One of the problems that occurs on occasion when using VuGen, are problems with Internet Explorer when starting a recording of a Web HTTP/HTML protocol script.
These problems can manifest in different ways; for example, a hanging or unresponsive IE window; a windows error message; or a VuGen crash.
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JDS Australia’s work at RMIT, performance testing the MyResults (student results) website, has been written up by HP as a case study.
Twice a year, RMIT publishes course results for its students on the student portal of the university’s website. These two days in the calendar generate the highest volume of website traffic. With such huge spikes experienced in a 24-hour period, RMIT’s student portal was being saturated and not handling the volume effectively. This resulted in poor performance and students reported difficulties in accessing their results in a timely fashion.
JDS Australia’s work at Flash Group, performance testing the Global Corporate Challenge website, has been written up by HP as a case study.
In 2010, the GCC website experienced a peak load of 8,403 visitors in the first hour after launch, and over 130,000 visitors on the first two days. Testing with LoadRunner before launch helped Flash achieve 99.99 percent uptime for the duration of the 16-week Global Corporate Challenge.
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