Starting an HTTP RPS test
FortiTester tests requests per second (RPS) performance by simulating multiple clients that generate HTTP traffic.
To start an HTTP RPS test:
- Go to Cases > Performance Testing > HTTP > RPS to display the test case summary page.
- Click + Create New to display the Select case options dialog box.
- In the popup dialog, for the Network Config option, select the network template you have created in Cases > Security Testing > Objects > Networks. Then the network related options will automatically be filled. See Using network configuration templates for how to create a network template.
- Click OK to continue.
- Configure the test case options described below.
- Click Start to run the test case.
FortiTester saves the configuration automatically so you can run the test again later. You can also click Save to save the test case without running it.
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Tip 1: You can also copy an existing case, and change its settings to create a new case. In the case list, click Clone to clone the configuration. Only the case name is different from the original case. Tip 2: You can add or edit a comment when the test is running. This comment can be used to search for the test result in the Results page. This is useful especially when the test runs for a long time. |
HTTP Test Case configuration generic information
HTTP Test Case configuration specific to RPS
| Settings | Guidelines |
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| Load | |
| Mode |
Simuser: Simulated users. Simuser simulates a user processing through an Actions list one at a time. It allows you to determine the maximum number of concurrent users your device, infrastructure, or system can handle. Connections/second: This mode simulates TCP connections, each of them containing up to hundreds of transactions. It's useful to test how many concurrent connections can be handled by your device. |
| Client Limit | |
| Transactions per Second | Rate of new transactions per second. The default is 0, which means the device will send
traffic as fast as possible. Available only under Client tab. |
| Action | |
| Response pages | The size of the response. Available only when Method is Custom. |
| HTTP Pipelining | Available only when Method is Custom. |
| Generate Random Content |
Enable to generate random content in response package.
Available only when Method is Custom.
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| Random Method | Select to use which method to generate random content. |