DiskTester 2.0 released

DiskTester 2.0 is now available. Users of version 1.0 whose license terms are still extant have been sent a free upgrade. Below is a short listing of available commands; see the DiskTester 2.0 User Manual for details. If a command-line interface makes you uncomfortable, try reading the Command Syntax Primer.

llcG5:~ lloyd$ disktester help
DiskTester 2.0 (C) 2003-2006 diglloyd, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Available commands:
show-info                  show information about one or more volumes
run-area-test              test sequential speed across a volume
run-sequential             test sequential speed for a specific chunk size
run-sequential-suite       test sequential speed for a range of chunk sizes
run-random                 test random speed for a specific chunk size
run-async-test             perform asynchronous multi-threaded I/O
test-reliability           test the reliability of a volume
create-hierarchy-template  scan volumes/files/folders and write a template
file for use with 'create-hierarchy'
create-hierarchy           create a file hierarchy using a template file
created by 'create-hierarchy-template'
create-files               create files of a specified size
read-files                 read specified item as fast as possible
help                       display usage and examples for available commands
To see examples for a specific command, use:
"disktester help <cmd-name>"
where <cmd-name> is the name of the command.
To see detailed help for all commands, use 'help all'