[stiwari]

I'm surprised that a lot of users here are telling OP that he was wrong. OP was well within his rights to do this, as his intention was to stop when any impact is observed, not continue with it. It is within their rights to test the system they want to use to make sure their requirements are met.

To be honest, this is why companies also should not discourage this. Imagine if a malicious group did it with multiple users at the same time. At least now they will have pro active alarms for it.