Joe
Tue May 25 22:29:07 CDT 2004
Thank you Ken Sorry for the late reply
Joe
>-----Original Message-----
>What do you mean "what is the difference"? I explained
the difference.
>
>A request is a physical request - the HTTP request is
coming into the
>server, and the server is sending it back
>A "user" is someone using your site. A typical user
issues a request, then
>reads the response (eg reads a webpage, or fills in a
form), then issues a
>new request sometime later.
>
>So, 10,000 concurrent users might only mean 500
concurrent requests, because
>not all users are actively seeking new pages from the
webserver.
>
>If you read the WAST online help, you will see plenty of
information on how
>to configure WAST to issue a set of requests one after
the other. You can
>either record a session, or you can manually enter the
requisite URLs, and
>any additional HTTP information (such as POST, or GET
data, cookies etc)
>
>Cheers
>Ken
>
>"Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:118c401c441b6$cae0f410$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>: Thanks Ken,
>: I wanted to see what kind of load this server would
handle
>: and I have only one PC to try it from so I am not
exactly
>: sure how to load test this server.
>:
>: >Do you want 1,000 concurrent *requests*? or 1,000
>: concurrent *users*?
>:
>: what is the difference?
>:
>: Do you want to test a single webpage? or an entire web
>: application?
>:
>: Entire web application.
>:
>: This will be an e-commerce web and complete with
shopping
>: cart and credit card processing. So I need to know
before
>: I put it into production and look like an ass.
>:
>: Thanks Ken and by the way you and Jonathan have great
>: sites!
>: Joe
>:
>:
>: >-----Original Message-----
>: >Hi,
>: >
>: >Do you want 1,000 concurrent *requests*? or 1,000
>: concurrent *users*?
>: >Do you want to test a single webpage? or an entire web
>: application?
>: >
>: >To setup the requisite number of requests so you can
set
>: the number of
>: >threads and socket multiplier on the client(s). For
that
>: many concurrent
>: >requests you should probably be using multiple client
>: machines. Also, make
>: >sure that you have enough network bandwidth! If you
only
>: have, say, 1.5
>: >MB/sec, then this will probably be saturated by 30
>: concurrent requests from
>: >dial-up users!
>: >
>: >Now, to simulate "users", you need to decide how often
>: these users make
>: >requests. Usually a real-life user would get a page,
then
>: spend some time
>: >reading the page. So, 1,000 concurrent users might only
>: be 50 concurrent
>: >requests.
>: >
>: >Cheers
>: >Ken
>: >
>: >
>: >
>: >"Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>: message
>: >news:111ca01c44139$b5c5b1b0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>: >: Hello
>: >:
>: >: I tried the webtool group no luck just advertisments.
>: >:
>: >: I wanted to know how to use this tool Webstress Tool
>: from
>: >: MS .
>: >:
>: >: How can I, or how do I set up a thousnad concurrent
>: users
>: >: to test my web please. Maybe a help site would be
great
>: >: too!
>: >:
>: >: thanks
>: >: Joe
>: >:
>: >
>: >
>: >.
>: >
>
>
>.
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