howto stress test a server

[e.nieuwstad]

We obtained a number of UCS servers and as I am new to the server world I would like to know which tests are being run to test a new server. I already installed a netboot server which allows the servers to boot a memtest86 image to test the memory but there must be more test which can be run to test the CPU for example.

[abbharga]

Hi,

just to be clear, are they blades or rack servers?

./Abhinav

[e.nieuwstad]

blade servers a number of dual proc machines and some single proc machines.

[Gregory Scarlett]

For the CPU, Prime95 is always a good one:

http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/

It will also test the memory subsystem quite well.