Web Performance Test Using Visual Studio – Part III

Posted on September 5, 2011 by ambilykk

Performance of an application is very important for a multi-user application. Performance is not only the speed of execution; it includes the load and concurrency aspects. Visual Studio is one of the tools used for Performance Test. Visual Studio Test edition or Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate provides the support for test automation.

Visual Studio is one of the tools used for Performance Test. Visual Studio Test edition or Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate provides the support for test automation. You can read all three part of the Performance test series from

Part I: Web Test and Customization
Part II: Load Test, RIG and Load test terminologies.
Part III: Performance Counters, Load Test Result Analysis.

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8 Responses to Web Performance Test Using Visual Studio – Part III

Ramesh says:

October 5, 2011 at 8:09 pm

Fantastic Article Ambily…

I am working for a media firm and we were discussing on which tool to use to do load testing for our web servers and the discussion went dragging each one giving different thoughts but never came up with a solution.

I must say “Thank God” – how i got your article… I was reading your article and was very very happy that I got the right tool and the right guidance to do the testing…

Immediately I sent this article to our Head of Tech… and thats is in one word he finished all others discussion “Decision Made”…

Fantastic..fantastic (please add n(n) fantastics)…

Thanks very much….

Ramesh

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- ambilykk says:
  
  October 20, 2011 at 11:29 am
  
  Thanks Ramesh
  
  Regards
  Ambily
  
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  - vijay says:
    
    January 9, 2012 at 2:17 pm
    
    Hi,
    
    Im working on Visual Studio 2010. Performance Test.
    We have recorded the script. In Which we need to select the task.
    Once recording we have selected one task.. but while replaying how to identify the task.
    
    How to capture List box items? any idea?
  - ambilykk says:
    
    January 18, 2012 at 9:55 am
    
    Run the web test once and observe the Output HTML code received. Depends on the output HTML Code, we need to add an extraction rule. Please refer the articles to understand how to add an extraction rule.
    
    Regards
    Ambily
Badarinath says:

September 2, 2013 at 3:12 pm

Hi Ambily,

I am newbie for Performance Testing using Visual Studio 2010. I am able to create a web test and run the results but not able to fix few issues like dynamic parameters.
Need some help regarding solving the issues, Please share if you have any material.
It would be highly great full if you can acknowledge this post.

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Devan says:

December 19, 2013 at 10:35 am

Article was good . Thank you

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shanthi says:

January 16, 2014 at 5:19 pm

Hi Ambily,

I am new to performance testing using VSTS. I am trying to add the server machines under counter sets. I could see them under counter sets, but not any results data/performance parameters data while running the test or after the test is completed.

Do we need to install any agents on server machines to capture the performance parameters data?

Appreciate if you can provide the details steps to follow to configure the server level performance parameters through VSTS.

Advanced Thanks
Shanthi

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- ambilykk says:
  
  January 18, 2014 at 8:55 pm
  
  Hi Shanthi
  
  There is no need to install any plugin in server for capturing the performance counters.
  I will post the steps soon.
  
  Thanks
  Ambily
  
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