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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
 Posted - 2006-04-27 : 12:56:41
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| Does anyone know of a tool that can purposefully increase CPU utilization? I need to test a MOM rule that we setup that should alert us when CPU utilization is over 90% over 3 samples. Since our database servers are rarely over 90%, it's hard to know if the rule is setup properly. So I'm looking for a tool that can put a load on a box that would cause the CPU utilization to remain over 90%. Tara Kizeraka tduggan |
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jhocutt
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
385 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-27 : 13:12:34
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| Try looking for ATSlow. It was written to slow down faster CPU's for running games that were designed on slower processors. It does this by running a while loop calulating Pi."God does not play dice" -- Albert Einstein"Not only does God play dice, but he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen." -- Stephen Hawking |
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jhocutt
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
385 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-27 : 13:31:16
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| After looking it seems ATSlow is no longer out there. I think I have a copy at hope if you like.But here is another program that does the same thing.http://www.hpaa.com/moslo/"God does not play dice" -- Albert Einstein"Not only does God play dice, but he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen." -- Stephen Hawking |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-27 : 13:40:53
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| Thanks! I downloaded ATSlow. After looking at the documentation, it didn't appear to suite my needs unless I purchased it. It would only run for 5 minutes unless you pay for it. I started googling for other tools similar to ATSlow and found this:http://www.cpukiller.com/I've already downloaded it and did a small test. It seems to suit my needs. Thanks for the ideas!Tara Kizeraka tduggan |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-04-27 : 16:28:00
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"CPUKiller" Reminds me of my Oil Exploration IT chums who have monitors that tell them if any of the machines in their rack of servers analysing their geographical survey data fall BELOW 95% CPU utilisation!Kristen |
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MichaelP
Jedi Yak
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Posted - 2006-04-28 : 13:29:35
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| Tara,You could try to use some of the same tools the CPU benchmark guys use like the SuperPi calculation. It's free!http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=36<Yoda>Use the Search page you must. Find the answer you will. Cursors, path to the Dark Side they are. Avoid them, you must. Use Order By NewID() to get a random record you will.</Yoda>Opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of TeleVox Software, inc. All information is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights. |
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Tool to increase CPU utilization