NETWORK-BASED CONTROL CENTER FOR CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE TESTS OF SERVER SYSTEMS

摘要

A network-based load testing system (100) provides various functions for managing and conducting load tests of target server systems (102) remotely using a web browser. The system (100) supports the ability to have multiple, concurrent load testing projects that share processing resources. In one embodiment, the system includes host computers (104, 120, 124) ('hosts') that reside in one or more geographic locations. Through an administration web site (132), administrators allocate specific hosts (104, 120, 124) to specific load testing 'projects,' and specify how each such host may be used, e.g., as a load generator 104 or as an analyzer 124. An administrator may also assign users to specific projects, and otherwise control the access rights of each user of the system. Through a user web site (130), testers reserve hosts (104, 120, 124) within their respective projects for conducting load tests, and create, run, and analyze the results of such load tests. The system's application logic (122B) preferably includes executable components or modules that dynamically allocate hosts (104, 120, 124) to load test runs in accordance with reservations made via the user web site. Each project's data (scripts, load tests, test results, etc.) is stored in a repository 118, and is preferably maintained private to members of that project. The preferred system also includes functionality for blocking attempts to load test unauthorized targets.