This utilizes the test tool 'stress', available in the Ubuntu Universe repository. Sustained high load for a period of time.A general stress test is performed for to verify that the system can handle a.Test the CPU scaling capabilities using Ubuntu's Firmware Test Suite (fwts cpufreq).Test offlining CPUs in a multicore system.Test that the CPU can run at its max frequency using Ubuntu's Firmware Test Suite (fwts cpufreq).Checks disk stats, generate some activity and recheck stats to verify they've changed.Run hdparm timing of device (non-cache) reads as a benchmark.

Run hdparm timing of cache reads as a benchmark.Detect and display disks attached to the system.Test the hard disk's SMART Capabilities, if applicable.Verify system storage performs at or above baseline performance.Storage devices (HDDs, RAID LUNs) are I/O Load tested using Open Source tools such as bonnie++.In addition to being compatible with MAAS, the following subsystems are tested: Hard disks (RAID and non-RAID) Here are details of the different components and tests that we run:īefore running the certification test suite, the server must be able to automatically enlist, commission, and deploy the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server operating system via a Metal-As-A-Service (MAAS) server. The Dell Linux Engineering team works closely with Canonical to test and certify Ubuntu Server LTS releases on PowerEdge and PowerEdge-C servers.

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