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NeoLoad Runtime Features

Realistic and Detailed Simulation

NeoLoad enables you to execute tests with exceptionally realistic conditions and to monitor the behavior of your application and its infrastructure in real time.

Live Debug: View each virtual user in real time (requests/responses received) for easier fine-tuning of advanced tests.
Live Monitoring: Follow your infrastructure's behavior and business transactions' response times in real time. The alert thresholds enable you to detect any glitches.
High Load Support: NeoLoad's distributed architecture allows you to apply extremely high loads to your server – up to a million virtual users at a time. On-premise load generators are provided at no extra charge.
Cloud Integrated: NeoLoad can use both on-premise and cloud load generators. NeoLoad is integrated with the on-demand Neotys Cloud Platform. See the NeoLoad Cloud Testing page for more details.
Network Emulator: Simulate users accessing the server using different bandwidths and several IP addresses.
Smart Population: Allocate your users according to their business profile.
Add/Remove Virtual Users at Runtime: Change the load while a test is running.

Intelligent Monitoring

To help you isolate the root cause of performance issues during a test, NeoLoad collects information from the server infrastructure via its monitoring modules.

Preconfigured Monitoring: Each monitoring module ships pre-configured with the performance counters tailored to your system.
Threshold Alerts: NeoLoad provides threshold values –derived from industry best practices- to raise the appropriate alerts. Of course these are also customizable to meet the specific needs of your business.
Agentless: The agentless design of our monitoring modules ensures non-intrusive remote monitoring so you get the insight without the overhead.
Externalized Monitoring Engine The NeoLoad Controller contains an embedded monitoring engine for ease of use. Additional engines can be deployed in sub-networks to facilitate firewall configuration.

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The available monitoring modules are:

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, IBM Aix, HP-UX and VMware. Where necessary, a comprehensive RSTAT module is also available.
Application Servers: BEA WebLogic, Sun GlassFish, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, JOnAS, Adobe LiveCycle Data Services, Microsoft .NET, Oracle Application Server, SAP NetWeaver, Tomcat and any JMX compatible server.
Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, IBM DB2 and PostgreSQL.
Web servers: Microsoft IIS and Apache.
SNMP devices: Bridges, routers and other devices.

Get more information on the monitoring modules.

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