Load-testing device and load-testing method

A load testing program for conducting a load test, according to a processing request from an outside, on a plurality of kinds of computers under test, the load testing program causing the computers under test to execute:

• a processing step of performing a plurality of kinds of processing for a load test;
• a processing-request receiving step of receiving processing requests indicating contents of the plurality of kinds of processing, in common with other kinds of computers under test;
• and
• a processing control step of controlling the processing step to execute one or more of the plurality of kinds of processing, in accordance with the content of the processing indicated by the received processing request.

A load testing system, comprising:

• a plurality of kinds of computers under test;
• and
• a load testing apparatus that conducts a load test on these computers under test, wherein
• each of the plurality of kinds of computers under test includes:
• processing-request receiving means for receiving a plurality of kinds of processing requests in common from the load testing apparatus;
• processing executing means for executing processing according to the received processing requests;
• and
• responding means for returning a response indicating the execution of the processing, and
• the load testing apparatus includes:
• processing-content setting means for setting a content of each of the plurality of kinds of processing;
• processing-procedure setting means for setting a processing for requesting the computers under test to perform each of the plurality of kinds of processing;
• processing requesting means for requesting the computers under test to perform processing in accordance with the set content of the processing and the procedure;
• and
• response compiling means for compiling responses returned from the computers under test according to the requested processing.

A load testing method for a load testing system, the load testing system comprising:

• a plurality of kinds of computers under test;
• and
• a load testing apparatus that conducts a load test on these computers under test, wherein
• each of the plurality of kinds of computers under test:
• receives a plurality of kinds of processing requests in common from the load testing apparatus;
• executes processing according to the received processing requests;
• and
• returns a response indicating the execution of the processing, and the load testing apparatus:
• sets content of each of the plurality of kinds of processing;
• sets a processing for requesting the computers under test to perform each of the plurality of kinds of processing;
• requests the computers under test to perform processing in accordance with the set content of the processing and the procedure;
• and
• compiles responses returned from the computers under test according to the requested processing.

A load testing apparatus for conducting a load test on a plurality of kinds of computers under test which are different from one another in hardware configuration and software configuration, the plurality of kinds of computers under test receiving a processing request to a specific hardware component by an identical program from the load testing apparatus using a common interface, executing processing according to the received processing request, and returning a response indicating a result of the execution of the processing,

• the load testing apparatus comprising:
• processing-content setting means for setting content of the processing request;
• processing requesting means for requesting, in accordance with the set content of the processing, the computers under test to perform the processing;
• and
• response compiling means for compiling responses returned from the computers under test according to the requested processing.