httperf --hog --client=0/1 --server=somesite --port=6767 --uri=/remora --rate=2000 --send-buffer=4096 --recv-buffer=16384 --method=POST --num-conns=500000 --num-calls=1

Maximum connect burst length: 650

Total: connections 500000 requests 64506 replies 64506 test-duration 249.982 s

Connection rate: 2000.1 conn/s (0.5 ms/conn, <=20853 concurrent connections)
Connection time [ms]: min 5.4 avg 11432.9 max 45731.9 median 7451.5 stddev 12447.7
Connection time [ms]: connect 8997.3
Connection length [replies/conn]: 1.000

Request rate: 258.0 req/s (3.9 ms/req)
Request size [B]: 87.0

Reply rate [replies/s]: min 0.0 avg 262.0 max 2552.9 stddev 556.5 (49 samples)
Reply time [ms]: response 2435.6 transfer 0.0
Reply size [B]: header 46.0 content 0.0 footer 0.0 (total 46.0)
Reply status: 1xx=0 2xx=64506 3xx=0 4xx=0 5xx=0

CPU time [s]: user 18.74 system 85.30 (user 7.5% system 34.1% total 41.6%)
Net I/O: 33.5 KB/s (0.3*10^6 bps)


minimal:/usr/local/bin# ./httperf --server=somesite --port=6767 --uri=/remora --num-conn 500000 --ra 20000 --hog --method='POST'
httperf --hog --client=0/1 --server=somesite --port=6767 --uri=/remora --rate=20000 --send-buffer=4096 --recv-buffer=16384 --method=POST --num-conns=500000 --num-calls=1

Maximum connect burst length: 11118

Total: connections 500000 requests 17321 replies 17321 test-duration 95.125 s

Connection rate: 5256.2 conn/s (0.2 ms/conn, <=61276 concurrent connections)
Connection time [ms]: min 1.8 avg 20531.9 max 93764.5 median 11081.5 stddev 21268.0
Connection time [ms]: connect 32710.8
Connection length [replies/conn]: 1.000

Request rate: 182.1 req/s (5.5 ms/req)
Request size [B]: 87.0

Reply rate [replies/s]: min 0.0 avg 186.6 max 904.8 stddev 300.2 (18 samples)
Reply time [ms]: response 409.3 transfer 0.0
Reply size [B]: header 46.0 content 0.0 footer 0.0 (total 46.0)
Reply status: 1xx=0 2xx=17321 3xx=0 4xx=0 5xx=0

CPU time [s]: user 2.36 system 37.05 (user 2.5% system 39.0% total 41.4%)
Net I/O: 23.6 KB/s (0.2*10^6 bps)