Inquisitor is a software suite used for hardware diagnostics, stress testing, certification and benchmarking platform. It is available in three formats:
Standalone – As a package to be installed into existing Linux installation; such practice is somewhat limited in available tests.
Live – Distributed as a Linux live CD distribution; system under test should be booted from it; this way one particular system can be tested thoroughly.
Enterprise – A most advanced format; multiple systems can be tested simultaneously by booting from network using PXE, in fully controlled environment; all testing progress and results are collected on central server to be analyzed by testing operator.
Inquisitor started in early 2004 as a closed project developed by Mikhail Yakshin at ALT Linux for MaxSelect, a Russian hardware vendor.[1] First versions were closed-source, although some effort was made to open some of its components.[2] Versions 1 and 2 were fully developed in-house and were fully adopted by MaxSelect and its multiple branches. These versions concentrated on server-based enterprise testing and were optimized mostly for notebook hardware.[3]
In 2005, a special abridged version of Inquisitor suite was developed for distribution on Live CDs. These Live CDs were supplied with MaxSelect products, so every buyer can stress test their newly bought hardware to ensure it runs stable.[4]
In August, 2007, all legal complications were solved and Inquisitor was announced as an open source platform. This platform can be used to implement various Linux-based solutions that deal with hardware testing, monitoring and benchmarking. As of July, 2008, version 3.0 is released into public.
Version 3.1 made it to beta, but the distribution was discontinued before this beta was finalized.[5]
TestsEdit
Minimal steps that can be undertaken for purposes of testing or benchmarking are called "tests" in Inquisitor and are implemented as simple Unix shell scripts that run other (binary) programs and collects their results. In its simplest form, test outputs only binary result: success or failure, but more advanced API is supplied for benchmarks that output results.
As of 2008[update], Inquisitor distribution includes following tests:[6]
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ReferencesEdit
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Inquisitor is a software suite used for hardware diagnostics stress testing certification and benchmarking platform It is available in three formats Standalone As a package to be installed into existing Linux installation such practice is somewhat limited in available tests Live Distributed as a Linux live CD distribution system under test should be booted from it this way one particular system can be tested thoroughly Enterprise A most advanced format multiple systems can be tested simultaneously by booting from network using PXE in fully controlled environment all testing progress and results are collected on central server to be analyzed by testing operator InquisitorDeveloperMikhail Yakshin et al OS familyLinux Unix like Working stateCurrentSource modelOpen sourceLatest release3 0 July 20 2008 2008 07 20 Kernel typeMonolithic kernelDefaultuser interfaceText curses basedLicenseGNU General Public License and other licensesOfficial websitewww inquisitor ru Released under the terms of version 3 of the GNU General Public License Inquisitor is free software Contents 1 History 2 Tests 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesHistory EditInquisitor started in early 2004 as a closed project developed by Mikhail Yakshin at ALT Linux for MaxSelect a Russian hardware vendor 1 First versions were closed source although some effort was made to open some of its components 2 Versions 1 and 2 were fully developed in house and were fully adopted by MaxSelect and its multiple branches These versions concentrated on server based enterprise testing and were optimized mostly for notebook hardware 3 In 2005 a special abridged version of Inquisitor suite was developed for distribution on Live CDs These Live CDs were supplied with MaxSelect products so every buyer can stress test their newly bought hardware to ensure it runs stable 4 In August 2007 all legal complications were solved and Inquisitor was announced as an open source platform This platform can be used to implement various Linux based solutions that deal with hardware testing monitoring and benchmarking As of July 2008 version 3 0 is released into public Version 3 1 made it to beta but the distribution was discontinued before this beta was finalized 5 Tests EditMinimal steps that can be undertaken for purposes of testing or benchmarking are called tests in Inquisitor and are implemented as simple Unix shell scripts that run other binary programs and collects their results In its simplest form test outputs only binary result success or failure but more advanced API is supplied for benchmarks that output results As of 2008 update Inquisitor distribution includes following tests 6 Array configurator Boot from image BYTEmark benchmark suite CPU benchmark Dhrystone CPU benchmark Whetstone CPU burn Database to Detects comparison DD FDD read write Firmware reflashing HDD array stress HDD benchmark Bonnie HDD benchmark hdparm HDD benchmark IOzone HDD passthrough HDD SMART Memory benchmark STREAM Memory test Memtester Mencoder in memory Mencoder on hard drive Network interface ODD read ODD write Partimage Reference based detects comparison Stress compression Torrent upload UnixBench benchmark suite USB flash drive USB GPRS modem USB GPRS Modem Dialup USB GPRS modem signal level USB presenceSee also Edit Free and open source software portalPhoronix Test Suite StresslinuxNotes Edit Ramendik Mihail Linux nastupaet obzor pozicij CNews Yakshin Mihail 2005 07 25 Sistema avtomatizirovannogo testirovaniya i kontrolya kachestva oborudovaniya Inquisitor Vtoraya mezhdunarodnaya konferenciya razrabotchikov svobodnyh programm na Protve Obninsk Archived from the original on 2010 11 06 Retrieved 2008 07 12 MaxSelect strukturnye izmeneniya i plany po razvitiyu v 2004 g Intervyu Pavla Melnikova direktora podrazdeleniya noutbukov i mobilnyh ustrojstv kompanii MaxSelect Hardware Special https distrowatch com table php distribution inquisitor A list of tests in Inquisitor at website Archived from the original on 2008 09 22 Retrieved 2008 07 12 References EditKostromin V A Svobodnaya sistema dlya svobodnyh lyudej obzor istorii operacionnoj sistemy Linux Archived from the original on 2012 07 07 Retrieved 2008 07 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inquisitor hardware testing software amp oldid 1145221795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
