Put into Practice with JMeter

It's time to practice.

Example 1: Simulate Realistic Load

For this first example, we will use the Java EE 6 Pet Catalog application (https://netbeans.org/kb/samples/pet-catalog.html):

Note

This application is distributed with NetBeans; installation and configuration instructions are included.

Figure 7.23: Java EE 6 Pet Catalog

In our scenario, we will be looking at the details of the animals available on the site.

The steps of our scenario will be:

1. Log in to the site:

   Figure 7.24: Connection to the site

2. Select and display the details of a cat:

   Figure 7.25: Selection of a cat

   Figure 7.26: Viewing the details

3. Go back to the list:

   Figure 7.27: Back to the list

4. Show the next page:

   Figure 7.28: Display next page

5. Select the details of a cat:

   Figure 7.29: Selection of a cat

6. Let's use the Template Recording with Think Time wizard seen above and save our script (see Chapter 1, Quick Start with JMeter, for more details):

   Figure 7.30...