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Starting an HTTPS CPS test

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Starting an HTTPS CPS test

The HTTPS CPS test is almost the same as the HTTP CPS test, except that it uses HTTPS traffic, and does not have the Limit by option; also, the MTU is editable.

To start an HTTPS CPS test:
  1. Go to Cases > Performance Testing > HTTPS > CPS to display the test case summary page.
  2. Click + Create New to display the Select case options dialog box.
  3. 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.
  4. Select a Certificate Group if applicable.
  5. Click OK to continue.
  6. Configure the test case options described below.
  7. 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.

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.

HTTPS Test Case common options

HTTPS CPS Test Case specific to configuration

Settings Guidelines

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.

If the user wants FortiTester to create connections as fast as possible, the user should set the Mode to Simulated Users.

What is the difference between Simuser and Connections/second?

Client Profile
Protocol Level Select HTTP version. If you select different HTTP versions for client and server, HTTP 1.1 will backward compatibility with HTTP 1.0.
Keep Alive Enable to add keepalive header.
Only available when HTTP 1.0 is selected in Protocol Level.
Server Profile
Protocol Level Select HTTP version. If you select different HTTP versions for client and server, HTTP 1.1 will backward compatibility with HTTP 1.0.
Keep Alive Enable to add keepalive header.
Only available when HTTP 1.0 is selected in Protocol Level.

Starting an HTTPS CPS test

The HTTPS CPS test is almost the same as the HTTP CPS test, except that it uses HTTPS traffic, and does not have the Limit by option; also, the MTU is editable.

To start an HTTPS CPS test:
  1. Go to Cases > Performance Testing > HTTPS > CPS to display the test case summary page.
  2. Click + Create New to display the Select case options dialog box.
  3. 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.
  4. Select a Certificate Group if applicable.
  5. Click OK to continue.
  6. Configure the test case options described below.
  7. 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.

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.

HTTPS Test Case common options

HTTPS CPS Test Case specific to configuration

Settings Guidelines

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.

If the user wants FortiTester to create connections as fast as possible, the user should set the Mode to Simulated Users.

What is the difference between Simuser and Connections/second?

Client Profile
Protocol Level Select HTTP version. If you select different HTTP versions for client and server, HTTP 1.1 will backward compatibility with HTTP 1.0.
Keep Alive Enable to add keepalive header.
Only available when HTTP 1.0 is selected in Protocol Level.
Server Profile
Protocol Level Select HTTP version. If you select different HTTP versions for client and server, HTTP 1.1 will backward compatibility with HTTP 1.0.
Keep Alive Enable to add keepalive header.
Only available when HTTP 1.0 is selected in Protocol Level.