Use the Distributed Replay Utility to Prepare for Upgrades
The MicrosoftSQL Server Distributed Replay Utility can use multiple computers to replay trace data, simulating a mission-critical workload. By performing a replay on a test server before and after a SQL Server upgrade, you can measure performance differences and look for any incompatibilities your application may have with the upgrade. For more information, see SQL Server Distributed Replay.
See Also
Administration Tool Command-line Options (Distributed Replay Utility)