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Iometer
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- Additional component license
- The iomtr_kstat kernel module is distributed under the GNU Public License.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Component license
- The iomtr_kstat kernel module and other future independent components are distributed under the GNU Public License.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Components
- Iometer has two major components, Iometer and Dynamo, and both need to be installed.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Development
- The project says it is driven by an international group of individuals who improve and port the product.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- SourceForge lists version 1.1.0 Windows installers and binaries, documentation, and source downloads.sourceforge.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- SourceForge lists developers, IT users, science and research users, and system administrators as the intended audience.sourceforge.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Known issues
- The project maintains a known-issues page with workarounds, including an issue where Dynamo on Linux with glibc 2.3 or higher may segfault after a test.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The Iometer and Dynamo executables are distributed under the Intel Open Source License.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Linux support
- The project's known issues page documents Dynamo issues on Linux, including an IA32 segmentation fault with Red Hat 9.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Origin
- Iometer was originally developed by Intel and announced at the Intel Developers Forum on February 17, 1998.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- The installation notes say Dynamo runs on Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Netware; Iometer itself runs in a Windows environment.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Project history
- After Intel discontinued work on Iometer, it was given to the Open Source Development Lab; the project was registered at SourceForge in November 2001.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Iometer is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool for single and clustered systems.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Solaris support
- The known issues page documents a Dynamo segmentation fault on Solaris/SPARC when multiple swap devices are configured.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The installation notes direct users with installation or compilation problems to the iometer-user mailing list.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Test results
- The project’s screenshots show results and a tachometer during a running stress test.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Windows interface
- The project describes screenshots of its native Windows GUI, including workload configuration and running stress tests.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Workload setup
- The Windows GUI includes Access Specifications for defining the workload.iometer.org · read 11 Oct 2026
