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Performance Test Requirements

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Topic: Performance Test Requirements
Posted By: Raj_mit
Subject: Performance Test Requirements
Date Posted: 04May2007 at 4:56am
Hello all,
Before starting a performance test what are all the things should we collect. Like
1.Architecture
2.Number of servers/clients
3.Hardware configuration
...

What more we canb include in this list?


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Posted By: Sam Monty
Date Posted: 30Jun2007 at 1:22am
Hi Raj,
 
Basically we have to make sure that the Test Envi. is exact replica of the Production Envi.  In case, we have a downscaled replica, then we need to make sure of the acceptance criteria for the various metrics(eg..response times)...
 
Eg: Say Prod App Server uses - 8 CPU's but Test Envi uses only 2 CPU's.  Then if the expected response time in Prod Envi <1 sec , then..you need to take appropriate no in Test Envi(obviously it'll be more b'coz of h/w config)
 
Apart from this..you might have to concentrate on Bandwidth factor as well
 
Hope this info is useful......Plz let me know if you have any more ideas....


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Samar

Posted By: papayamilkshake
Date Posted: 12Sep2007 at 9:34am
On top of the list that you mentioned, I collected the following:

1. Number of concurrent users
2. The load model (behavior)
3. Activities that the users performed (for scripting).
4. Exit criteria for the test (Transaction response time vs system utilization)


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-papayamilkshake
LoadRunner TnT @ http://loadrunnertnt.com


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