From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 1 21:20:13 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FDAA16A41F for ; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 21:20:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD5143D5A for ; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 21:20:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k01LK8Ax087296 for ; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:20:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k01LK8UK087295 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:20:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:20:07 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20060101212007.GA87257@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 19 years of service to the Unix community Cc: Subject: STressing a new server... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:20:13 -0000 Folks, When I bought this bare-bones box and plugged in "stuff" it took several days of figuring out what benchmark and other utilities to run to stress it. After a few weeks of pushing the load to 70+, the burning-in was a fair indicator that the HW would last. After 4+ years, no prob. Now I have a new box, custom built. Unfortunately, I've lost (or forgotten!) the same of the *.sh script and some of the utilities. So what should I be running and with an example of args? Last time I believe there were 5 or 6 stressors. Also, what's the memory testor utility calld? I have a gig of DDR in this new puppy, and want to be sure that every last BIT is good. Help much appreciated! gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix