diff --git a/drone/src/drone.rs b/drone/src/drone.rs
index de05adbdce..6c78125f80 100644
--- a/drone/src/drone.rs
+++ b/drone/src/drone.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ macro_rules! socketaddr {
 }
 
 pub const TIME_SLICE: u64 = 60;
-pub const REQUEST_CAP: u64 = 500_000_000;
+pub const REQUEST_CAP: u64 = 100_000_000_000_000;
 pub const DRONE_PORT: u16 = 9900;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
diff --git a/multinode-demo/setup.sh b/multinode-demo/setup.sh
index ffa2f3cc2e..9d7e092092 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/setup.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/setup.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ here=$(dirname "$0")
 # shellcheck source=multinode-demo/common.sh
 source "$here"/common.sh
 
-lamports=1000000000
+lamports=100000000000000
 bootstrap_leader_lamports=
 
 usage () {
diff --git a/net/README.md b/net/README.md
index 034da40be8..5eea314ee9 100644
--- a/net/README.md
+++ b/net/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $ aws configure
 ```
 More information on AWS CLI configuration can be found [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html#cli-quick-configuration)
 
-### Metrics configuration
+### Metrics configuration (Optional)
 Ensure that `$(whoami)` is the name of an InfluxDB user account with enough
 access to create a new InfluxDB database.  Ask mvines@ for help if needed.
 
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ NOTE: This example uses GCE.  If you are using AWS EC2, replace `./gce.sh` with
 
