How to run Passmark Software (CPU benchmarks)

How to run Passmark Software (CPU benchmarks)

Installation
1. Acquire CPU benchmarks software (burnintest) in gz form.
burnintest_2.1.tar.gz

2. Extract the gz file.

Licence key setup
Register test tool licence key:

1. Goto burnintest folder and execute "./burnintest.sh" to identify your Linux system is running on 32-bits or 64-bits system.
2. Change directory to 32bit or 64bit.
3. Register license key in command prompt (console), copy your license key.dat to current directory and execute ./bit_cmd_line_x32 -k

How to configure type of testing we want to run:

1. Goto ~/burnintest/64bits folder (for example)

2. Edit file cmdline_config.txt 

3. Variables to be edited as below:

    a. DutyCycles

    b. Type of testing you needed

 

A. DutyCycles section

i. If you need to run the test for 60 mins, update as "AutoStopMinutes 60". If you need the test run for infinate time, update as "AutoStopMinutes 0"

ii. If you want the test stop after 100 cycles, update as "AutoStopCycles 100". If you need the test run for infinate cycles, update as "AutoStopCycles 0".

iii. You can define load of each test for CPU, CDDVD, Memory, serial, etc.

 

B. Type of testing you needed. (by default, CPU test, Memory test and Network test are turn ON)

i. If you want to disable CPU test, comment out with "#" from "#" section to "#".

ii. If you want to disable Memory test, comment out with "#" from "#" to "#"

iii. If you want to disable Network test, comment out with "#" from "#" to "#" 

iv. If you need to run Network test, default IP is loop back IP 127.0.0.1, please change to your target IP.

 

How to run Passmark in console (command prompt):

1. Goto ~/burnintest/64bits or ~/burnintest/32bits

2. Execute ./bit_cmd_line_x64 or ./bit_cmd_line_x32 after configure "cmdline_config.txt"

Other helpful link:

http://www.passmark.com/support/keyhelp.htm#linux