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Robert_47833
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Jul 20, 2011

will rand() cause performance issue

rand()   one question about rand   will rand cause performance issue?How to test it?   Can u give me an example   We want to put rand() in production  
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hoolio
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Jul 20, 2011
You can use timing to check the load that rand() adds. Try one test run of a batch of requests with rand and then one without.

 

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iRules.timing.ashx

 

and:

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Tutorials/TechTips/tabid/63/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/123/iRules-Optimization-101--05--Evaluating-iRule-Performance.aspx

 

 

Aaron