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Download the Installer
 All you have to do to get Web Performanced
Trainer free is to register.
You'll receive email with a demo license key which is good for a 15 day free trial with 25 virtual users. Once you have
the license key you'll need to download the installer.
Pick a Test Machine or Machines
In order to run Web Performance TrainerTM you'll need to have a computer
running one of the supported operating systems at the specified patch level, and have a high-speed network connection
between the web server you'll be testing and the machine where Web Performance TrainerTM is installed.
This will insure that the performance statistics being collected are the result of your back-end performance and not
the result of network limitations.
Starting with version 2.2, Web Performance TrainerTM can now
use multiple playback engines on multiple computers to generate very large loads
on a web server. Each test machine should be at least a 200MHz system with 64 megabytes
of free memory. For more details please look at the hardware requirements
The installer should be run on the machine that you intend to use as the controller, and then again on any additional
machines that will participate in generating virtual users.
Run the Installer
| Windows: |
Double-click on the install program to execute it, and follow the program's instructions.
Its the typical windows-based installer, so if you've ever installed software before, it will look familiar. |
| Solaris: |
After downloading, open a shell and cd to the directory where you downloaded the installer and run these commands:
prompt> uncompress wpts2_2.Z.
prompt> tar -xf wpts2_2.
The directory WPTrainer2_2 will be created. The next step is to run the configuration program "config".
prompt> WPTrainer2_2/config.
The program will ask you for the full path where you installed the program. For example, if you are installing it on your home directory, and your user name is "bob", the full path would be /home/bob/WPTrainer2_2. You've now installed everything needed for execution of the program; no other steps are necessary.
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| Linux/Unix Instructions: |
Download the file wptl2_2.gz into the directory where you intend to install
it. Extract the tar file using:
prompt> tar -zxf wptl2_2.gz
The directory WPTrainer2_2 will be created. The next step is to run the configuration program "config".
prompt> WPTrainer2_2/config
The program will ask you for the full path where you installed the program. For example, if you are installing it on your home directory, and your user name is "bob", the full path would be /home/bob/WPTrainer2_2. You've now installed everything needed for execution of the program; no other steps are necessary. |
Install The License
The license file is named "License.class" and is sent to you
as an email attachment. You should save it to disk in the directory <INSTALL_DIR>/com/webperfcenter, where <INSTALL_DIR>
is the directory where you installed the Web Performance TrainerTM.
Test The License Installation
You can test the installation by running Web Performance TrainerTM. If it was successful you'll see the splash screen.
| Windows: |
Navigate to the program in the Start Menu:
Start->Programs->Web Performance TrainerTM 2.2->Web Performance TrainerTM 2.2 |
| UNIX: |
Change directories to the place where you installed the program, and execute it on
the command line:
prompt> cd WPTrainer2_2
prompt> ./wptrainer |
Complete The License Installation
Although the license
has been installed, before you can record interactions with the
web site, you must configure your browser to use Web Performance
Trainer as a proxy server. Click on the next page button below
to take you to the next step in the installation process.
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