A powerful performance test automation solution
IBM® Rational® Performance Tester is a performance testing solution that validates the scalability of web and server applications. Rational Performance Tester identifies the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks and reduces load testing complexity.
Rational Performance Tester helps you quickly execute performance tests that analyze the impact of load on your applications.
- Code-free testing enables you to create test scripts without programming.
- Root cause analysis tools find and diagnose the cause of performance problems.
- Real-time reporting enables immediate recognition of performance problems and renders a browser-like view of test results in web pages.
- Test data can be generated from scripts, data pools with automated variation, and the insertion of custom Java® code for flexible test customization.
- Load testing helps ensure applications are able to handle large user loads prior to deployment.
Code-free testing
- Create test scripts without programming, saving time and reducing test complexity.
- Access the test editor to see high-level and detailed views of tests and transactional information.
- See test results displayed in a browser-like window and integrated with the test editor, which lists the web pages visited during test.
Root cause analysis tools
- Root cause analysis helps you identify both the source code and physical application tier that are causing the bottleneck.
- Sequence diagrams allow you to trace all activity that occurred just prior to the bottleneck.
- Multiple resource statistics can be viewed from any tier of the system under test, exposing hardware-related bottlenecks responsible for poor performance.
Real-time reporting
- Generates performance and throughput reports in real time, offering immediate awareness of performance problems at any time during a test.
- Provides multiple filtering and configuration options that can be set before, during and after a test run.
- Shows performance trends from one build to another. System performance metrics help you make critical application release decisions.
- Performs deeper analysis at the conclusion of the test with reports on items such as response time percentile distributions.
Test data
- Offers flexible modeling and emulation of diverse user populations while minimizing the memory and processor footprint.
- Provides a spreadsheet interface to enter unique data, or pre-existing data can be imported from any text-based source.
- Allows the insertion of custom Java code into performance tests to perform activities such as advanced data analysis and request parsing.
Load testing
- Supports load testing against a broad base of applications such as HTTP, SAP, Siebel, SIP, TCP Socket and Citrix.
- Supports testing user loads from remote machines using an execution agent.
- Provides a flexible graphical test scheduler where load can be specified by proportional user groups.
- Enables automated data relationship management to identify and maintain application data relationships for accurate load simulation.
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System requirements
The following information lists the minimum system requirements for using IBM Rational Performance Tester.
Rational Performance Tester
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| Linux, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista | Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 updates 2 and 3 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise and Professional Note: The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode. |
Hardware (Hardware requirements are identical for all operating systems) Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 (or higher for best results). Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use a 2 GHz or higher Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Memory Minimum for the Rational® Performance Tester workbench: 1 GB of RAM Minimum for just the Agent Controller: 500 MB of RAM Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. Available Disk space Disk space Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space is required for product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources that you develop. Note: Disk space requirements can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install. Additional disk space is required if you download the product package to install this product. Additional disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to by your environment variable TEMP. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the /tmp directory. Display 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) For just the Agent Controller: 800 x 600 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
Performance Tester Agent
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| Linux, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista | AIX® 5.3 TL7 or later Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 updates 2 and 3 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise and Professional z/OS® 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 System Z Note: The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode. |
Hardware (Hardware requirements are identical for all operating systems) Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 (or higher for best results). Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use a 2 GHz or higher Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Memory Minimum: 1 GB of RAM Minimum for just the Agent Controller: 500 MB of RAM Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. Available Disk space Disk space Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space is required for product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources that you develop. Note: Disk space requirements can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install. Additional disk space is required if you download the product package to install this product. Additional disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to by your environment variable TEMP. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the /tmp directory. Display 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) For just the Agent Controller: 800 x 600 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
Performance Tester Agent DCI
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX, Linux, Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista | AIX® 5.3 TL7 or later Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 updates 2 and 3 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise and Professional Note: The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode. |
Hardware (Hardware requirements are identical for all operating systems) Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 (or higher for best results). Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use a 2 GHz or higher Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Memory Minimum: 1 GB of RAM Minimum for just the Agent Controller: 500 MB of RAM Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. Available Disk space Disk space Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space is required for product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources that you develop. Note: Disk space requirements can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install. Additional disk space is required if you download the product package to install this product. Additional disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to by your environment variable TEMP. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the /tmp directory. Display 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) For just the Agent Controller: 800 x 600 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
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