[CentOS] Re: server exercising, stressing, and/or testing

[Joshua Baker-LePain]

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 at 11:30am, Robert wrote

> } It might be useful if you specify what aspects of the box you want to
> } test.
> }
> } CPU?  RAM?  Disk?
> }
> } You mentioned disk, but is that all that you want to test?
> }
> } Regards,
> } Greg
>
> i wish to test it all, everything, just not ummm extremely violently in
> terms of hard drive(s).
>
> so, if the hard drive testing part is ultimately configurable that would be
> great... i just dont feel like pounding the drives for hours and hours
>
> ummmmmmmmmm what are people using in this area?
>
> i am familiar with memtest and some of the other small stuff yet i am
> looking for practical list wisdom on this whole scenartio.
>
> thanks!

I've actually had pretty good luck with this little script:

http://people.redhat.com/dledford/memtest.html

It's not *too* hard on the disks, although that part isn't configurable.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University