I want to start load testing by running JMeter from command line for more accurate test results, but how can I monitor the run and then analyze the results after the test finishes.
You can generate JTL (JMeter results) file while executing the JMX (JMeter script) file from command line. A sample command for generating JTL file will look like this..
jmeter -n -t path-to-jmeterScript.jmx -l path-to-jtlFile.jtl
After completion of script execution you can open the JMeter GUI and simply open the JTL file in any listener (as per your requirement).
Most of the listeners in JMeter have an option to save the results into a file. This file contains usually not the report itself, but the samples which are generated by the tests. If you define this filename, you can generate the reports using these saved files. For example see http://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/component_reference.html#Summary_Report .
If you run JMeter in command-line non-GUI mode passing results file name via -l parameter it will output results there. After test finishes you will be able to open the file with the Listener of your choice and perform the analysis.
By default JMeter writes results in chunks, if you need to monitor them in real time add the following line to user.properties file (lives under /bin folder of your JMeter installation)
jmeter.save.saveservice.autoflush=true
You can use other properties which names start with jmeter.save.saveservice.* to control what metrics you need to store. The list with default values can be seen in jmeter.properties file. See Apache JMeter Properties Customization Guide for more information on various JMeter properties types and ways of working with them.
You can also consider running your JMeter test via Taurus tool - it provides some statistics as the test goes either in console mode or via web interface.
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setting up a distributed test with Jmeter i ended up in this problem.
First of all i'm aware setting the jmeter.property server.rmi.ssl.disable=true is a work around.
Still i'd like to see if it is possible to use this rmi_keystore.jks. The Jmeter documentation
https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/remote-test.html is clear enough about setting up the environment but doesn't mention at all how specify the path to the rmi_keystore.jks, or if this has to be the rmi_keystore.jks on the worker or the one in the controller.
I noticed if you do a test on your machine as worker and controller ( as this guy does https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok8Cqc0wipk ) setting the absolute path to the rmi_keystore.jks works.
Ex. server.rmi.ssl.truststore.file=C:\path\to\the\rmi_keystore.jks and server.rmi.ssl.keystore.file=C:\path\to\the\rmi_keystore.jks and.
But this doesn't work when controller has a different path to the rmi_keystore.jks then the worker.
My question is : how can I set the right jmeter properties server.rmi.ssl.truststore.file and server.rmi.ssl.keystore.file to resolve the FileNotFoundException? Stating that default values don't work?
thank you everyone
You need to:
Generate the rmi_keystore.jks file on the master machine
Copy it to all the slaves
The default location (where JMeter looks for the file) is rmi_keystore.jks, to wit if you drop it to "bin" folder of your JMeter installation on master and slaves - JMeter will find it and start using.
The server.rmi.ssl.keystore.file property should be used if you want to customize the file name and/or location so if it is different you can either set slave-specific location via user.properties file or pass it via -J command-line argument.
If location is common for all the slaves and you want to override it in a single shot - provide it via -G command-line argument.
More information:
Configuring JMeter
Full list of command-line options
Apache JMeter Properties Customization Guide
You can use create-rmi-keystore.bat to generate the rmi_keystore.jks. You will find it under Bin folder.
When i try to execute my Jmeter (version 5.3) recorded script in Non-GUI mode, using a remote server, it displays a "java.lang.NullPointerException" while generating the dashboard(HTML) report. Also, my CSV file (or jtl report) is creating an empty file without any data.
I have used loop controller to call my http request .
I have added sample variables to my jmeter.properties file so that they can be recorded.
Also , I have set "jmeter.save.saveservice.output_format=csv" in properties file.
The summarizer shows 0 and it shows error in generating report: java.lang.nullpointerexception.
Also, my log file shows the following:
Please let me know if there is any possible way to overcome this issue. Thanks in advance!
You're getting this error because you're trying to generate HTML reporting dashboard from an empty .jtl results file
In its turn the .jtl results file is empty because no Samplers were executed
And finally no samplers were executed because all your Thread Groups are disabled
Open your .jmx script in JMeter GUI
Right click each Thread Group
Choose "Enable" from the context menu
Save the test plan
If for some reason you cannot open JMeter GUI just change this line(s) in the .jmx file:
<ThreadGroup guiclass="ThreadGroupGui" testclass="ThreadGroup" testname="Thread Group" enabled="false">
to
<ThreadGroup guiclass="ThreadGroupGui" testclass="ThreadGroup" testname="Thread Group" enabled="true">
with your favourite text editor or use Taurus tool which can change any property of any element in the runtime
I re-installed jmeter and the same script worked well for me. Cheers!
It is possible to pipe the console output of an intellij application to a bash command so I can pretty-print it on the console directly?
I know I can save the log output to a file, but I still want to keep it on the stout window only, but just parse it through a script.
Piping output is a feature of the terminal shell.
IntelliJ IDEA is not using a terminal to run your app, therefore it's not possible with the default Run/Debug configurations.
