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Oracle® Load Testing for Web Applications Load Testing User's Guide
Version 9.00 for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit)
Part Number E15484-01
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Introduction
About Oracle Load Testing for Web Applications
Feature Highlights
The Problem with Traditional Load Testing Tools
Advantages of Oracle Load Testing for Web Applications
TrueLoad Technology
Reuse of Existing Visual Scripts
User-Defined Virtual User Profiles
Single Point of Control with Distributed Agents
Data-Driven Load Testing
Comprehensive Reports and Graphs
Real Time Server-Side Statistics Monitoring
Optimized for Popular IDEs
Development-to-Deployment Testing
2
Planning for Load Testing
Goals of Scalability Testing
Phases of Scalability Testing
Criteria for Accurate Scalability Testing
Determine Additional Tools Required to Perform Testing and Diagnosis
Determining the Hardware Needed to Execute the Tests
Who Should be Responsible for Load Testing?
What to Avoid When Testing for Scalability
Performing Scalability Testing
Define the Process
Define the Criteria
Planning the Scalability Tests
Planning the Load Test Scenarios
Create and Verify the Test Scripts
Create and Verify the Load Test Scenarios
Execute the Tests
Evaluate the Results
Generate Analysis Reports
Summary
3
Basics
Installing Oracle Load Testing for Web Applications
Installing Oracle Load Testing for Web Applications
Using an Existing Database
Oracle Application Testing Suite System Setup
Popup Blockers
Port Configuration
Installing Oracle Load Testing for Web Applications Agent
Verify Network Access to Agent Systems
Configuring Oracle Load Testing for Web Applications Agents
Installing the Linux Agent
Setting Up Servers for ServerStats
Solaris SNMP Server
Starting the SNMP Agent on Solaris 2.6/2.7
Stopping the SNMP Agent
Enabling SNMP Agent on Startup
Oracle SNMP Server
Configure Master Agent
Configure the Encapsulator
Verify the start_peer Script
Start the SNMP Components
Installing Remote Data Collectors
Changing the Web Server Port
Using SSL
Oracle Application Testing Suite Tools Menu
Administrator
Menu Options
Tools Menu
Help Menu
Logout
Users Tab
Adding Users
Editing Users
Deleting Users
Main Window Features
Overview of the Menu Options
Scenario Menu
Session Menu
ServerStats Menu
Tools Menu
Manage Menu
Help Menu
Logout
Toolbar
Build Scenarios Tab
Set Up Autopilot Tab
Watch VU Grid Tab
View Run Graphs Tab
Create Reports Tab
Systems Manager
Defining Systems
Adding New VU Agent Systems
Adding New System Groups
Adding Systems to Groups
Adding New ServerStats Data Collectors
Adding New Monitored Systems
Configuring JMX Monitors
Adding a Monitored System
Renaming Systems
Editing Systems
Deleting Systems
Setting Options
Custom Browser Options
Setting Download Rules
Repository Options
Setting Scenario Defaults
Setting Autopilot Defaults
Setting Session Start and Stop Options
Setting Session Profile Options
Setting Reporting Options
Setting Data Bank Defaults
Setting General Options
4
Defining Virtual User Profiles
Default Profiles
Creating User-Defined Profiles
Creating a New Virtual User Profile
Adding Visual Scripts to the Sections Tree
Adding Synchronization Points to the Sections Tree
Moving Items in the Sections Tree
Editing User-Defined Profiles
Editing Synchronization Points
5
Defining Virtual User Scenarios
Defining Scenarios
Selecting Profiles
Specifying Scenario Profile Attributes
Determining the Number of Virtual Users
Managing Sessions
Using the Data Bank Control
Using IP Spoofing
Working with Scenario Files
Saving Scenarios
Opening Existing Scenarios
Renaming Scenarios
Deleting Scenarios
Removing Profiles From a Scenario
Submitting Scenarios to Autopilot
Submit without Starting the Scenario
Submit and Start Scenario in Autopilot
6
Using the Autopilot
Specifying Start and Stop Settings
Specifying When to Start Virtual Users
Specifying When to Stop Virtual Users
Specifying Virtual User Rampup
Specifying How Many Virtual Users to Start at a Time
Examples
Manually Starting and Stopping the Autopilot
Starting the Autopilot
Stopping the Autopilot
Working with Virtual Users
Overview of the Virtual Users Grid
Controlling Individual Virtual Users
Managing Synchronization points
Releasing Individual Virtual Users
Releasing Multiple Virtual Users
Releasing Synchronization Points
Modifying Run Attributes
Viewing Server Warnings
Stopping All Virtual Users
Stopping the Autopilot From Starting New Virtual Users
Aborting All Virtual Users
7
Using Graphs and Reports
Setting the Reporting Options
View Run Graphs Tab
Using the Performance Statistics
Using Run Graphs
Viewing Runtime Statistics and Graphs
Performance Vs. Users Graph
Errors Vs. Users Graph
Performance Vs. Time Graph
Errors Vs. Time Graph
Users Vs. Time Graph
Users Vs. Time Graph
Using Data Counters
Using Data Counters
Create Reports Tab
Viewing Reports
Exporting CSV Data
Exporting to Excel
Exporting to PDF
Exporting to JPG
Working With Graph Queries
Saving Graph Queries
Running a Saved Query
Editing Queries
Deleting Queries
Creating Report Templates
Creating a Custom Graph and Session List
Generating Summary Reports
Scenario Reports
Session Reports
Managing Session Data
8
Using the Virtual User Display
Starting the VU Display
Overview of the Main Window
Overview of the Toolbar Options
Overview of the Browser Pane
Overview of the History List
Setting Virtual User Display Limits
Opening VU Display Logs
Downloading Log Files From the Server
9
Database and File Management
Database Management
Adding an Oracle Database
Selecting the Database to Use
Removing Databases
Updating Databases
Uploading Files
Downloading Files
10
Working With Sessions
Attaching to a Session
Detaching from a Session
A
Internet Status Codes
Server Status Codes
Information Codes
Success Codes
Redirection Codes
Failure Codes
Server Error Codes
Internet Codes
Internet Error Codes
FTP API Error Codes
Gopher API Error Codes
HTTP API Error Codes
Additional Information
B
Error Messages
Viewing Error Codes
Error Messages
RSWISERV Errors
Obtaining Support Files
Oracle Application Testing Suite Application Service Messages
Agents are Orphaned
Server is Not Initialized
Unable to Start Session
Problems During Load Testing
Cannot Open Scenario
Unable to Start Agent Session
Performance Problems During the Load Test
Unexpected Agent Exit in the VU Grid
Data Collector Startup Errors
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