Continuously Increase Load with the JMeter Arrivals Thread Group

When you want to determine the ultimate load of a system, the JMeter Arrivals Thread Group allows the test designer to set a rate by which the load test will continuously increase requests.  By extension, this component is also useful in certain cases where it is desirable to increase request rates exponentially. In a previous post we outlined the various plugins in the Custom Thread Groups package for JMeter. In addition to the most commonly usedRead More →

JMeter plugins

One of the greatest strengths of JMeter is its extensibility with plugins. You can add a plugin to a JMeter test to perform just about any action you can think of for a load test. We will summarize the abilities of the most popular JMeter plugins in the JMeter Plugin Catalog, giving insight to how the top users of JMeter are constructing their load tests. Thread Groups and Test Architecture Custom Thread Groups – This isRead More →

JMeter Timers Primer

Some of the most versatile components in JMeter are timers. Without JMeter timers, elements of a JMeter test plan are executed sequentially without pausing. This can potentially overwhelm your target test application by generating too many requests in a short period of time. In this brief post, we will cover most of the available types of timers that can be used in JMeter test plans. You can find all available timer elements under the “Timers” submenuRead More →

JMeter tutorials load testing

Apache JMeter has become the industry standard for load testing. This post provides links for lots of helpful JMeter tutorials. Getting Started with JMeter Running a JMeter Load Test Most Popular JMeter Tutorials JMeter Extract and Re-use as Variable – with More Extractors Guide to JMeter Thread Groups File Upload with JMeter and more Not as Well-Known, but Well-Liked JMeter Database Testing Configure JMeter Thread Counts Per Test and more JMeter Plugins JMeter Video Streaming PluginRead More →

How to Automatically Install JMeter Plugins

As part of a recent update, tests that you run on RedLine13 now have the ability to automatically detect and install JMeter plugins that are referenced by your test plan.  With a few simple one-time setup steps, automatic plugin installation can be accomplished from your JMeter tests with a single-click.Read More →

Install JMeter Plugins Automatically from Jenkins

Our RedLine13 plugin for Jenkins can automate performance testing at build time and in continuous deployment environments.  Recently, we extended this with the ability to install publicly available JMeter plugins automatically from within Jenkins.  In this brief article, we will explain in a few basic steps how to enable this feature.Read More →

100% JMeter Compatible

Apache JMeter is an open source application designed for performance testing of functional behaviors. RedLine13 is 100% JMeter compatible and provides a wide range of features and advantages. In this short article we describe some of the key features where RedLine13 complements JMeter. Simplify JMeter At Scale: Upload and Test. Building a load test plan at scale requires coordination of resources, network management, and JMeter configuration. And if you have ever run load tests previously youRead More →

UBIK Video Streaming Plugin

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 →

How to Install JMeter Plugins Manager

We have added the ability in RedLine13 to easily include any Apache JMeter plugin available on https://jmeter-plugins.org/ using JMeter Plugins Manager. This allows any RedLine13 load test to use the latest and greatest JMeter Plugins without copying files around. Just follow these steps to start dynamically using JMeter Plugins Manager. 1.  To make this functionality available you need to enable this functionality for your account. – https://www.redline13.com/Account/plugins – Click on the “+” next to “JMeter PluginRead More →

ubik-video-streaming-sampler-3-0-0-redline13-1

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 →