You could use an external tool that will open a command line shell and run your app there, but the shell has to be open in a separate window and it will not be possible to get the formatted output directly in the IDE.
There is a related feature request in YouTrack, but it's unlikely to be implemented soon.
I am currently using JMeter 5.1.1 on a Mac and have developed a very simple JMeter project to test out property value substitutions via Command Line. My JMeter project is pretty simple with a Dummy Sampler trying to print out the following
${__P(resources.folder)}, ${__P(propertiesfile)} and ${__property(propertiesfile)}
Link to JMeter project image
I am trying to run this project via CLI using the command
jmeter -n -t TestProj.jmx -l jmeter/TestProjResults.jtl -j jmeter/TestProj.log -Dresources.folder=/Users/h244955/Coding/bga/spogdashboard/tests/perf -Dpropertiesfile=baforgeperfproperties
The values are not getting substituted and I am seeing the following in the log:
2019-10-22 20:48:09,531 DEBUG o.a.j.e.u.ValueReplacer: About to replace in property of type: class org.apache.jmeter.testelement.property.StringProperty: ${__P(resources.folder)}
${__P(propertiesfile)}
${__property(propertiesfile)}
2019-10-22 20:48:09,533 DEBUG o.a.j.t.p.AbstractProperty: Not running version, return raw function string
2019-10-22 20:48:09,533 DEBUG o.a.j.e.u.ValueReplacer: Replacement result: ${__P(resources.folder)}
${__P(propertiesfile)}
${__property(propertiesfile)}
2019-10-22 20:48:09,534 DEBUG o.a.j.e.u.ValueReplacer: About to replace in property of type: class org.apache.jmeter.testelement.property.StringProperty: Dummy Sampler used to simulate requests and responses
without actual network activity. This helps debugging tests.
2019-10-22 20:48:09,534 DEBUG o.a.j.e.u.ValueReplacer: Replacement result: Dummy Sampler used to simulate requests and responses
without actual network activity. This helps debugging tests.
2019-10-22 20:48:09,534 DEBUG o.a.j.e.u.ValueReplacer: About to replace in property of type: class org.apache.jmeter.testelement.property.StringProperty: ${__Random(50,500)}
2019-10-22 20:48:09,534 DEBUG o.a.j.t.p.AbstractProperty: Not running version, return raw function string
2019-10-22 20:48:09,534 DEBUG o.a.j.e.u.ValueReplacer: Replacement result: ${__Random(50,500)}
However, when I run this project from GUI with the help of declaring the same properties using a JSR223 Sampler, the values are getting substituted in the Dummy Sampler as expected. I tried looking around for answers for the highlighted log above, but in vain.
You need to override JMeter property using -J:
jmeter -n -t TestProj.jmx -Jresources.folder=/Users/h244955/Coding/bga/spogdashboard/tests/perf -Jpropertiesfile=baforgeperfproperties -l jmeter/TestProjResults.jtl -j jmeter/TestProj.log
-D[prop_name]=[value]
defines a java system property value.
-J[prop_name]=[value]
defines a local JMeter property.
To add additional JMeter property file use -q
-q, --addprop <argument>
additional JMeter property file(s)
I cannot reproduce the issue:
so my expectation is that your JMeter installation is broken somehow, i.e. make sure that ApacheJMeter_functions.jar file is present in "lib/ext" folder of your JMeter installation
Make sure to get JMeter from the official downloads page and check the downloaded archive integrity, check How to Get Started With JMeter: Part 1 - Installation & Test Plans article for details.
Make sure to launch JMeter from its "bin" folder, to wit
cd /path/where/jmeter/lives/bin
./jmeter -Dpropertiesfile=baforgeperfproperties -n -t test.jmx ....
this ./jmeter bit is important to ensure that you launch JMeter from the current folder, not from another folder in your MacOS PATH
I'm running apache jmeter 3.3 on centos command line and generating ".jtl" Summary Report file using following command
./jmeter -n -t requests.jmx -l log.jtl
Can I generate some file and view result tree by importing file to apache jmeter GUI. If yes , then how.
To do that, just add a View Result Tree to your test and fill in the filename field:
Ensure you check the fields you want by clicking on "Configure":
Note that the more you save things the more you impact performances of JMeter
You can run your test as:
./jmeter -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.output_format=xml -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.response_data=true -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.samplerData=true -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.requestHeaders=true -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.url=true -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.responseHeaders=true -n -t requests.jmx -l log.jtl
Alternatively you can add the next lines to user.properties file (lives in "bin" folder of your JMeter installation)
jmeter.save.saveservice.output_format=xml
jmeter.save.saveservice.response_data=true
jmeter.save.saveservice.samplerData=true
jmeter.save.saveservice.requestHeaders=true
jmeter.save.saveservice.url=true
jmeter.save.saveservice.responseHeaders=true
This way JMeter will store results in a way they could be examined in the View Results Tree listener.
References:
Configuring JMeter
Results file configuration
Apache JMeter Properties Customization Guide