load testing alerts

Running load tests can often yield unexpected results which leads to diagnosing what went wrong. However, sometimes the reason is not the load test but the load agent environment, such as low disk space. RedLine13 makes it easy to know with load testing alerts without any extra work. RedLine13 has several alerts which are highlighted in red in the Summary section of a RedLine13 load test: Load Agent CPU Usage Load Agent Low Disk Load AgentRead More →

Evolution to Performance Engineering

David Milette of SQALogic kicked off LoadTestWorld with his talk on the evolution to performance engineering. David explains that this means that the way to develop and manage applications is evolving. This evolution to performance engineering is pushing organizations to think about quality testing in new ways to ensure it follows the evolution that is underway. DevOps does not signify that testing and quality is out of scope but rather that it is embedded in everyRead More →

GitHub Actions for JMeter

GitHub Actions are now an integral part of developers’ ecosystem to automate workflows. NaveenKumar Namachivayam spoke at LoadTestWorld about you can leverage GitHub Actions for JMeter test plans to run performance tests for developers’ events such as push, merge, new release etc. GitHub Actions help you to: automate workflows build, test and deploy your code right from GitHub implement your CI/CD workflow NaveenKumar shows you how to integrate your test plans into GitHub Actions for JMeterRead More →

Merging Very Large JTL Files

RedLine13 has made changes to handle the cases where it is necessary for merging very large JTL files, which are output by JMeter.  RedLine13 has for years been able to handle large JTL files needed to support high volume load tests with no problem.  Now RedLine13 can handle JTL files of 70GB and greater.  We’ve included details on why we made the change for those that want to understand more. A customer was running tests whichRead More →

Google and RedLine13

Here are the step by step instructions for a SAML Configuration with Google and RedLine13. Read more about SAML SSO and RedLine13. Login to your Google Admin account (Not for use with private google accounts) Under Apps, Select ‘Web and Mobile Apps’. Add App -> Add Custom SAML App Add initial app details For logo best to download and use https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/639264173994737664/cdMWrI39.jpg Continue to Set Up Page and download IDP MetaData. Click “Download Metadata” and save file, will needRead More →

Azure AD and RedLine13

Here are the step by step instructions for a SAML Configuration with Azure AD and RedLine13. Read more about SAML SSO and RedLine13. Go to Azure Portal -> Azure Active Directory -> Enterprise Applications. Create an Azure AD Enterprise Non Gallery Application. This operation will take a minute or two to complete  Under ActiveDirectory go to Enterprise Applications -> Select your newly Created App -> Single sign-on (side panel). Click (Enable) SAML Copy your “App Federation Metadata Url”Read More →

How to Upload Data Files Above the Limit

There are certain situations where you may need to include files above file size and count limits of your RedLine13 subscription. In this brief guide, we will walk you through how to upload data files above this limit by hosting extra files in AWS S3.Read More →

Visibility of test ID and server ID properties.

We have recently released a new feature that allows JMeter to access the RedLine13-assigned Test ID as well as the Server ID directly from the test plan. If you already know how JMeter exposes options set at the command line, accessing this information will be familiar. (Otherwise, you may want to refer to this post for some additional context.) This information will be undoubtedly useful for a variety of purposes. However, one specific example would beRead More →