Patent ID: 7587638
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer system with a central processing unit and memory for generating and monitoring variable load on an application under test (AUT), the computer system comprising: a first level of a hierarchy comprising a first instance of an executable being operable to: determine a load to place on an AUT in each phase of a test run comprising a plurality of phases; for each phase of the test run: a second level of the hierarchy comprising a plurality of instances of the executable, each instance of the executable being operable to: establish a connection to the instance of the executable in the first level of the hierarchy; determine a number of instances of a test program to create on the computer system; generate a client configuration file for each instance of the test program to create; store the client configuration files; launch the number of instances of the test program; and listen for a connection from each instance of the test program, such that each instance of the test program connects to the instance of the executable executing on the same computer system, and each instance of the test program executes according to its client configuration file.