Performance Testing of VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service

This technical report presents the results of hands-on testing conducted on the VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) and its performance compared to two configurations of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP). The testing aimed to evaluate the throughput and latency of Kafka producer workloads and HammerDB benchmarks. The report outlines the system configurations used during testing, including the hardware specifications and software versions. The results indicate varying performance metrics across different workloads, with detailed tables illustrating throughput in MB/sec and latency in milliseconds for each configuration. The testing methodology is described, including the setup of the test environment, deployment of Kafka and PostgreSQL, and the execution of benchmarks. The report concludes with a summary of the findings, emphasizing the configurations tested and the performance outcomes observed during the evaluation period.