JMETER BASICS

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JMeter Requirements

JMeter requires your computing environment meets some minimum

requirements.

Java Version

JMeter requires a fully compliant JVM 1.4 or higher.

Version 2.2 and later no longer support Java 1.3.

It is recommended to use JVM 1.5 to conduct HTTPS test with JMeter.

Operating System

JMeter is a 100% Java application and should run correctly on any system that
has a compliant Java implementation.

JMeter has been tested and works under:

Unix (Solaris, Linux, Fedora etc)

Windows (98, NT, XP, etc)

OpenVMS Alpha 7.3+

Downloading and Installing JMeter

Jmeter is a Java application, so a JRE or SDK first needs to be installed with a

JAVA_HOME environment variable.
Jmeter can be downloaded in the below link:

http://jmeter.apache.org/download_jmeter.cgi

Download Jmeter, and install by unzipping the .zip or .tgz file in any directory.
Go to jakarta-jmeter Directory (Directory in which the .zip of .tgz file is
unzipped)
Type ./bin/jmeter on command prompt(for Unix) or Run bin/jmeter.bat (for
Windows)
JMeter is ready to test application.

When you run jmeter.bat file in bin directory of jakarta-jmeter Directory, you
will see the following JMeter Screen.

The user interface has two panes. The left pane displays the elements used in
our testing. Initially, there are the Root and two sub-elements, Test Plan and
WorkBench.
In this article we're only concerned with Test Plans. Add an element to a node by
right-clicking it and selecting Add. To remove an element, select the element by
clicking on it, then right-click on the element and choose the Remove option.

Test Plan: A test plan describes a series of steps JMeter will execute when run.
A complete test plan will consist of one or more Thread Groups, logic conrollers,
sample generating controllers, listeners, timers, assertions, and configuration
elements.

WorkBench: Workbench is place where we store test elements which are saved
and used in later stages. It has two elements which are HTTP proxy server and
HTTP mirror server. Http proxy server is used for recording purpose.
To use it right click on workbench then select Add --> Non-Test Elements -->
HTTP Proxy Server.

This is how we install and run JMeter in windows.

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