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Example 3– 36 Memexer
P00>>> memexer 3
memtest -bs 1000000 -rb -p 0 &
memtest -bs 1000000 -rb -p 0 &
memtest -bs 1000000 -rb -p 0 &
P00>>> show_status
ID Program Device Pass Hard/Soft Bytes Written Bytes Read
-------- ------------ ------------ ------ --------- ------------- -----------
00000001 idle system 0 0 0 0 0
0000011d memtest memory 2 0 0 520093696 20093696
00000123 memtest memory 2 0 0 520093696 520093696
00000162 memtest memory 2 0 0 520093696 520093696
P00>>> kill_diags
P00>>> show_status
ID Program Device Pass Hard/Soft Bytes Written Bytes Read
-------- ------------ ------------ ------ --------- ------------- -----------
00000001 idle system 0 0 0 0 0
P00>>>
The memexer command tests system memory. The program randomly allocates
and tests blocks of memory twice the size of the B-cache using all available
memory. The pass count is 0 to run the started tests forever (you can use the
kill or kill_diags command to terminate). Memexer automatically tests in the
background without the user specifying ‘&’.
Syntax
Memexer [<number>]
Where <number> = the number of memory test processes to start.
Example 3–36 shows the memexer command. The pass count is infinite so you
must use the kill_diags command to terminate the tests. Use the show status
command to view test progress.