pveperf
Benchmark Proxmox host performance
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
pveperf [path]
DESCRIPTION
pveperf runs a quick benchmark to measure CPU and storage performance on a Proxmox VE host. It reports CPU BOGOMIPS, regex processing speed (REGEX/SECOND), hard disk size, buffered read speed, average seek time, fsync rate (FSYNCS/SECOND), and DNS resolution times (external and internal).The results help identify potential performance bottlenecks and verify that storage meets minimum requirements for virtualization workloads. The fsync rate is particularly important for database and VM disk performance. Default test runs on the root filesystem mount point.
PARAMETERS
path
Mount point to test (default: /)
CAVEATS
Benchmark results are approximate and may vary between runs. For accurate storage benchmarking, consider dedicated tools like [fio](/man/fio)(1). Results should be interpreted in context of workload requirements. Requires root privileges.
HISTORY
Part of Proxmox VE, providing quick system performance validation. Useful for initial hardware assessment and troubleshooting performance issues in virtualization environments.
SEE ALSO
pveversion(1), pvesh(1)
