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Create Big Keys

AttackAttack
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Continuously creates and deletes large keys to stress Redis memory handling
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Redis Instances
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Create Big Keys

Continuously creates and deletes large keys to stress Redis memory handling
AttackAttack
Install now

Create Big Keys

AttackAttack
New
Continuously creates and deletes large keys to stress Redis memory handling
Install now

Create Big Keys

Continuously creates and deletes large keys to stress Redis memory handling
AttackAttack
Install now
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Introduction

With this action, Steadybit can continuously create and delete large keys on a Redis instance to stress memory allocation and fragmentation handling.

Use Cases

  • Stress test Redis memory allocation and fragmentation handling.
  • Observe how large key operations impact other client performance.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault
DurationHow long to run attack cycles.60s
Key SizeSize of each key value in megabytes.10
Number of KeysNumber of big keys to create per cycle.1

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License
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MaintainerSteadybit
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