From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 2 06:10:52 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 502A316A41F for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 06:10:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B722643D46 for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 06:10:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k026E1P14751; Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:14:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Gary Kline" , "FreeBSD Mailing List" Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:10:35 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 In-Reply-To: <20060101212007.GA87257@thought.org> Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: 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: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 06:10:52 -0000 What I did to stress test the last time I did this was build mysql then run the stress benchmarking suite that comes with mysql. I think this is a better way to do it than running a script, as it puts real-world load on the server. And that benchmark can take days to run depending on the parameters you put into it. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Gary Kline >Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 1:20 PM >To: FreeBSD Mailing List >Subject: STressing a new server... > > > 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 > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.9/217 - Release Date: >12/30/2005 >