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New-dummyFile.ps1
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<# File System Stress Test
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This can be used to generate large files for stress test purposes, you don’t have to waste time pumping data into a file to make it grow. Instead, simply set the desired file size to reserve the space on disk.
This creates a 1GB test file:
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# Create a secure string for the password
$Username = Read-Host "Enter Username"
$Password = Read-Host "Enter Password" -AsSecureString
# Create the PSCredential object
$Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($Username,$Password)
# Server Variable
$Server = Read-Host "Enter Server Name"
# Create Remote Session
Write-Host "Connecting to Server $Server"
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName $Server -Credential $Credentials
Wait-Event -Timeout 5
Clear-Host
Write-Host "You are PSRemoting to $Server"
# create a test file
$path = "$env:temp\dummyFile.txt"
$file = [System.IO.File]::Create($path)
# set the file size (file uses random content)
$file.SetLength(1gb)
$file.Close()
# view file properties
Get-Item $path
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