Load Performance Testing Basics

Let’s understand the Load Performance Testing Basics.

Load or performance testing is artificially creating or simulating load and measuring how your environment handles it. This implies it does not necessarily have to be how a system performs under high load. However, it can also be how it performs under baseload or expected load. Moreover, it doesn’t even have to be structured, automated or created in a tool like SoapUI.

Various definitions of performance testing-

• Firstly, Baseline Testing – this can be defined as pure performance testing. Goal: Find metrics for system performance under normal load.
• Secondly, Load Testing – Load testing includes increasing the load and see how the system behaves under higher loadGoal: Find metrics for system performance under high load.
• Subsequently, Stress Testing – The goal of a stress test is exactly that, to find the load volume where the system actually breaks or is close to breaking. Goal: Find the system breaking point.
• Further, Soak Testing – To find system instabilities that occur over time, you need to run tests for a long period.  Goal: Make sure no unwanted behaviour emerges over a long period of time.
• Lastly, Scalability Testing – The purpose of scalability testing is to check whether your system scales appropriately to the changing load. Goal: Find metrics and check if the system performance changes appropriately to the load.

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