One of the key benefits of Intel Cluster Checker is that it acts as a real-like user executing commands in the console. The required knowledge to identify what to execute and what to check is then available to anyone.

For instance, to ensure that the coprocessor is up and running, there are three recommended basic steps: two involving the execution of Intel® Many Integrated Core (MIC) Platform Software Stack (MPSS) supporting tools (micinfo and miccheck) plus the execution of a benchmark on the host system that offload work to speed up computation.