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Cache Penetration

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Continuously sends cache requests for non-existing keys to reduce Redis performance
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Redis Instances
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Cache Penetration

Continuously sends cache requests for non-existing keys to reduce Redis performance
AttackAttack
Install now

Cache Penetration

AttackAttack
New
Continuously sends cache requests for non-existing keys to reduce Redis performance
Install now

Cache Penetration

Continuously sends cache requests for non-existing keys to reduce Redis performance
AttackAttack
Install now
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Introduction

With this action, Steadybit can continuously send cache requests for non-existing keys to a Redis instance to reduce its performance and simulate cache penetration scenarios.

Use Cases

  • Stress test Redis under high cache miss load.
  • Observe latency impact on other operations during sustained miss traffic.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault
DurationHow long to send penetration requests.60s
ConcurrencyNumber of concurrent workers (1-100).10

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Homepage
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License
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MaintainerSteadybit
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