Certified OpenSTA Testing Professional

1. Basics

1.1 Minimum System Requirements for Installation
1.2 Installing HTTP/S Load and OpenSTA
1.3 Commander Startup Instructions
1.4 Changing the Repository Path
1.5 Upgrading
1.6 Getting Help

2. HTTP/S Load

2.1 Overview of HTTP/S Load
2.2 Core Functions of HTTP/S Load
2.3 Using HTTP/S Load
2.4 The Commander Interface
2.5 Commander Toolbars and Function Bars
2.6 The Commander Main Window
2.7 The Repository Window

3. HTTP/S Scripts

3.1 What are Scripts?
3.2 Understanding Scripts
3.3 Planning Your Scripts
3.4 The Core Functions of Script Modeler
3.5 Script Modeler Interface
3.6 Toolbars and Function Bars
3.7 Script Pane
3.8 Query Results Pane
3.9 Output Pane

4. Creating Scripts

4.1 Script Development
4.2 The Script Development Process
4.3 The Gateway and Script Creation
4.4 The Script Recording Process
4.5 Script Modeler Configuration Options
4.6 Creating New Scripts

5. Modeling Scripts

5.1 Modeling Overview
5.2 SCL Representation of Scripts
5.3 Automated Script Formatting Features
5.4 Modeling a Script
5.5 Variables
5.6 MUTEX Locking
5.7 DOM Addressing
5.8 Developing a Modular Test Structure
5.9 General Modeling Procedures

6. Creating and Editing Collectors

6.1 Collectors Overview
6.2 Creating Collectors
6.3 The Collector Pane
6.4 SNMP Collectors
6.5 NT Performance Collectors
6.6 General Collector Procedures

7. Creating and Editing Tests

7.1 Test Development
7.2 Test Creation
7.3 The Test Pane
7.4 Tasks and Task Groups
7.5 Task Group Settings
7.6 The Test Development Process

8. Running Tests

8.1 Test-runs
8.2 Dynamic Tests
8.3 Distributed Tests
8.4 Test-run Procedure
8.5 Monitoring a Test-run
8.6 Trace Settings

9. Single Stepping

9.1 Single Stepping HTTP/S Load Tests
9.2 Single Stepping Procedure
9.3 The Single Stepping Test Pane

10. Results Display

10.1 Results Display Overview
10.2 Results Tab
10.3 General Results Display Procedures
10.4 Test Configuration
10.5 Test Audit Log
10.6 Test Report Log
10.7 Test History Log
10.8 Test Error Log
10.9 Test Summary Snapshots
10.10 HTTP Data List
10.11 HTTP Data Graphs
10.12 Single Step Results
10.13 Timer List
10.14 SNMP and NT Performance Collector Graphs

11. The OpenSTA Architecture

11.1 OpenSTA Modules
11.2 An OpenSTA Test
11.3 The Test Manager and Task Group Executers
11.4 A Distributed Architecture
11.5 The Web Relay Daemon
11.6 The OpenSTA Repository
11.7 SNMP Collectors
11.8 NT Performance Collectors
11.9 Architecture Module Installed Files
11.10 Script-Based Module Installed Files
11.11 SNMP Module Installed Files
11.12 NT Performance Module Installed Files
11.13 Error Reporting and Tracing
11.14 Starting OpenSTA
11.15 The Name Server Configuration Utility
11.16 The OpenSTA Daemon
11.17 Command Line Formats