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On Mon, 2002-01-21 at 15:45, Gary Watson wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I saw your article on IBM’s web site. I was wondering if you could |
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> suggest a good way to exercise a storage subsystem under linux – that |
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> is, a program sorta like bonnie, but which actually generates data |
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> patterns and checks them and is designed to keep large, high-performance |
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> external RAID systems pumping as fast as possible. I guess I am looking |
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> for an all-inclusive stress test which checks the cpu, the pci bus, the |
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> driver code, the hba, the cable, the RAID controller, the disk drives |
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> plus their cooling and power supplies. Any pointers would be |
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> appreciated! |
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> Cheers, |
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> Gary Watson |
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One such filesystem tester tool is fsx-linux, whose sources are |
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available from http://www.brainfreeze.org (bottom of page). |
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Best Regards, |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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