Siege command for this new dedicated server

You should check the official manual at http://www.joedog.org/siege-manual/ as well as the readme at http://www.joedog.org/siege-readme/ and faq at http://www.joedog.org/siege-faq/. That should give you the full run down of options and explain configuration etc.

Also check out benchmarks I did a http://centminmod.com/benchmarks.html for ideas.

You'll ideally need to run siege from a separate server from the one you're testing.

Run -h option to see all options too

Code:

siege -h
SIEGE 3.0.6
Usage: siege [options]
       siege [options] URL
       siege -g URL
Options:
  -V, --version             VERSION, prints the version number.
  -h, --help                HELP, prints this section.
  -C, --config              CONFIGURATION, show the current config.
  -v, --verbose             VERBOSE, prints notification to screen.
  -q, --quiet               QUIET turns verbose off and suppresses output.
  -g, --get                 GET, pull down HTTP headers and display the
                            transaction. Great for application debugging.
  -c, --concurrent=NUM      CONCURRENT users, default is 10
  -i, --internet            INTERNET user simulation, hits URLs randomly.
  -b, --benchmark           BENCHMARK: no delays between requests.
  -t, --time=NUMm           TIMED testing where "m" is modifier S, M, or H
                            ex: --time=1H, one hour test.
  -r, --reps=NUM            REPS, number of times to run the test.
  -f, --file=FILE           FILE, select a specific URLS FILE.
  -R, --rc=FILE             RC, specify an siegerc file
  -l, --log[=FILE]          LOG to FILE. If FILE is not specified, the
                            default is used: PREFIX/var/siege.log
  -m, --mark="text"         MARK, mark the log file with a string.
  -d, --delay=NUM           Time DELAY, random delay before each requst
                            between 1 and NUM. (NOT COUNTED IN STATS)
  -H, --header="text"       Add a header to request (can be many)
  -A, --user-agent="text"   Sets User-Agent in request
  -T, --content-type="text" Sets Content-Type in request

From FAQ one to pay attention to is How many concurrent users should I use?

 

Trial and error depending on your server and it's specific configuration and target tested web app and yes aim is without errors

some folks test for 24hr duration some test for number of reps (-r option)