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Master Apache JMeter - From Load Testing to DevOps

You're reading from   Master Apache JMeter - From Load Testing to DevOps Master performance testing with JMeter

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2019
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ISBN-13 9781839217647
Length 468 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Bruno Demion (Milamber) Bruno Demion (Milamber)
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Antonio Gomes Rodrigues Antonio Gomes Rodrigues
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Philippe Mouawad Philippe Mouawad
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About the Book 1. Quick Start with JMeter FREE CHAPTER 2. JMeter Overview 3. Designing a Test Case 4. Important Concepts in JMeter 5. Preparing the Test Environment (Injectors and Tested Systems) 6. Being Productive with JMeter 7. Load Testing a Website 8. Load Testing Web Services 9. Load Testing a Database Server 10. Load Testing Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM) via JMS 11. Performing a Load Test 12. Visualizing and Analyzing the Load Testing Results 13. Integration of JMeter in the DevOps Tool Chain

JMeter Overview

JMeter Overview

Apache JMeter is a software that allows you to perform load tests on various protocols and technologies.

It was developed by the Apache Software Foundation (https://apache.org/).

Figure 2.1: Apache JMeter logo

JMeter is an application written in Java and offers an integrated development environment (IDE) for load test development.

This IDE has multiple looks and feels (LAFs), the default one shown here is based on Darcula LAF. Later in this book, we'll use the cross-platform LAF for presentation purposes because it is white.

Figure 2.2: Apache JMeter

JMeter runs on any Java-compatible OS (including Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and so on).

The application can also be used on the command line, in other words, without a graphical interface, which is the mode that should be used systematically during your load tests.

JMeter is multithreaded and can simulate a lot of virtual users (VU...

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