Company
Date Published
Author
Matt Schillerstrom
Word count
843
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Chaos Engineering, a practice popularized by companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google, is increasingly being applied to Linux-based systems, which are fundamental to modern infrastructure. The approach involves conducting controlled experiments to identify and address potential system weaknesses before they lead to real-world outages. This text outlines five specific chaos experiments designed to test the resilience of Linux systems: CPU stress, memory stress, network latency, disk fill, and service restart. Each experiment aims to simulate potential system stressors, such as high CPU usage or network slowdowns, to ensure that applications remain responsive and stable under adverse conditions. Harness Chaos Engineering offers a platform for safely conducting these tests in both staging and production environments, with the promise of strengthening system reliability and uptime.