did yield the > same results. > > Is there an easy way to fix this or is this feature considered broken > and is not going to be fixed? > > Greetings, > Bjoern > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe fio" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe fio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html