Configuring HTTP Load Tester

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Before running HTTP Load Tester, you must have created "Web Macros" which simulates a navigation path of a particular web application. These are the scripts that Load Tester will run concurrently (See "Macro Recorder" for more details).

 

Once opened, you follow the steps below to configure a HTTP Load Test session:

 

1.Choose a "Web Macro" to execute tests in the left side tree ("Web Macro List") and click on it;

 

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2.Macro details will be loaded, including macro's name and URLs:

 

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3.Now you must configure the number of concurrent connections. Click on "Threads 0/5" button to invoke a configuration pop up menu:

 

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Simultaneous Threads

Number of simultaneous attempts (clients)

Sequences per Thread

Number of sequences (repetitions) per client (thread).

Total Clients

Total number of clients to finish the session.

 

4.Click on "Start Task" to initiate the session.