Benchmark

To run a benchmark test on a URL:

1. Specify the complete URL to be tested, including port number.

2. Choose the amount of requests to perform
   -Or- specify the duration (in secs) for which the test will run.

3. Specify the amount of concurrent connections to be simulated in the test.
   The limit is 64 concurrent connections, in order to prevent overloading the system.

Note:

Web server timeouts can limit the ability to benchmark multiple connections on your Web server. If you carry out multiple-connection benchmarking, the benchmarking process may be terminated due to your server’s timeout limits.
The default Apache Web server timeout is 300 secs. The default IIS Web server timeout is 120 secs.
Refer to your Web server’s user guide for complete information on how to reconfigure your Web server's timeouts.
In addition, the number of permitted concurrent connections depends on the testing system’s capacity. You should not exceed the maximum permitted number of connections for your system.

4. The "Use Keep Alive" option pertains to Web sites that support the HTTP Keep Alive option. Selecting this option keeps the connection open while running the test. This is as opposed to opening and closing connections for every request.

5. Add header lines to the request if necessary.

6. Add a cookie by implementing the following steps:

1. Add the name of the cookie and its value and press Add Cookie.

2. The list will expand for adding additional Cookies to the list.

3. Press Delete Cookie to remove a Cookie from the test.

7. To run the Benchmark test, click .

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