May 23, 2016 - Building Your First JMeter Test Plan. Launch JMeter by switching to the “bin” directory and typing the following: For Mac/Linux/Unix:./jmeter.sh.

• Download JMeter. You may download the source code and build it yourself, or you may download the binaries. I just downloaded the binaries. • While on the JMeter Download page, follow the instructions provided to verify the md5 (Mac OSX Snow Leopard Server does not come with pgp, gpg, or pgpk.) • In Terminal.app • md5 jakarta-jmeter-2.5.1.zip • Click ‘md5’ next to the version of JMeter you downloaded.

There will be a 20 character value shown, and it should match what you got in the the terminal. A quick way to check this is to just use ⌘+F in your browser and copy in your results from the terminal. • In your Finder, uncompress jakarta-jmeter-2.5.1, and drill down into the directory called ‘bin’.

• Open ApacheJMeter.jar • If you prefer the Terminal, use the following: • sh./jakarta-jmeter-2.5.1/bin/jmeter.sh. Setup & Tuning-in to your web-browser • Add (via right click) a Thread group to the Test Plan 1 • Add a Non Test Element > HTTP Proxy Server to the Workbench 2 • Open the HTTP Proxy Server Page and change the port if required 3 • Set the Target Controller to Test Plan > Thread Group on the same page 4 • Configure your browser to use the Proxy Server (it’s localhost) 5 • Zac Spitzer recommends Firefox. This is probably the case because you can set up proxying internally to Firefox without messing around with your system settings. If you try to go ‘Under the Hood’ in Chrome or into Safari’s ‘Change Settings’ dialog, it will kick you right into your system preferences. Please note that if your workplace has a special proxy configuration already, or any other network settings that might interfere with setting this up, don’t fight it: submit a ticket to IT. • ⌘+, • In ‘Advanced’, go to your connection settings and set up your localhost as a proxy server. You can assign different ports to different protocols.

• Press Start at the bottom of the page 6 Now, JMeter will record all the HTTP requests your browser makes, so make sure you have closed all the other tabs you have open. 7 Don’t forget to reset your browser proxy settings!

Apache JMeter is the leading open-source tool for load and performance testing. For those of you just getting to grips with JMeter, we’ve put together a three part ‘how to’ series on how to use this powerful tool. (Note: if you’re already a JMeter pro, you might want to take a look at this webcast on ) This week we’ll focus on installing JMeter and creating test plans. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be tackling how to build test scripts, set up workflows and run reports and analytics. Step 1: How to Install JMeter It’s important to always use the latest JMeter version.

This is currently. Here are the steps you should take: • Install the latest 64-bit JRE or JDK. This is needed as JMeter is a pure Java application.

• Go to Apache JMeter and to download to your computer • Once downloaded, move this file to your preferred location, extract it and go to the folder and then the bin directory. • Take a look at the directly. You should see a series of scripts which can run JMeter in various modes. You have all you need to start working on your test plan.

Quick note: Although JMeter 2.13 has all the files you need to build and run most tests, there are some exceptions. Check out the for more information. Building Your First JMeter Test Plan Launch JMeter by switching to the “bin” directory and typing the following: • For Mac/Linux/Unix:./jmeter.sh • For Windows: jmeter.bat You should now see an empty test plan (like in the image below): Don’t see the JMeter GUI yet? Check that: • The JAVA_HOME environment points to the JRE or JDK installation folder • The JAVA_HOME/bin folder has been added to the PATH environment variable What is a Test Plan? In your test plan, you should specify the overall settings and outline the steps that you want JMeter to execute while it runs. For your own reference, you can also name it and add comments.