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Analyze system performance

Validate system scalability with IBM Rational Performance Tester

Brian BrysonIBM

Brian Bryson joined IBM Rational in 1995 after having spent several years in software development. Since joining IBM Rational, he has held various positions supporting software quality tools from consultant to technical marketing. He is currently the automated software quality Evangelist for IBM Rational and spends his days speaking to customers, partners, and analysts on all matters pertaining to Software Quality. He has spoken at numerous conferences and published many articles, the most recent on patterns of success in test automation in the December 2004 issue of Software Test and Performance.

Summary: Learn how to analyze system performance with IBM Rational Performance Tester v6.1. This tutorial covers the process of test creation, execution, and results analysis. The goal is to guide you through the process of performance testing with IBM Rational Performance Tester V6.1. No prior experience with Rational Performance Tester is required.

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Date: 26 May 2005
Level: Introductory
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Introduction

Overview

This tutorial is designed to introduce you to performance testing with the recently unveiled IBM® Rational® Performance Tester V6.1. IBM Rational Performance Tester V6.1 is a brand new performance testing tool used to validate the scalability of Web-based applications.

This tutorial teaches you how to create, schedule, and execute your first performance test using Performance Tester. Along the way, you'll explore the challenges of performance testing and the solutions offered by Performance Tester to address these challenges.

Learn how to do the following:

Record a performance test
Create a multi-user performance schedule
Analyze performance test results

...And all of this without typing a single line of code. Ready?

Who should take this tutorial?

This tutorial was designed for quality assurance professionals faced with the challenge of validating the scalability of Web-based applications. While the challenges of performance testing are well established, IBM Rational Performance Tester V6.1 is a brand new tool. Accordingly, this tutorial is written for any and all who want to explore the use of Performance Tester to address their performance test needs.

Tool experience required: None
Knowledge of performance testing required: Minimal
Technical level of tutorial: Introductory

At present, Performance Tester supports only the HTTP protocol. Thus, from a technical standpoint, the only requirement for the tool is that you are testing a Web browser-based application. If you need to test other types of applications -- such as Citrix-based applications, or ERP applications such as Oracle or Siebel -- you can not use Performance Tester.

Software requirements

There are two software requirements for this tutorial: IBM Rational Performance Tester V6.1 and the Java™ Adventure Builder sample application. Both are available from IBM as fully functional free trial versions. Details on installing and configuring these applications can be found in Get started .

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