CitraTest VU® Load Test Methodology - Non Intrusive - Real
With a
CitraTest VU® load test, the most important metric is measured & analyzed; the End-to-End client side response time.
Is End-to-End client GUI response time acceptable, and will it meet your service level requirements based on a predefined
number of concurrent users?
In a
CitraTest VU® load modeling scenario, the
CitraTest VU® scripts replicate real user load & stress on the server(s)-under-test.
Using a single test scenario you can model different levels of virtual user activity. Meanwhile, as the
CitraTest VU® scripts
generate load, a separate
CitraTest VU® script measures and reports End-to-End response time from the actual client GUI:
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The "Load Generating Machine" generates CitraTest VU® scripts that stress the server(s)-under-test.
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The separate stand-alone "Measuring Machine" plays back CitraTest VU® scripts and gathers response
metrics from the real user client GUI perspective.
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A single load modeling scenario can vary the number of CitraTest VU® scripts stressing the
server(s)-under-test, while the measurement scripts observe the effect on client side End-to-End response.