In many test scenarios, you want to hit an internal application running on a private AWS subnet. The application access is managed by an internal ELB with a distinct security group.   A quick way to enable RedLine13 and other load testing agents is to use a security group with only outbound access.  Then allow the Internal ELB to be accessed by servers in this security group.  These test agents will need a public IP, but youRead More →

AWS has made networking configuration many times simpler over managing your hardware. Anyone now has the power to create a network, but with such power comes a lot of mistakes.  One of the challenges comes with load testing internal applications hosted on AWS. This article is a general guide which could help anyone testing internal applications. In the end, we demonstrate launching a RedLine13 load test within AWS private subnet communicating externally through an NAT gateway. Note:Read More →