Computer system and method for performing a virtual load test

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable to cause a computing system to:

• analyze historical under-load reports sent by a group of assets and thereby define a respective range of acceptable values for each load-test variable in a set of load-test variables included in the historical under-load reports;
• receive one or more under-load reports from a given asset;
• carry out a virtual load test for the given asset by:
• accessing a most recent under-load report received from the given asset, wherein the most recent under-load report comprises a respective observation value for each load-test variable in the set of load-test variables;
• accessing the respective range of acceptable values for each load-test variable in the set of load-test variables;
• for each load-test variable in the set of load-test variables, performing a comparison between the respective observation value for the load-test variable included in the most recent under-load report and the respective range of acceptable values for the load-test variable;
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• based on the comparisons, identifying any load-test variable in the set of load-test variables for which the respective observation value included in the most recent under-load report falls outside of the respective range of acceptable values;
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• after carrying out the virtual load test for the given asset, cause a client station to present results of the virtual load test for the given asset, wherein the results comprise an indication of each identified load-test variable for which the respective observation value in the most recent under-load report falls outside of the respective range of acceptable values.

A method comprising:

• analyzing, via a computing system, historical under-load reports sent by a group of assets and thereby defining a respective range of acceptable values for each load-test variable in a set of load-test variables included in the historical under-load reports;
• receiving, via the computing system, one or more under-load reports from a given asset;
• carrying out, via the computing system, a virtual load test for the given asset by:
• accessing a most recent under-load report received from the given asset, wherein the most recent under-load report comprises a respective observation value for each load-test variable in the set of load-test variables;
• accessing the respective range of acceptable values for each load-test variable in the set of load-test variables;
• for each load-test variable in the set of load-test variables, performing a comparison between the respective observation value for the load-test variable included in the most recent under-load report and the respective range of acceptable values for the load-test variable;
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• based on the comparisons, identifying any load-test variable in the set of load-test variables for which the respective observation value included in the most recent under-load report falls outside of the respective range of acceptable values;
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• after carrying out the virtual load test for the given asset, causing, via the computing system, a client station to present results of the virtual load test for the given asset, wherein the results comprise an indication of each identified load-test variable for which the respective observation value in the most recent under-load report falls outside of the respective range of acceptable values.