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Guide to Install J Meter

Operating system Support for J meter
JMeter is a pure Java application and should run correctly on any system that has a
compatible Java implementation. Here is the list of operating system compatible
with JMeter
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Steps to Install JMeter
Step 1) Install Java
Because JMeter is pure Java desktop application, it requires a fully compliant
JVM or higher. !ou can download and install the latest version of Java "#
$evelopment %it.
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&fter installation is finished, you can use the following procedure to check whether
Java J$% is installed successfully in your system
'n (indow)*inu+, go to Terminal
#nter command java version
'f Java runtime environment is installed successfully, you will see the output as figure
below

'f nothing displays, please re,install Java "# runtime environment
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Step 2) Donload Jmeter
-ind the .meter from the url www.apache.org /hoose the Binaries file 0either 1ip or tg12
to download as shown in figure below
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Step !) Installation
'nstallation of JMeter is e+tremely easy and simple. !ou simply un1ip the 1ip)tar
file into the directory where you want JMeter to be installed. 3here is no tedious
installation screen to deal with4 "imple un1ip and you are done4
5nce the un1ipping is done installation directory structure should look like as
figure below
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6iven below is the description of the JMeter directories and its importance JMeter
directory contains many files and directory
)"in7 /ontains JMeter script file for starting JMeter
)do#s7 JMeter documentation files
$e%tras7 ant related e+tra files
)li")7 /ontains the required Java library for JMeter
$li"$e%t7 contains the core .ar files for JMeter and the protocols
$li"$ junit7 J8nit library used for JMeter
)printa"le&do#s7
Step ') (aun#) JMeter
!ou can start JMeter in 9 modes
68' Mode
"erver Mode
/ommand *ine Mode
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'f you are using (indow, .ust run the file $"in$jmeter*"at to start JMeter in 68'
mode as shown below
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'n Bin /lick on .meter.bat
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J+Meter ,lement
3he different components of JMeter are called #lements. #ach #lement is designed for a
specific purpose.3he figure below gives the some common elements in JMeter.
T)read Group
3hread 6roups is a collection of 3hreads. #ach thread represents one user using
the application under test. Basically each 3hread simulates one real user request to
the server.
3he controls for a thread group allow you to "et the number of threads for each
group.
-or e+ample, if you set the number of threads as ;::? JMeter will create and
simulate ;:: user requests to the server under test.
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Samplers
JMeter supports testing H33@, -3@ , J$B/ and many other protocols.
3hread 6roups simulate user request to the server 3he user request could be
-3@ Aequest, H33@ Aequest, J$B/ Aequest...#tc.
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-T. re/uest0
*et imagine you want to performance test an -3@ server. !ou can use -3@ request
sampler in JMeter to do this task. 3his controller lets you send an -3@ Bdownload
fileB or Bupload fileB request to an -3@ server.
-or e+ample, if you want to download a file B3est.t+tB from a -3@ server under
test, you need to configure some parameters in JMeter as figure below
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JMeter ill send -T. #ommand to -T. server
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1TT. re/uest0
3his sampler lets you send an H33@)H33@" request to a web server. /onsider the
e+ample below. JMeter send a H33@ request to 6oogle website and retrieve H3M* files
or image from this website.
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JD23 re/uest0
3his sampler lets you e+ecute $atabase @erformance 3esting. 't sends a J$B/ Aequest
0an "C* query2 to a database.
-or e+ample, a database server has a field testDresult stored in a table name testDtbl.
!ou want to query this data from the database server? you can configure JMeter to send
a "C* query to this server to retrieve data.
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2S- Sampler0
3his sampler allows you to write a sampler using a B"- scripting language.
Here is an e+ample of B"- "ampler in Jmeter
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SMT. Sampler0
To test a mail server "3M@ sampler is use, 3his sampler is used to send email messages
using "M3@ protocol.
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