Apache JMeter from the Ground Up DO5X50L

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Pre Con Lab: Apache JMeter from
the Ground Up
Refael Botbol – Services Client Manager – CA Technologies
DO5X50L
DEVOPS

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Abstract
Apache JMeter is an easy to use open-source tool for load and
performance testing for web and mobile applications and APIs.
For those of you just getting to grips with JMeter, this session
will provide you with a quick introduction to JMeter and walk
through basic JMeter concepts with hands-on lab exercises on
building and running basic load tests.
Refael Botbol
CA Technologies
Services Client
Manager

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Agenda
JMETER OVERVIEW
JMETER DEMONSTRATION
JMETER LABS
Q & A
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Apache JMeter
§ Open Source solution to perform
– Performance tests
– Business functional test
– Regression test, etc.
§ Created by Stefano Mazzocchi of the Apache Software
Foundation in 1998 to execute performance test on what is
now Tomcat.
Overview

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Apache JMeter
§ Apache redesigned JMeter to enhance GUI and
other capabilities
§ JMeter is a 100% Java desktop application with a
Java Swing based GUI
§ Can run on any environment that runs Java virtual machine
Overview (Contd.)

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Apache JMeter
§ Web − HTTP, HTTPS sites 'web 1.0' web 2.0 ajax
§ Web Services − SOAP / XML-RPC, REST
§ Database via JDBC drivers
§ Directory − LDAP
§ Messaging Oriented service via JMS
§ Service − POP3, IMAP, SMTP
§ FTP Service
§ Extendable using Plugins
Supported Protocols

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Apache JMeter
§ Freely available – Open Source software
§ Perform automated functional and performance testing
§ Supports multiple server types/platforms – Linux, Win, OSX
§ Simple and intuitive GUI
§ Test plans are stored in XML format
§ Full multi-threading framework allows concurrent sampling
§ Extensible through Plugins – CA Founded by BlazeMeter Chief
Scientist Andrey Pokhilko
Key Features

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Apache JMeter
§ JMeter simulates virtual users sending requests to
target server
§ Returns statistics that show the performance/functionality
of the target server/application via tables, graphs, etc.
How it works?

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Apache JMeter
§ Java JDK 1.7 (for JMeter 3.0) – JMeter is a
framework for Java and needs JDK to run
§ Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac
§ System resource (CPU, Memory, Disk, network) requirements
depends on type or tests executed and test configurations
(# of threads etc.)
System Requirements

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Apache JMeter
1. Download and install JDK. Verify installation.
Add JAVA_HOME environment variable and add
Java binary to PATH
2. Download and install Apache JMeter -
http://jmeter.apache.org/download_jmeter.cgi
3. Run JMeter using jmeter.bat or jmeter.sh
Installation and Configuration

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Apache JMeter
Installation Directory Structure
apache-jmeter-2.9
apache-jmeter-2.9bin
apache-jmeter-2.9docs
apache-jmeter-2.9extras
apache-jmeter-2.9lib
apache-jmeter-2.9libext
apache-jmeter-2.9libjunit
apache-jmeter-2.9printable_docs

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Apache JMeter
1. Create Test Plan
1. Recording, Manually
2. Add, Remove, Load, Save Elements
3. Configure Elements
4. Save Test Plan
5. Run Test Plan
6. Stop Test Run
7. Review Test Results
Using JMeter

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Apache JMeter
1. Thread Group
2. Controllers
3. Samplers
4. Logic Controllers
5. Test Fragments
6. Listeners
Elements
7. Timers
8. Assertions
9. Configuration Elements
10. Pre-Processor
11. Post-Processor

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Apache JMeter
Elements

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Apache JMeter
1. Configuration elements
2. Pre-Processors
3. Timers
4. Sampler
5. Post-Processors
6. Assertions
7. Listeners
Elements Execution Order

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Apache JMeter
1. Start JMeter
2. Rename Default Test Plan
3. Add Thread Group
4. Add Sampler
5. Add Listener
6. Run Test Plan
7. Review output/results
8. Save results
Creating a Simple Web Test Plan

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Apache JMeter
§ Consists of Master System (GUI) which controls remote
Slave Systems (running JMeter Server)
§ Uses Java RMIRegistry service for communication
across instances
§ Listens on 1099 port by default
Distributed Architecture

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Apache JMeter
Master – System running JMeter GUI
Slave – System running JMeter
Server which takes command
from GUI and sends requests to
target system(s)
Target – System Under Test
Distributed Architecture (Contd.)
SUT
Target WebServer
Slave
JMeter Server
Slave
JMeter Server
Slave
JMeter Server
Master
JMeter GUI

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Apache JMeter
§ Extend JMeter to support various capabilities
§ 60+ plugins
– Stepping & Ultimate thread groups
– Dummy sampler
– Flexible file writer
– …
§ Founded by Andrey Pokhilko, Chief Scientist, CA BlazeMeter
§ More information at – https://jmeter-plugins.org/
Creating a Simple Web Test Plan

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Apache JMeter
Create basic JMeter test script
§ Create and execute a simple JMeter test case to test a website
http://blazedemo.com
§ Increase threads from 1 to 10
§ Add cookie and cache mangers to better simulate real
browser’s behavior
§ Review response times
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Questions?

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