“The problem is not that testing is the bottleneck. The problem is that you don’t know what’s in the bottle. That’s a problem that testing addresses.”
- Michael Bolton
What’s New
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The Apache JMeter 5.0 has been released with the following new features:
- Prefixes thread names with Host and Port in distributing testing to provide exact thread count in report
- Loop breaking/switching to next iteration is now possible using “Flow Control Action” and “Result Status Action Handler” elements
- Get the current index of “While Controller” using “__jm__<Name of your element>__idx” new property
- Provides new Next/Previous/Replace/Find buttons to play around search results in “View Result Tree”
- Separated headers/body of request and response helps in better inspection of Request and Response data
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LoadComplete 4.95 has been released by SmartBear with the following new features:
- Allows to report issues directly in the integrated JIRA
- Provides a new plugin to integrate Jenkins which allows to auto run performance suite for the newly deployed build
- Provides option to activate Private Mode in Edge to clear previous browser cache before recording starts
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NeoLoad 6.6 has been released with the following new features:
- Automatically converts LoadRunner scripts to save time
- Supports AMQP/S protocol for IOT system load testing
- New integration with XL Release from XebiaLabs – a recognized DevOps and Application Release Automation tool
Enterprise Content Management Performance Testing
The points listed below would help in creating a robust performance testing plan and reduce the hurdles that may arise during ECM performance testing.
Environment and Script Creation
- Keep all test lab machines in the same network to avoid inaccurate high latency
- Install high speed cables among all involved servers to speedup response
- Set NTFS allocation size equal to DB read/write capacity for better performance
- Include all supported file formats for various file sizes in the test scenario
- Include storage library based test scenarios
- File upload, file download, delete file, and search files are the important test scenarios under heavy load
- Load can easily be simulated using any of the ECM performance testing tools like JMeter, StressStimulus, etc.
- Prefer to use a tool to setup test data quickly or create your own script to upload bulk data in less time
Scripts Execution and Results
- Execute scripts in an isolated environment for accurate performance stats
- Run all scenarios in a sequence to easily narrow down issues
- Run all scenarios in parallel to validate integrated modules
- Check file count on Enterprise Content Management system based on performed Upload/Delete file scenarios
- Review application server logs for any unexpected thrown exception
- ECM Architecture, Hardware Configuration, Application Code, and DB server I/O activity may result in slow response
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