PowerEdge: How to Use the ePSA Tools to Stress Test the CPU

Summary: How to use the PowerEdge Server ePSA tools to stress test the CPU.

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Instructions

Clear the SEL logs, then run ePSA and select only Processors. Choose Thorough Mode along with pressing F2 and setting the loop count to ZERO. The test runs infinitely until they fail or the user ends the test themselves.

Action Plan

  1. Connect to the Server using iDRAC and select Maintenance > System Event Log
iDRAC9 web interface
  1. Click Clear to delete SEL.
iDRAC
  1. Click Confirm to clear the SEL.
Click Yes to clear SEL
  1. Reboot the server and enter Lifecycle Controller with F10.
Press F10 to enter LCC
  1. Select Hardware Diagnostics from the menu.
Select Hardware Diagnostics
  1. Select Run Hardware Diagnostics to start the diagnostics.
Run hardware diagnostics
 
Click Yes to run hardware diagnostics
  1. Diagnostics start running automatically. Press the ESC key to stop testing.
ePSA
 
Press ESC to stop diags
  1. Click the right arrow as shown below.
Click right arrow
  1. Select Processor and click Thorough Test Mode then select Start Tests to start testing.
Select CPU and Thorough Test

 

  1. Immediately Press F2 to set the Test Iterations (loop count) to 0 (ZERO).
Press F2 to set test iterations
  1. The test now runs infinitely until it fails or you stop it at any time with ESC.
Test runs in loop to stress test CPU
  1. Provide the results if an error or "CPU reset" can be triggered.

Affected Products

C Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers, OEM Server Solutions

Products

PowerFlex appliance R650, PowerFlex appliance R6525, PowerFlex appliance R660, PowerFlex appliance R6625, Powerflex appliance R750, PowerFlex appliance R760, PowerFlex appliance R7625, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD , PowerFlex appliance R7525, PowerFlex appliance R840 ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000289909
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2025
Version:  4
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