- Web Server Stress Test

A simple solution that's easy to deploy

NeoLoad, the professional load testing software, provides all the features you'll need to carry out load tests and analyze the results, all from within a unique and integrated interface. By simulating large numbers of users using an application simultaneously, NeoLoad allows you to analyze both the user response times and your infrastructure's statistics (database, Web server, network components etc.).

The number of simultaneous users in load tests carried out by Neotys clients using NeoLoad can range from as few as 50 up to, in certain cases, more than 10,000! NeoLoad is the only tool to offer such a combination of ease of use and performance.

A flexible architecture

NeoLoad has two main components: the Controller and the Load Generator.

To make deployment simpler, the controller has a load generator pre-installed. This means only one machine is needed to carry out medium-volume tests. Additional load generators (free of charge) may be deployed on other machines to create much higher loads.

This flexible architecture allows you to plan a wide variety of tests, including those using very high loads.

The Controller

• Provides a graphical interface from which the user can create and record scenarios, run tests and analyze the results.
• Executes the test by controlling the load generators' outputs.
• Monitors the Web infrastructure's various components without installing any agents on the server.

The Load Generator

• Simulates users accessing the application being tested.
• Collects information on the application's performance.
• Can be deployed at no additional cost on as many machines as required.

The two components may be run on Windows, Linux and on Unix platforms.

System requirements

NeoLoad is compatible with all web servers and web application servers: J2EE, .NET, PHP, ASP, CGI, AJAX, SOAP, etc...

Software Platforms

NeoLoad (Controller and Load Generators) is compatible with:

• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Windows 2000
• Windows server 2003
• Windows server 2008
• Linux (RedHat, Mandriva)
• Solaris 10

NeoLoad is compatible with any platform running Java Virtual Machine 1.6.

Windows 95/98 are not recommended for use with NeoLoad; load testing may return inaccurate statistics.

Hardware

NeoLoad should require no more than 128Mb of memory to run a standard test, but this will depend on the scenario you run, and on the number of virtual users.

NeoLoad Controller requires 185 Mb hard disk space for installation. Test results will occupy additional hard disk space.

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