Common test execution steps | Testing for throughput
Executing stress tests
Most of the performance testing is done at or above the peak workload expected. In the case of stress testing, the workload is mostly much larger than the peak workload expected.
During a stress test, many test attributes and control attributes, as shown in Figure 23-1, can be changed. However, for the present discussion we focus on the following, for any given scenario:
- The number of virtual users
- The type of virtual users and their workload distribution, such as their browse-buy ration, which can be altered
- Thinktime - the time elapsed between two successive client interactions with the site