Method of performing distributed load testing

• US 20030009544A1
• Filed: 05/17/2001
• Published: 01/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Wach, Raymond S.
• Application Number:
  US09/859,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20030009544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3414 Workload generation, e.g. scripts, playback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3672 Test management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of performing distributed load testing to a remote web site or software component across a network. Loads are presented to the desired web site or software component from a variety of systems located through out the world. Unlike prior systems which are limited to using commonly owned systems which are on a common intranet, the presently described method is able to utilize a variety of systems from across the world to provide loads from different parts of the world, in effect creating a worldwide community Quality Assurance lab. Utilizing systems selected from a large variety of systems located throughout the world provides a test environment that more accurately emulates a real world environment.

Claims

1. A method of performing distributed testing of a target comprising the steps of:

identifying at least one system which meets a predetermined criteria;

scheduling said at least one system to provide load to said target;

deploying said at least one system at the scheduled time, said at least one system providing load to said target.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said target comprises a web site.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said target comprises a software component.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said predetermined criteria are selected from the group comprising:

locations of said systems, sizes of said systems, speeds of said systems, and availability of said systems.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one system provides load across a network to said target.

6. The method of claim 1 further including the step of defining a catalog of potential systems which meet said predetermined criteria and wherein said step of identifying at least one system is performed from said catalog of potential systems.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein said software component is selected from the group consisting of EJB, Corba, COM, DCOM and COM+.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein said network comprises the Internet.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein said catalog is dynamic.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein said catalog is static.

15. The method of claim 1 further including the step of defining a catalog of potential system which meet said predetermined criteria and wherein said step of identifying at least one system is performed from said catalog of potential systems.

11. A method of performing distributed monitoring of a target comprising the steps of:

identifying at least one system which meets a predetermined criteria;

scheduling said at least one system to monitor said target; and

deploying said at least one system at the scheduled time, said system providing monitor functions to said target.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said target comprises a web site.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said predetermined criteria are selected from the group comprising:

locations of said at least one system, sizes of said at least one system, speeds of said at least one system, and availability of said at least one system.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said at least one system provides monitor functions across a network to said target.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said network comprises the Internet.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein said catalog is dynamic.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein said catalog is static.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said target comprises a web site.

21. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said target comprises a software component.

22. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said predetermined criteria are selected from the group comprising:

locations of said at least one system, sizes of said at least one system, speeds of said at least one system, and availability of said at least one system.

23. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein said systems provide load across a network to said target.

24. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising program code for defining a catalog of potential systems which meet said predetermined criteria and wherein said program code for identifying said at least one system is performed from said catalog of potential systems.

25. The method of claim 21 wherein said software component is selected from the group consisting of EJB, Corba, COM, DCOM, and COM+.

26. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein said network comprises the Internet.

27. The computer program product of claim 24 wherein said catalog is dynamic.

28. The computer program product of claim 24 wherein said catalog is static.

30. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein said target comprises a web site.

31. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein said target comprises a software component.

32. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein said predetermined criteria are selected from the group comprising:

locations of said at least one system, sizes of said at least one system, speeds of said at least one system, and availability of said at least one system.

33. The computer program product of claim 27 further comprising program code for defining a catalog of potential systems which meet said predetermined criteria and wherein said program code for identifying said at least one system is performed from said catalog of potential systems.

34. The computer program product of claim 27 wherein said software component is selected from the group consisting of EJB, CORBA, COM, DCOM, and COM+.

35. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein said systems provide load across a network to said target.

36. The computer program product of claim 22 wherein said network comprises the Internet.

19. A computer program product for performing distributed load testing of a target comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code thereon, including program code which:

identifies at least one system which meets a predetermined criteria;

schedules said at least one system to provide load to said target; and

deploys said at least one system at the scheduled time, said at least one system providing load to said target.

29. A computer program product for performing distributed monitoring of a target comprising computer usable medium having computer readable code thereon, including program code which:

identifies at least one system which meets a predetermined criteria;

schedules said at least one system to provide load to said target; and

deploys said at least one system at the scheduled time, said at least one system providing monitor functions to said target.