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Server Benchmark

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Jan 182012

Server benchmark is the latest tool that I have discovered over the past couple of days. I am a true geek at heart and can never find enough of these programs to test and burn in a new system. Server Benchmark is a free tool and can be downloaded from SourceForge. It is very strait forward and easy to use. Check out the screenshot below for the user interface. This tool is great for pushing both the memory and cpu of the server. With that said this tool is not meant to be a benchmark tool for your standard PC as it does push your video card. Let us know if you have used this great tool and what you think.

Server Benchmark

Server Benchmark’s Main Site
http://www.cibengineering.com/blog/server-benchmark/

Server Benchmark’s Download On SourceForge
http://sourceforge.net/projects/serverbenchmark/

Features From SourceForge

Server “burn in” (memory and processor benchmark)
Citrix & XenApp performance testing
VMware and XenDesktop performance testing
Server 2008 R2 support
64 bit & 32 bit support

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PAL Version 2.0 Beta 1.1 Released

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Jun 232010

PAL 2.0 has recently released the beta of version 2.0. If you are not familiar with PAL it stands for Performance Analysis Of Logs. In a nutshell PAL allows you to quickly analyze Windows performance logs and gives you a nice report you can hand to your manager. The new version of the tool is written in PowerShell 2.0 which makes it very powerful. I have used the tool several time to troubleshoot complex production issues. This tool will help make you look like genius by being able to pinpoint the problem and provide pretty pictures. Please stop by the codeplex project site and check it out. If you like the tool please drop Clint a quick email and let him know how you are using the tool.

PAL Codeplex Project Site
http://pal.codeplex.com/releases

PAL 2.0 Beta Download
http://pal.codeplex.com/releases/view/46846

Intro To PAL Slide Deck
http://pal.codeplex.com/releases/view/46846#DownloadId=126279

Clint Huffman Talks About PAL On PowerScripting Podcast
http://powerscripting.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/episode-97-clint-huffman-and-his-pal-project/

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Hash Tab 3.0 Easy To Use

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Jun 232010

Hash Tab 3.0 is a small program that allows you to calculate file hashes. The great thing about hash tab is that it is supported as a Windows shell extension. This means that once you have the program installed all you have to do is look at the file properties to see the hash. Hash Tab 3.0 supports several algorithms including MD5, SHA1, SHA2, RipeMD, HAVAL and Whirlpool. Check out the link below to download the program and learn more about it.

Download Hash Tab 3.0
http://beeblebrox.org/hashtab.aspx

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