stonaker
11 years agoOccasional Contributor
Fixed Load generator overshoots when using low target load
First, I know in general I'm not supposed to use this generator
but this is for one specific case to test an ESB's throttling queue.
The problem occurs when I set Target Load < 5 with a Min Delay = 0. When I click Play, LoadUI ends up with say, 4 or 5 requests when I have configured a Target Load = 2 (for ex).
There is an easy workaround, but it takes manual work each run:
1. Set Min Delay = 5
2. Click Play
3. (No requests start10 yet)
4. Change Min Delay = 0
Then, the correct # of Target Load requests is executing in parallel.

The problem occurs when I set Target Load < 5 with a Min Delay = 0. When I click Play, LoadUI ends up with say, 4 or 5 requests when I have configured a Target Load = 2 (for ex).
There is an easy workaround, but it takes manual work each run:
1. Set Min Delay = 5
2. Click Play
3. (No requests start10 yet)
4. Change Min Delay = 0
Then, the correct # of Target Load requests is executing in parallel.