Starting a TCP TurboTCP test

FortiTester tests TurboTCP connections per second (CPS) performance by generating a specified volume of two-way TCP traffic flow via specified ports.

The traffic generated for each connection includes the TCP three-way handshake and the TCP connection close (Reset).

To start a TCP TurboTCP test:

1. In Performance testing, expand TCP and click TurboTCP.
2. Click Create New.
3. Configure the network or select a network template. See Using network configuration templates for how to create a network template.
4. Select a Certificate Group, if applicable.
5. Click OK.
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 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.

TCP TurboTCP test case options

For details about the common options for TCP cases, see TCP Test Case common options.

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.
TurboTcp Buffer Size	The size of the buffer sent to server when the TCP connection is established.
Client Profile
Source Port Range	Specify a client port range. The valid range is 10,000 to 65,535, which is also the default.
IP Change Algorithm/Port Change Algorithm	Select a change algorithm: Increment or Random. This setting determines how the system changes source/destination IP addresses and ports to simulate multiple client requests. The Increment option uses the next IP address or port in the range, for example: 10.11.12.1 -> 10.11.12.2; port 10000 -> 10001. The Random option selects an IP address or port in the range randomly.
Server Profile
Case Server Port	The server port where the test case traffic arrives.