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Visual Studio Team System - Web and Load Testing
VSTS 2010 Feature: More flexible load modeling via new options on Load Test Scenarios
In VSTS 2010 Beta 1 (available for download here), there are four new properties on each Scenario in...
Date: 06/11/2009
VSTS 2010 Feature: Sequential Test Mix
VSTS 2010 Load Tests offer several new options that can be set on each Scenario in the load test...
Date: 06/10/2009
VSTS 2010 Load Test Feature: Saving Test Logs
Now that VSTS 2010 beta 1 is available I and other Load Test development and test team members will...
Date: 06/08/2009
How is the user load adjusted for a load test with a goal based load pattern?
This post describes how the user load is adjusted when a load test scenario uses a goal based load...
Date: 09/12/2008
Hot fix available for think time bug introduced in VSTS 2008 SP1
There is now a hot fix available at...
Date: 09/10/2008
Collecting SQL counters from a non-default SQL instance in a VSTS Load Test
If you want to collect performance counters from a SQL Server instance while running a load test,...
Date: 08/06/2008
Article posted: Diagnosing OutOfMemoryExceptions that occur when running load tests
I've posted a new article on diagnosing problems running out of memory while running a VSTS load...
Date: 08/05/2008
Diagnosing OutOfMemoryExceptions that occur when running load tests
We’ve had a number of users report OutOfMemoryExceptions occurring in the QTAgent process (or the...
Date: 08/05/2008
Bug in VSTS 2008 SP1 causes think time for redirected requests to be ignored in a load test
Unfortunately, late last week we discovered a nasty bug with load testing in VSTS 2008 SP1 that is a...
Date: 08/04/2008
Running Load Tests with VSTS 2008 SP1 requires that SP1 be installed on VS client, controller, and agents
As mentioned in previous blog posts, the beta version of VSTS 2008 SP1 is now available. In order to...
Date: 06/13/2008
Disabling caching of all dependent requests
In a previous blog post here:...
Date: 06/06/2008
Engage!
This is my first blog post of a personal nature. I heard on TV this morning that today marks the...
Date: 06/05/2008
Articles Posted on Web and Load Test API enhancements available in VSTS 2008 SP1 beta
The beta for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is now available and includes enhancements to both the Web test...
Date: 06/04/2008
Load Test API enhancements in VSTS 2008 SP1 (beta)
The beta for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is now available. This article describes enhancements to the...
Date: 06/04/2008
Web Test API enhancements available in VSTS 2008 SP1 (beta)
The beta for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is now available. This article describes enhancements to the...
Date: 06/04/2008
Article Posted: Moving VSTS 2005 Load Test results from one computer to another
I've posted an article on "Moving VSTS 2005 Load Test results from one computer to another":...
Date: 04/03/2008
Moving VSTS 2005 Load Test results from one computer to another
In VSTS 2008, it is now possible to easily export load test results from one test environment and...
Date: 04/03/2008
Article posted: Adding Console Output to Load Tests running Unit Tests
I've posted an article on "Adding Console Output to Load Tests running Unit Tests":...
Date: 04/03/2008
Adding Console Output to Load Tests running Unit Tests
VSTS allows you to use the Console.WriteLine within unit tests, but the output is only valid when...
Date: 04/03/2008
Content Index for Web and Load testing
Ed Glas has posted a "Content Index for Web and Load Tests" on his blog at:...
Date: 12/17/2007
Article Posted: Troubleshooting the VSTS Load Testing IP Switching
I've posted an article on "Troubleshooting the VSTS Load Testing IP Switching Feature":...
Date: 11/28/2007
Troubleshooting the VSTS Load Testing IP Switching Feature
First some background on how IP Switching works with VSTS, which may differ from other load test...
Date: 11/28/2007
Mike Taute's blog post on Diagnosing and fixing Web Test recorder bar issues
For anyone have trouble getting the VSTS Web test recorder to start recording properly, see Mike...
Date: 11/12/2007
Article Posted: Features and behavior of Load Tests containing unit tests in VSTS 2008
I've posted an article that describes how Load Tests that contains Unit Tests work in VS 2008:...
Date: 10/12/2007
Features and behavior of Load Tests containing unit tests in VSTS 2008
This article describes the behavior in VS 2008 for load tests that contain unit tests (VS 2005 was...
Date: 10/12/2007
Configuring a non-default port number for the VS Team Test Controller
By default, the Visual Studio Team Test Controller listens on TCP/IP port number 6910. If for any...
Date: 07/31/2007
New Load Test and Web Test features in the Orcas release
Here is a summary of just a few of the enhancements to Web testing and load testing coming in the...
Date: 06/14/2007
Coded Web tests (and Web test plug-ins) should not block the thread
If you are using Coded web tests (or Web test plug-ins with a declarative Web test) and running the...
Date: 06/13/2007
Simulation of browser caching in VSTS load tests and Web tests
In a VSTS load test that contains Web tests, the load test attempts to simulate the caching behavior...
Date: 01/22/2007
Article posted: Limiting the number of tests run in a load test
I've posted an article with an example load test plug-in that allows you to specify the maximum...
Date: 02/16/2006
Using a load test plugin to limit the number of tests run in a load test
Normally the number of iterations of the inner tests (usually web tests and unit tests) run during a...
Date: 02/16/2006
Article Posted: What is the data in the load test results store
If you're interested in accessing the data in the load test results store directly to build your own...
Date: 02/13/2006
What is the data in the VSTS load test results store
Table: LoadTestRun: Contains one row for each load test that is executed. Columns: LoadTestRunId...
Date: 02/10/2006
Deleting old load test results
Load testers sometimes need to clean up old load test results from the VSTS load test results store....
Date: 02/09/2006
Article on implementing sync points posted
I've posted an article on Implementing sync points in VSTS load tests at:...
Date: 02/09/2006
Article Posted: Advanced Load Testing Features of VSTS
I've posted an article that discusses some of the advanced features of VSTS Load Testing. The...
Date: 01/24/2006
Advanced Load Testing Features of Visual Studio Team System
Visual Studio Team Test Edition provides two capabilities that can allow users to create load tests...
Date: 01/24/2006
Introduction
I'd like to start this blog by introducing myself. I'm a Software Design Engineer (SDE) on the team...
Date: 01/23/2006