Query Regarding the Ramp Up Period in "Forever" Mode and Loop Mode

[Shirish]

Hello JMeter'ians,

While working with JMeter, I am just confused with the Ramp-up period field
in two different situations.

Ex. 1.
     No. # Thread (Users): 5
     Ramp Up Period: 300 sec
     *Loop Count #: 1*
My Understanding: 5 Users will hit to the server in 300 secs (1 min for 1
user).

Ex. 2.
     No. # Thread (Users): 5
     Ramp Up Period: 300 sec
     *Loop Count #: Forever (when i schedule it for a particular period say
for 30 min.)*
     My Understanding:* I am not clear on this front **... What is the use
or affect of Ramp-up period here in this scenario (scheduled mechanism)?*

Is there no purpose of this Ramp-Up period in Forever mode??? (I hope
I am *wrong
*here in this consideration)


Thanks,
Shirish