How to Impose High CPU Load and Stress Test on Linux

In this guide, we will explore two important tools, stress and stress-ng, for conducting comprehensive stress tests on your Linux systems.

As a System Administrator, examining and monitoring how your Linux systems perform under heavy workloads is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and reliability.

Stress testing provides System Administrators and Programmers with valuable insights to:

Fine-tune system activities and optimize configurations.
Monitor operating system kernel interfaces under load.
Test Linux hardware components such as CPU, memory, disk devices, and more to observe their performance under stress.
Measure different power-consuming loads and their impact on the system.