I have the following
but when I run this with 60 threads I don't see the threads being fired off every second. Instead it seems like the requests in the transaction controller are fired off at a rate of 60 requests per min.
Is there a way I can have JMeter create threads at the rate of 60 per minute without a limit on requests?
You need to use Rampup duration in that case. Again that is one time activity, once threads are created they will execute the request and will die / repeat if you need.
Ultimate Threadgroup plugin is also helpful here.
Generally everybody is interested how much throughput(req per unit time) can server take. So in your case its doing correct job i.e. sending requests 60 per sec.
In practice creating multiple threads per sec is bad practice and IMO such testing is not useful (Why it is required?) because client threads in JMeter is not important but requests sent to server by threads (can be 1-10 or 100) many times and how server responds is important.
If your use case is different then share it in detail and we'll discuss. Hope this helps.
If you want JMeter to kick off one thread per second you need to specify Ramp-Up Period equal to the number of threads (virtual users) under Thread Group, if you want 60 virtual users - go for 60 seconds ramp-up.
Also make sure you allow your Thread Group to loop forever as if you don't - you will run into a situation when some threads have already done their job and some haven't been started yet.
Example configuration:
Example output:
More information: JMeter Ramp-Up - The Ultimate Guide
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I have a requirement to create simple Burst test in Jmeter:
10 requests-> 20 requests -> 30 requests
On single worker mode.
Throughput 20ms
Anticipated response time : <=200ms
How can we achieve this with Jmeter without using parallel threads?
I am looking for a simple solution.
Thanks a lot
Add plugin
Ultimate Thread Group to JMeter
Add Ultimate Thread Group component with settings of 3 rows
Set Start Threads Count 10,20 and 30
Use different start times so requests batch will be executed in different times
"Ultimate" means there will be no need in further Thread Group plugins. The features that everyone needed in JMeter and they finally available:
infinite number of schedule record
separate ramp-up time, shutdown time, flight time for each schedule record
and, of course, trustworthy load preview graph
Consider using Throughput Shaping Timer and Concurrency Thread Group combination which provides flexible way of defining load patterns:
They can be connected together using Feedback Function so JMeter will be able to kick off more threads in order to reach the desired throughput (number of requests per second) if current amount is not enough.
Both can be installed using JMeter Plugins Manager:
I am quite new to jmeter and try to do a performance test of my application. I want to generate 100 request per second scenario however my server takes 3-4 secs to respond to every request. I am running my test for 1 mins which means number of requests fired should be 60k within the time span. However jmeter actually waits for the response before it sends next request. Which is not what I am looking for.
How can I make sure that jmeter sends a new requests every second with 100 req/sec without waiting for the response so that the number of requests fired per min is 60k.
I am trying to use constant throughput timer with 60k as request per min, however that is not helping. Here is my test screenshot.
EDIT
I have done like this
And Throughput shaping timer being as
So ideally I should get number of samples as 3000?, still not getting that.
Make sure you provide enough threads (virtual users) under Thread Group, "vanilla" JMeter won't kick off any extra threads if actual throughput is less than target one you specify in the Constant Throughput Timer.
Another solution would be using Concurrency Thread Group along with the Throughput Shaping Timer. They can be tied together via feedback loop so if you use these test elements JMeter will start more threads if the current amount won't be enough to reach the desired requests per second rate.
You can install both using JMeter Plugins Manager
My suggestion is to consider using the Arrivals Thread Group. This TG will allow you to configure the desire average throughput (ATP); the TG will instantiate the required threads needed to achieve the ATP goal.
I have created a set and just confused with the Loop Count and Ramp Up period.
I have a test set with the following parameters.
Threads = 30
Ramp Up Period = 30
Loop Count = 100
As per the page on
quora.
I suppose:
a) If Loop count is Zero, then each of the 30 threads will be starting every second. As per the shared the web page, I guess 30/30 * 100 ie 100 threads/requests will be hitting the server every second. Please correct me if I am wrong.
b) As per the above parameters, there will be a total of 30 * 100 threads/requests. Does this mean all the 3000 threads/requests will be sent within 30 seconds [ Ramp Up period ]
Assuming you have 30 users and 30 seconds ramp-up
JMeter will start each virtual user each second
Each virtual user will start executing samplers upside down (or according to the logic controllers, if any) as fast as it can (if you don't use timers) so the delivered load can be either more or less than 30 requests/second, it depends on how fast JMeter is executing requests and on your application response time as JMeter will wait for response from previous sampler before starting new one
When virtual user finishes executing all the samplers defined in test plan it will start over and do point 2 for 99 more iterations
When virtual user won't have more samplers to execute and loops to iterate it will shut down
A couple of tips:
You can use Server Hits Per Second listener to see how many requests per second you are actually making given your test plan configuration
You can control the number of requests per second via Constant Throughput Timer
Consider upgrading to JMeter 3.2 as newer JMeter versions normally contain new features, performance improvements and bug fixes
according to jmeter manual ramp up is:
How long JMeter should take to get all the threads started.
