Jmeter is a free, open source software application that is widely
employed for loading the test plan and checking the performance of web
application servers. This hundred percent JAVA application can be used on
almost all operating systems that can work with JAVA 6.0 or newer updates.
Jmeter Application is very easy to install, and it can be installed on any
operating system environment.
Creating a Test Plan
After you have installed the program on your computer, you have to
build a test plan or a set of test elements, which clears how the test will be
simulated.
An ideal test plan consists of a test thread group, having unique
properties like the number of threads, the ramp period, and the number of
loops. To send diverse HTTP request, you should add HTTP Request Defaults, in the Test Thread. After which, you should
enable HTTP Cookie Manager, and HTTP Request Sampler.
View Results in Table Listener
To check the results of the Jmeter Test, you have to add the View
Result option in the Table Listener, which can be found in the Test Thread menu
options.
Run The Test
After building the Test
Plan, you should run the plan to fetch the result from the test thread.
But, before running the test, it is advised to save the test plan file on the
computer system. Start/Run the test, and results are ready for analysis. Check
for standard Remissions or Time Intervals, and Sample Time.
Several rounds of Tests by increasing and decreasing the thread
load should be performed.
Jmeter Performance Testing application is a
very useful QA Consulting tool for improving the performance of
your web server. Based on the achieved test results in different load
capacities, you can reduce the bottlenecks, and enhance the performance of your
web server.
