How to stress test AWS EC2?

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1) Download and install the amazon-linux-extras library on the WebServer instance by using EC2 Instance Connect.

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sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel -y

 

2) Install the CPU stress tool on the WebServer instance.

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sudo yum install stress -y

 

3) Run the stress tool on the WebServer instance by using 4 CPU workers.

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sudo stress --cpu 4