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Stress CPU

AttackAttack
Generate CPU load for one or more cores
Targets:
Linux Hosts
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Stress CPU

Generate CPU load for one or more cores
AttackAttack
Targets:
Linux Hosts
Install now

Stress CPU

AttackAttack
Generate CPU load for one or more cores
Targets:
Linux Hosts
Install now

Stress CPU

Generate CPU load for one or more cores
AttackAttack
Targets:
Linux Hosts
Install now
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Introduction

Generate CPU load for one or more cores

Prerequisites

If you are not using our container images for the extension, you need install the stress-ng tool to use the attack.

Use Cases

  • Test your application's resilience to high CPU load

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault
CPU LoadHow many CPU should be consumed?100
WorkerHow many workers should be used to stress the CPU?All Cores
DurationHow long should CPU be consumed?30s

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Stress CPU progressively of a Linux Host

Stress the CPU of a host progressively to see at which percentage it becomes unstable. Additionally, you may want to add one of our observability checks.

Structure

We start by stressing 50% of the host's CPU for 30 seconds. Next, we stepwise stress the CPU by 75%, 90%, and 100% - each for 30 seconds. In between, we have small wait steps to ease analysis in external observability tools for each phase.

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Homepage
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License
MIT
MaintainerSteadybit
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