---
name: "ptest"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pacemaker"
version: "1.1.7-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ptest"
---

# ptest(8)

Part of the Pacemaker cluster resource manager

## NAME

Pacemaker - Part of the Pacemaker cluster resource manager

## SYNOPSIS

**ptest** \[*-?Vv*\] *-*\[*Xxp*\] *{other options}*

## DESCRIPTION

ptest - Calculate the cluster's response to the supplied cluster state

Superceeded by crm\_simulate and likely to be removed in a future release

## OPTIONS

- \-?, **--help**

  This text

- \-$, **--version**

  Version information

- **-V**, **--verbose**

  Increase debug output

- **-S**, **--simulate**

  Simulate the transition's execution to find invalid graphs

- **-s**, **--show-scores**

  Display resource allocation scores

- **-U**, **--show-utilization**

  Display utilization information

- **-a**, **--all-actions**

  Display all possible actions - even ones not part of the transition graph

- **-L**, **--live-check**

  Connect to the CIB and use the current contents as input

- **-X**, **--xml-text**=*value*

  Retrieve XML from the supplied string

- **-x**, **--xml-file**=*value*

  Retrieve XML from the named file

- **-I**, **--save-input**=*value*

  Save the input to the named file

- **-G**, **--save-graph**=*value*

  Save the transition graph (XML format) to the named file

- **-D**, **--save-dotfile**=*value*

  Save the transition graph (DOT format) to the named file

## AUTHOR

Written by Andrew Beekhof

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to pacemaker@oss.clusterlabs.org