Operating System Requirements
In order to run a load test you need at least two machines, one for running your web server, and another for running Web Performance Load Tester™. The operating system requirements listed below are for the machines running the Web Performance Load Tester™, which is independent of the web server and the operating system of the machine upon which the web server is running.
The Web Performance Load Tester™ module consists of two parts, a controller and a load generating engine, which by default are run together. The load generating engine can be broken out and run on a separate machine, which doesn't require a user interface, and thus can be run on headless servers. For more information please see the documentation for remote playback engines.
| Operating System | Load Tester™ Main Program | Load Engine™ | Advanced Server Analysis™ |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows Vista |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows 2008 |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows 2008 64-Bit |
No | No | Yes |
Windows XP |
Yes (SP2 or higher) | Yes | Yes |
Windows 2000 |
Yes (SP2 or higher) | Yes | Yes |
Windows 2003 |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows 2003 64-bit |
No | No | Yes |
Linux 32-bit/64-bit |
No (Can be a web server host.) | Tested on all RedHat and Mandrake releases since 2001. | Yes |
Solaris |
No (Can be a web server host.) | Yes | No |
