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In any load test it is important that the environment used closely match the environment which will be used by actual users. Failure to do so may result in unreliable load test data. Below are some tips in setting up a load test environment that will achieve the best results.
Tips
| 1. | DO NOT run MFT Monitor on the same machine as the server you running the load tester against. Depending on the number of concurrent users, MFT Monitor can consume a large number of CPU and network resources. This can affect your server ability to process client connections thus skewing load test data. |
| 2. | DO use a separate dedicated machine to from which to run MFT Monitor. Each concurrent connection made by MFT Monitor will consume a small amount of memory, network resources and CPU. For the most accurate results it is important that the machine you are running the load test from not be busy with other high priority processes. |
| 3. | DO tests under varying network conditions. Depending on location of the server, a user who is connecting to your server over the Internet may have a different experience than users connecting from an internal network. |
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