Mercury Interactive Corporation

Zohar Gilad

Yuval Scarlat

A load testing system comprises multiple load testing servers that are configured to apply a load to a target web site, or other target server system, remotely over the Internet. Using a web site associated with the system, a business entity can upload information (transactions to be tested, etc.) about a target server system to be tested. The business entity also preferably sets up a staged implementation of the target system. The uploaded information is used to generate and run one or more load tests against the staged system, and the results are stored in a database that is remotely browsable via various online reports and charts. The system includes a controller that permits an operator to assign load testing tasks to specific load testing servers. The controller preferably implements a load balancing algorithm to distribute a load associated with load test execution events among the load testing servers.

System and methods for load testing a transactional server over a wide area network

A service provider remotely load-tests web sites or other transactional servers over the Internet using a hosted service. The service is particularly useful for load testing a web site or web site application that has not yet been deployed. Initially, the owner or operator of the web site (&ldquo;customer&rdquo;) registers with the service through an online registration process. The customer also makes a staged implementation of the web site accessible to the service provider over the Internet. Using information remotely obtained from the customer during registration, the service provider develops the load test and then executes the load test from a remote server farm. The server farm preferably has sufficient processing power to simulate tens or hundreds of thousands of concurrent users. The customer may also have the opportunity to participate in the load testing process using a hosted collaboration application.

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Zohar Gilad