This chapter explained the steps involved in creating a Load Test using sample web tests and to set each parameter values in each step in the creation wizard. There is always a chance to go back and edit the test to change the parameters set or add additional counters and scenarios, which is explained in this chapter. Creating custom performance counters, and including the same for load testing for different systems and setting the threshold rules for counters are some of the other topics covered. This chapter also explained different methods of running the tests and collecting the test results. There are multiple ways of looking at the results using Summary view, Graphical view, Tabular view, and Details view and it is useful to analyze the Test Results. All these results can be stored in test repository created in SQL Server. This chapter also explained the configuration of Controller and Agents for the Load Test. Visual Studio also provides for the creation of Excel reports from the Test Result repository which we have seen in detail in this chapter.

The next chapter explains the details of ordering the tests and introduces the Generic test to test external components used in applications. Ordering the tests is useful in case of multiple tests to be run and there is any dependency between the tests.