Hi, Check out grinder out and see if it helps.
http://www.anticlue.net/archives/000395.htm The one main drawback is that you need to have multiple sessions on multiple PCs, because it overwhelms the local pc's nic card since they normally are lower end. The other program that is great for load testing is load runner from Mercury Interactive. I believe there is a 10 day trail version. HTH, Elyse http://www.anticlue.net On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:38:28 -0500, Rick Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony, > > Finding out where an application "peaks out" is a complex question and > depends on your code and the database etc. > > Charlie Arehart spoke before our user group a few years back on the > subject of load testing. I also believe he wrote an article on the > subject in CFDJ though I couldn't locate it with a quick search. > > I've actually used one of the tools he spoke of that night by a > company called OpenDemand and I believe they have a free web trial. > There is also a free load tester from Microsoft and another one from a > German company. > > If you can locate either that article or Charlie's powepoint it should > answer most of the questions you might have. I know that I learned an > awful lot about my application after I did some basic load testing. > > Rick Mason > > > On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:38:42 -0600, Tony Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You guys have some impressive knowledge.. I think I do too :) but I > > admire yours.. I wanted to ask a question... > > > > Where you say cold fusion on a single box really peaks out? I mean > > without clustering and everything... where would you say its too much > > load? I've been having a few issues but its cfmx related... problems > > that didn't exist in 5.. And I want to know a good next move. > > > > Also.. I want to toss traffic at my own site and let my error reporter > > run and see how far I can crank it up.. good weekend project.. Anyone > > got any recommendations on a good program to... bombard your site with > > traffic? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189094 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