If there are 10 threads and a ramp-up time of 100 seconds, then each
thread will begin 10 seconds after the previous thread started, for a
total time of 100 seconds to get the test fully up to speed.
So if your goal is to reach 3000 request within 30 seconds the above wont do, it might take more than that depending on how much it takes to finish the requests you are sending.
If you are looking for Throughput you can add an aggregate report listener which calculates the throughput for you and depending on the results you can configure your thread properties to reach your goal.
Reference :
Jmeter user manual
I have concerns about the duration of executing JMeter Test Scenario.
In fact, if we execute a manual test with 1 user in 1 hour, we will find the same duration or little more with 3 user.
But, with JMeter test the duration with 1 user will be multiplied by the number of users.
During my scripting with this tool, I've noticed that JMeter always wait for the response of the request to pass to another request. It's like we have 1 user doing the work of multiple users.
Does any body have explanations about this issue?
Can we configure JMeter to perform like we have x users working in // ?
Depends how you are simulating users..
Each thread will wait for a response, but users are represented by different threads, and threads do not wait for each other to complete samples, they are independent.
If you are using threads in thread group to represent users (which is the intended usage), the threads will start concurrently and run independently, so you should see the 3 users complete in an hour, as with manual tests. If this is not happening, then you should check the resources used on the client running jmeter during single thread and multi thread runs. Or perhaps the bottleneck may be in the transport (ie bandwidth). All you have determined so far is that the bottleneck is prior to the server, you need to determine where it is.
It is also possible you have created a thread group for each simulated user. If this is the case you can set the groups to run consecutive or concurrent. The setting for this is on the Test Plan element at the very top of the tree. You want concurrent, so untick 'Run Thread Groups Consecutively'.
So it comes down to how you are simulating users.
In ideal world if you test your site with 1 user all set of actions completes in 1 hour. If you add another 100 users - still one hour, 1000 users - 1 hour.
In real world server response time increases with the number of concurrent threads. But it isn't something like
1 user - average response time 10ms
2 users - 20 ms
3 users - 30 ms
But
1 user - 10 ms
2 users - 10 ms
3 users - 10 ms
10 users - 11 ms
The whole idea of the performance testing is to determine the upper limit of server load and identify bottlenecks and issues which happen under the load so you could state something like: using this hardware and this configuration the application is capable of serving 500 concurrent users without serious delays. In case of 1000 users response time will be more than 15 seconds.
In regards to threads, JMeter thread starts, executes samples one by one for defined amount of loops and exits. It is applicable for each thread which are independent. Basic throughput control can be done via ramp-up and loops count (see Thread Group documentation on details)
More advanced load scenario definition can be done using following Test Elements:
Ultimate Thread Group - which provides easy visual way of defining ramp-up, ramp-down and time to hold the load
Constant Throughput Timer - to set desired load rate in requests per minute
Synchronizing Timer - to pause all the test threads and release them at the same moment to produce a "spike"
I have a jmeter test with about 50 users. the beginning of the test performs a login and some set up stuff. I don't want this all to happen at the same time as there would be way too much contention for a part of the test I am not interested in. So I have a ramp up period of 10 seconds. There is then one specific HTTP request where I want the 50 users sending over 1 second interval i.e. a HTTP request every 20 ms. This is to ensure the 50 users are excuting this part concurrently. Ideally, something like a thread.join() after the login / ramp up would help out here, followed by another guassian timer.
Is there something similar to thread.join() in jmeter?
To mimic thread.join you can use a Synchronising Timer, this will block n threads until they reach a point and then execute them all at the same time.
If you want this request load of 1 every 20ms to continue (rather than a single burst) then you can use a Constant Throughput Controller to define the actual rate of requests you want JMeter to run. You can configure each thread to run at a rate of 60 requests per minute and this will give you one hit every 20ms (based on 50 threads with response times always less than 1 second). You can also tell JMeter to just make sure your load is 1/20ms no matter how many threads you use and it will dynamically adjust. This option is perhaps more useful in the context of load testing.
Note. When using a CTT controller, you would probably want to put the login request either in a Once Only COntroller or in a setup thread group.