nstress_RHEL71_LE_ppc64_Nov_2015.tar - New Nov 2015 Red Hat Enterprise 7.1 Little Endian (see for Big Endian).If you want an updated compile, then contact Nigel nstress_SLES15_ppc64le_Aug2019.tar - New 2019 SUSE 15 is Little Endian.nstress_SLES12_ppc64_Nov_2015.tar - New Nov 2015 SUSE 12 is Little Endian.nstress_26Nov2019_RHEL76.tar - New Nov 2015 RHEL 7.6 is Little Endian.
Tests shared memory, semaphores, and shared messages in a ring of processes - takes 1 CPU
Hammers or touches memory - complied 64 bit so it has access large memory (many GBs) Uses the Modular IO AIX Expansion pack library must be installed (experimental not currently available) Hammers the disks compiled for large files so it can access large files (many GBs) Hammers the CPUs (can be slowed down to use a percentage) With a 20 line shell script and these tools, I don't have to spend a week of setup time. For example, I run a Performance Tuning Expert Class and need to quick setup many different workloads and problems to be solved.Learn performance monitoring and tuning.Prove performance of machine upgrades or alternative disk configurations.Soak testing = check a new machine/disk to remove early life failures.