Covert Java™: Techniques for Decompiling, Patching, and Reverse Engineering

Chapter 11. Load-Testing to Find and Fix Scalability Problems

	“Software bugs are impossible to detect by anybody except the end user.”
	--Murphy's Technology Laws

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The Importance of Load-Testing 105

• Load-Testing RMI-Based Servers with JUnit 107

• Load-Testing with JMeter 110

• Quick Quiz 119

• In Brief 120

The Importance of Load-Testing

Server-side applications have service-level requirements that specify the availability, scalability, and failover:

• Availability—. Specifies the up-time requirements that describe how long the application needs to be capable of running without restarting

• Scalability—. Specifies the capability of the application to provide the same level of service as the number of requests increases

• Failover—. Specifies the capability ...