 ```bash
 $ cd net/
-$ ./gce.sh create -n 5 -c 1  #<-- Create a GCE testnet with 5 additional nodes (beyond the bootstrap node), 1 client bencher (billing starts here)
+$ ./gce.sh create -n 5 -c 1     #<-- Create a GCE testnet with 5 additional nodes (beyond the bootstrap node) and 1 client (billing starts here)
 $ ./init-metrics.sh $(whoami)   #<-- Configure a metrics database for the testnet
-$ ./net.sh start             #<-- Deploy the network from the local workspace
-$ ./ssh.sh                   #<-- Details on how to ssh into any testnet node to access logs/etc
-$ ./gce.sh delete            #<-- Dispose of the network (billing stops here)
+$ ./net.sh start                #<-- Deploy the network from the local workspace and start all clients with bench-tps
+$ ./ssh.sh                      #<-- Details on how to ssh into any testnet node to access logs/etc
+$ ./gce.sh delete               #<-- Dispose of the network (billing stops here)
 ```
 
 ## Tips
diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 7b1af3f060..b608166e16 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ Operate a configured testnet
    -r                          - Reuse existing node/ledger configuration from a
                                  previous |start| (ie, don't run ./multinode-demo/setup.sh).
    -D /path/to/programs        - Deploy custom programs from this location
+   -c clientType=numClients    - Number of clientTypes to start.  This options can be specified
+                                 more than once.  Defaults to bench-tps for all clients if not
+                                 specified.
+                                 Valid client types are:
+                                     bench-tps
+                                     bench-exchange
 
  sanity/start/update-specific options:
    -o noLedgerVerify    - Skip ledger verification
@@ -64,12 +70,14 @@ updateNodes=false
 customPrograms=
 updateManifestKeypairFile=
 updateDownloadUrl=
+numBenchTpsClients=0
+numBenchExchangeClients=0
 
 command=$1
 [[ -n $command ]] || usage
 shift
 
-while getopts "h?T:t:o:f:rD:i:" opt; do
+while getopts "h?T:t:o:f:rD:i:c:" opt; do
   case $opt in
   h | \?)
     usage
@@ -117,6 +125,36 @@ while getopts "h?T:t:o:f:rD:i:" opt; do
       ;;
     esac
     ;;
+  c)
+    getClientTypeAndNum() {
+      if ! [[ $OPTARG == *'='* ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Expecting keypair \"clientType=numClientType\" but got \"$OPTARG\""
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      local keyValue
+      IFS='=' read -ra keyValue <<< "$OPTARG"
+      local clientType=${keyValue[0]}
+      local numClients=${keyValue[1]}
+      re='^[0-9]+$'
+      if ! [[ $numClients =~ $re ]] ; then
+        echo "error: numClientType must be a number but got \"$numClients\""
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      case $clientType in
+        bench-tps)
+          numBenchTpsClients=$numClients
+        ;;
+        bench-exchange)
+          numBenchExchangeClients=$numClients
+        ;;
+        *)
+          echo "Unknown client type: $clientType"
+          exit 1
+          ;;
+      esac
+    }
+    getClientTypeAndNum
+    ;;
   *)
     usage "Error: unhandled option: $opt"
     ;;
@@ -125,11 +163,22 @@ done
 
 loadConfigFile
 
+numClients=${#clientIpList[@]}
+numClientsRequested=$((numBenchTpsClients+numBenchExchangeClients))
+if [[ "$numClientsRequested" -eq 0 ]]; then
+  numBenchTpsClients=$numClients
+else
+  if [[ "$numClientsRequested" -gt "$numClients" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: More clients requested ($numClientsRequested) then available ($numClients)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 build() {
   declare MAYBE_DOCKER=
   if [[ $(uname) != Linux ]]; then
-    # shellcheck source=ci/rust-version.sh 
-    source ../ci/rust-version.sh
+    # shellcheck source=ci/rust-version.sh
+    source "$SOLANA_ROOT"/ci/rust-version.sh
     MAYBE_DOCKER="ci/docker-run.sh $rust_stable_docker_image"
   fi
   SECONDS=0
@@ -251,14 +300,15 @@ startNode() {
 
 startClient() {
   declare ipAddress=$1
-  declare logFile="$2"
-  echo "--- Starting client: $ipAddress"
+  declare clientToRun="$2"
+  declare logFile="$netLogDir/client-$clientToRun-$ipAddress.log"
+  echo "--- Starting client: $ipAddress - $clientToRun"
   echo "start log: $logFile"
   (
     set -x
     startCommon "$ipAddress"
     ssh "${sshOptions[@]}" -f "$ipAddress" \
-      "./solana/net/remote/remote-client.sh $deployMethod $entrypointIp \"$RUST_LOG\""
+      "./solana/net/remote/remote-client.sh $deployMethod $entrypointIp $clientToRun \"$RUST_LOG\""
   ) >> "$logFile" 2>&1 || {
     cat "$logFile"
     echo "^^^ +++"
@@ -411,8 +461,12 @@ start() {
   sanity
 
   SECONDS=0
-  for ipAddress in "${clientIpList[@]}"; do
-    startClient "$ipAddress" "$netLogDir/client-$ipAddress.log"
+  for ((i=0; i < "$numClients" && i < "$numClientsRequested"; i++)) do
+    if [[ $i -lt "$numBenchTpsClients" ]]; then
+      startClient "${clientIpList[$i]}" "solana-bench-tps"
+    else
+      startClient "${clientIpList[$i]}" "solana-bench-exchange"
+    fi
   done
   clientDeployTime=$SECONDS
 
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-client.sh b/net/remote/remote-client.sh
index 23a0631079..42e013419c 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-client.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-client.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ echo "$(date) | $0 $*" > client.log
 
 deployMethod="$1"
 entrypointIp="$2"
-RUST_LOG="$3"
+clientToRun="$3"
+RUST_LOG="$4"
 export RUST_LOG=${RUST_LOG:-solana=info} # if RUST_LOG is unset, default to info
 
 missing() {
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ local|tar)
   source ./target/perf-libs/env.sh
 
   net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc "$entrypointIp:~/.cargo/bin/solana*" ~/.cargo/bin/
-  solana_bench_tps=solana-bench-tps
   ;;
 *)
   echo "Unknown deployment method: $deployMethod"
@@ -50,16 +50,31 @@ scripts/net-stats.sh  > net-stats.log 2>&1 &
 
 ! tmux list-sessions || tmux kill-session
 
-clientCommand="\
-  $solana_bench_tps \
-    --network $entrypointIp:8001 \
-    --drone $entrypointIp:9900 \
-    --duration 7500 \
-    --sustained \
-    --threads $threadCount \
-"
+case $clientToRun in
+solana-bench-tps)
+  clientCommand="\
+    solana-bench-tps \
+      --network $entrypointIp:8001 \
+      --drone $entrypointIp:9900 \
+      --duration 7500 \
+      --sustained \
+      --threads $threadCount \
+  "
+  ;;
+solana-bench-exchange)
+  clientCommand="\
+    solana-bench-exchange \
+      --network $entrypointIp:8001 \
+      --drone $entrypointIp:9900 \
+      --threads $threadCount \
+  "
+  ;;
+*)
+  echo "Unknown client name: $clientToRun"
+  exit 1
+esac
 
-tmux new -s solana-bench-tps -d "
+tmux new -s "$clientToRun" -d "
   while true; do
     echo === Client start: \$(date) | tee -a client.log
     $metricsWriteDatapoint 'testnet-deploy client-begin=1'
@@ -69,4 +84,4 @@ tmux new -s solana-bench-tps -d "
   done
 "
 sleep 1
-tmux capture-pane -t solana-bench-tps -p -S -100
+tmux capture-pane -t "$clientToRun" -p -S -100