https://my-it-blog.netlify.app/tags/process/ Recent content in Process on My IT Journal Hugo en-us Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://my-it-blog.netlify.app/posts/process-management--resource-control/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://my-it-blog.netlify.app/posts/process-management--resource-control/ <h1 id="-process-management--resource-control-lab">🧪 Process Management &amp; Resource Control Lab</h1> <h2 id="-objective">📌 Objective</h2> <p>Simulate and troubleshoot a real-world system slowdown caused by CPU saturation and memory exhaustion.</p> <hr> <h2 id="-environment">⚙️ Environment</h2> <ul> <li>Virtualization: VirtualBox</li> <li>OS: Ubuntu Server</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="-lab-setup">🛠️ Lab Setup</h2> <h3 id="step-1---create-cpu-load-script">Step 1 - Create CPU Load Script</h3> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>nano cpu_hog.sh </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>chmod +x cpu_hog.sh </span></span></code></pre></div><p><img alt="cpu_script" loading="lazy" src="https://my-it-blog.netlify.app/posts/process-management--resource-control/cpu_heavy_script.png"></p> <hr> <h3 id="step-2---create-memory-load-script-python">Step 2 - Create Memory Load Script (Python)</h3> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>nano mem_hog.py </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>chmod +x mem_hog.py </span></span></code></pre></div><p><img alt="py_script" loading="lazy" src="https://my-it-blog.netlify.app/posts/process-management--resource-control/mem_heavy_py_script.png"></p> <hr> <h2 id="-incident-simulation">🚨 Incident Simulation</h2> <h3 id="step-1---check-the-system-load-baseline">Step 1 - Check the System Load Baseline</h3> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>uptime </span></span></code></pre></div><p><img alt="Baseline" loading="lazy" src="https://my-it-blog.netlify.app/posts/process-management--resource-control/uptime_baseline.png"></p>