While Apache Jmeter is packed with features and is extremely powerful, this popular testing tool can be a little daunting at times for first-time user that want to optimize their test plans. In this article we are going to take a look at 8 useful tips for optimizing JMeter tests plans which in turn help you become a more efficient tester. Don’t run Production Load Tests in GUI Mode While it’s okay to run small testsRead More →
JMeter Video Streaming with UBIK Load Pack Video Steaming Plugin 6.2.5 Our friends at UBIK-Ingénierie have recently updated their video streaming plugin. Prior to the launch of the original plugin, there wasn’t really an easy or efficient means to test JMeter video streaming. So the UBIK team created the UBIK Load Pack Video Steaming Plugin as a means to do so. We have also integrated this plugin into core RedLine13 testing services, so you can now cloudRead More →
The Apache Software Foundation has recently delivered the newest version of JMeter, version 3.1, and RedLine13 now offers support for this latest release: What’s New in JMeter 3.1 1.) Updated Reports and Dashboard Connect Time Over Time The new graph, “Connect Time over Time” allows you to see the amount of time it took each request to connect throughout the course of your test. As performance testers, response time is something we pay special attention to and this graph allowsRead More →
UBIK Load Pack Video Streaming Plugin 3.0.0 Our friends at UBIK-Ingénierie have recently updated their video streaming plugin. With the launch of version 3.0.0, UBIK has renamed the HLS Plugin to “UBIK Load Pack Video Streaming Plugin”. Prior to the launch of the original HLS plugin, there wasn’t really an easy or efficient means to test video streaming inside of Apache JMeter. So the UBIK team created the HLS Plugin as a means to do so. HLS, orRead More →
In our most recent JMeter webinar, we sat down with Philippe Mouawad to discuss a range of topics related to Apache JMeter. Philippe has been a long-time committer to the Apache JMeter project, and has provided the open source testing tool with a range of updates over past releases. Additionally, he is one of the co-founders of UBIK-Ingenierie and the founder of the popular JMeter extension UBIK Load Pack. Thanks to Philippe’s expert knowledge on performance testing,Read More →
We have added support for generating JMeter Report Dashboard across multiple servers and downloading complete report. This was a new feature contributed to Apache JMeter 3.0 by the UBIK team. We have integrated this into the RedLine13 service to make running load tests that much easier. Feature requires enterprise plan. Generating Reports Follow the standard steps for running a gatling load test Check “Save the response output from individual tests and calculate percentiles” Select # servers and your cloudRead More →
Log File Replay – just a list of URLs . If you have a list of URLs you can cloud load test them at scale. Prepare your list of URLs in a simple file. One line per file / /Pricing /Services /Races?name=love&distance=&max_distance=&units=K&start_date=2016-04-07&end_date=&eventType=&country=US&state=&radius=5&zipcodeRadius= /NotAPage Start A New Test and use “Log Replay Test” Setup your base URL Attach the file we created above Slect Log File Template – “Plain List” and your pattern will be %U TestRead More →
You can now create an (Almost) free load test based on an Apache or NGINX WebServer log files. Why? Customers asked for it! A customer asked us for the following: extract from say 5 minutes of traffic on the current web server logs the list of the urls which are called and then try to replicate the exact list of calls on our infrastructure and see what happens. Limitations We support GET requests only. POST data isRead More →