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Introduction to Performance Testing

  • The performance testing life cycle.
  • Interpreting performance test results.

Exploring Architectures and Application Models

  • Two-tier and three-tier architectures.
  • N-tier architectures.
  • Middleware-based architectures (utilizing MQ, Web Services, etc.).

Technical Fundamentals

  • Essential UNIX commands (including grep, find, and the vi editor).
  • Core Oracle and SQL concepts (Queries, Tables, Triggers, etc.).
  • Foundational C and Java concepts.

In-Depth Analysis: Monitoring Concepts and Tools

  • Hardware Monitoring (using Windows Perfmon, UNIX nmon, and vmstat)
    • Run queue (Average processor queue length)
    • Network IO
    • Disk IO
    • Memory metrics (Available, Used, Paging space, FS Cache, etc.)
    • CPU metrics (Available, virtual, online, entitled, etc.)
  • Web Server and Application Server Monitoring
    • JVM (Java heap) - Heap dump analysis
    • Connection Pool management
    • Thread Pool management
  • Proficiency with major monitoring tools such as CA Wily Introscope and IBM Tivoli.
  • Database Monitoring
    • Fundamental query tuning techniques
    • SQL Trace analysis
    • AWR or Statspack report analysis
    • Query execution plans
  • Concepts regarding Bandwidth and FTP.
  • Network monitoring techniques using HTTPwatch or Fiddler.

Requirements

  • Proficiency with relational databases such as Oracle.
  • Familiarity with application containers like WebSphere or WebLogic.
  • Working knowledge of programming languages, particularly Java.
  • Foundational understanding of performance testing principles.
  • Competence in writing and reading SQL.
 35 Hours

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