that question doesn't really have a universal answer. The baseline like all scientific experiment is simply a point of reference. Therefore, a baseline is only as useful as the definition. If you've defined your baseline as the acceptable performance, then all subsequent stress tests can measure up to it. On the other hand, that is just one way of defining it. Say you want to beat your competitors. In that case, you might define the baseline using published results of their system. I generally find out what the acceptable performance is and set that as the baseline. This way, that tells me when a new release is bad. I hope that helps. peter
Eda Srinivasareddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All Somewhere I read that the results of a �Baseline Test� are used as baselines in a �Load Test�. Though I got the essence of this statement, I don�t know how to use them practically. Regarding this following are some of my doubts How the results of a �Baseline Test� will be used in deciding whether a �Load Test� is passed or failed? Is there a way to calculate the acceptable response times for a �Load Test� based on the response time of a �Baseline Test�? What other sort of advantages we can gain from the results of a �Baseline Test� Thank you very much for your time. Thanks & Regards Eda --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online
