# rpk cluster self-test

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title: rpk cluster self-test
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description: Start, stop and query runs of Redpanda self-test through the Admin API listener.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-self-test.md -->

Start, stop and query runs of Redpanda self-test through the Admin API listener.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cluster self-test [flags]
```

## [](#subcommands)Subcommands

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| rpk cluster self-test start | Starts one or more benchmark tests on one or more nodes of the cluster. |
| rpk cluster self-test status | Returns the status of the current running tests or the cached results of the last completed run. Use this command after invoking self-test start to determine the status of the jobs launched. |
| rpk cluster self-test stop | Stops all self-test tests. This command stops all currently running self-tests. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |

## [](#suggested-reading)Suggested reading

-   [Guide for running self-test for cluster diagnostics](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/troubleshoot/cluster-diagnostics/diagnose-issues/#disk-and-network-self-test-benchmarks)

-   [rpk cluster self-test start](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-self-test-start/)

-   [rpk cluster self-test status](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-self-test-status/)

-   [rpk cluster self-test stop](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-self-test-stop/)