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How to Successfully Load Test Over A Million Concurrent Users,

Fast!

March, 2017

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Agenda• About Apica

• What is a Mega Test and why is it important

• How to test 2 million concurrent users:– How to record a script– Implementation of script– Mega test demonstration

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SaaS Hybrid On-Prem

Availability & Performance Monitoring Performance Testing

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What is a Mega Test?

• >100KVU

•Logistical/Multiple Controllers

•Client-Specific: > 1M Concurrent-Users

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Apica Definitions•Agents

•Controllers

•What is a VU (Virtual User)?

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Massive Peak Load

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1.Preparation

Time Plan

Setup Apica LoadTest PortalProject contact

persons

Performance goals

Test methodologies

Environment documentation

Application documentation

Test scenarios

Apica environment preparations

Client environment preparations

2.Execution

Test occasion 1

Summary delivery

Test occasion 2

3.Reporting & Debriefing

Report writing

Report delivery

Debriefing meeting

4.Uninstallation & clean-upClient uninstallation

and clean-upApica uninstallation

and clean-up

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Capacity Planning Process

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Implementation of Script

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Load Overview

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Good Response Times

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Horizontal/Vertical Scaling

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Horizontal/Vertical Scaling

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Easily scalable to 8k VU and 16k VU

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Easily scalable to 8k VU and 16k VU

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16k VU Still Maintaining Scalability

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16k VU – Slight Increase in Response Time

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64k VU

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2M+ VU

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2M+ VU

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