J2EE Performance Testing with BEA WebLogic Server

by Peter Zadrozny, Philip Aston, Ted Osborne

Overview

Written by recognized experts in their field who work with J2EE developers on a day-to-day basis, this book provides a detailed reference that can be used to design, evaluate and understand the performance of enterprise J2EE applications. The book has been developed and honed to meet the precise requirements of experienced Java architects, developers or administrators, responsible for building or maintaining such applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590591819
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/14/2003
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.48(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
	J2EE Performance Testing	2
	How to Use this Book	8
	The Book Organization	9
Chapter 1	The Testing Methodology	11
	Methodology Overview	12
	Establishing Performance Criteria	12
	Simulating Application Usage	13
	Sampling Methods	21
	Performance Statistics	23
	The Performance Tests	30
	Summary	32
Chapter 2	The Grinder	35
	Where To Obtain The Grinder	36
	An Overview of The Grinder	36
	Getting Started	42
	Using The Grinder Console	45
	Using the HTTP Plug-in	51
	Writing a Grinder Plug-in	60
	Timing	72
	Using the TCP Sniffer to Create Test Scripts	75
	Hints and Tips	83
	The History and Future of The Grinder	83
	Summary	85
Chapter 3	Application Case Studies	87
	Choosing a JVM for the Java Pet Store	88
	The e-Pizza Application	94
	Improving the Performance of E-Pizza	144
	Performance Tests Using a WebLogic Cluster	154
	Conclusion	163
Chapter 4	HTTP and Servlets	165
	A Brief Overview	166
	Designing Servlets for Performance	167
	Test Servlets and Test Scripts	171
	The Test Environment	174
	Setting Up and Running the Tests	175
	Preliminary Tests	181
	The Test Plan	196
	Servlet Clustering	227
	Summary	241
Chapter 5	EJB Design Patterns	245
	Design Patterns	246
	Better EJB Design Through Testing	250
	Application Scenario	250
	Test Scripts	258
	Test Configuration	259
	Setting up and Running the Tests	260
	Testing the Session Facade Pattern	261
	Testing the Value Object Pattern	271
	Testing the Data Access Object Pattern	293
	EJB Deployment Configuration Testing Strategy	313
	Summary	334
Chapter 6	JMS Point-to-Point Messaging	337
	An Overview of JMS Point-to-Point Messaging	338
	Performance Metrics	341
	JMS PTP Performance Issues	342
	The Test Configuration	344
	The Grinder Plug-Ins and Test Scripts	345
	Setting Up and Running the Tests	348
	Fan-out Tests	356
	Overall Conclusions for JMS Fan-Out	385
	Multiple Queues	388
	Conclusions	392
Chapter 7	JMS Publish/Subscribe Messaging	395
	An Overview of Pub/Sub Messaging	396
	Application Architecture	399
	The Grinder Plug-ins and Test Scripts	400
	The Stock Ticker Application	406
	Conclusions	415
	The Airline Seating Example	416
	Summary	427
Appendix A	The Grinder Reference	429
	Standard properties	429
	HTTP Plug-in properties	433
	The Console Controls	435
Appendix B	Hardware and Software	441
	Hardware	441
	Software	442
Appendix C	Comparing ECperf and the Testing Methodology	445
	Definition and Architecture	447
	Process	447
	Strengths and Weaknesses	449