On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 19:51 -0400, Tony Heal wrote:
> I am looking for a an all in one solution to performing a burn in of
> new servers. I know there are many stand-alone programs useful for
> that sort of thing, like Memtest86, CPUburn, Bonnie++, and just plain
> old repeatedly compiling the Linux kernel. But, is there a boot-able
> Live CD. Something I can use to test the hardware, before I install
> the OS and other software.
http://ltp.sourceforge.net/
If it were me, I'd do a completely minimal (meaning nothing more than
needed to boot the system and get network access) install of Debian
Lenny, upgrade to Sid. Then install the following, along with all recs
and suggests:
ltp - The Linux Test Project test suite
ltp-commands-test - Command tests for the Linux Test Project
ltp-disc-test - Disk I/O tests for the Linux Test Project
ltp-kernel-test - kernel tests for the Linux Test Project
ltp-misc-test - Misc. tests for the Linux Test Project
ltp-network-test - Network tests for the Linux Test Project
ltp-tools - Utilities for running the Linux Test Project test suite
The do the "runalltests.sh". Let it burn for a while. If it survives, it
should be good for a while.
When done, wipe and install said OS of your choice. This is what I do
personally. Do a minimal system install, install ltp and bang away at
it.
--
greg, greg@gregfolkert.net
Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's
Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive
product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at
the playfield. -- Thane Walkup
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