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This section describes about the sample project which can be used with Rational® Performance Tester to test the functionality of an application.
Installation tuning tests for WebSphere® Application Server
The installation tuning tests were created to quickly and conveniently apply load to an application server for the purpose of tuning the application server for maximum throughput. The three tests that are provided stress various parts of the application server.
Testing the Daytrader application
The Daytrader test provides a load using the Daytrader application.

Samples
This section describes about the sample project which can be used with Rational® Performance Tester to test the functionality of an application.
- Installation tuning tests for WebSphere® Application Server
  The installation tuning tests were created to quickly and conveniently apply load to an application server for the purpose of tuning the application server for maximum throughput. The three tests that are provided stress various parts of the application server.
  - Installing the assets for tuning tests
    IBM® Rational® Performance Tester provides Installation Tuning Tests for WebSphere Application Server as a sample project that you can import into your workspace.
  - Testing with the Snoop test
    The Snoop test stresses the servlet engine of IBM® WebSphere® Application Server.
  - Testing the PlantsByWebSphere application
    The Plants test provides load using the PlantsByWebSphere application.
  - Testing the Daytrader application
    The Daytrader test provides a load using the Daytrader application.

Testing the Daytrader application

The Daytrader test provides a load using the Daytrader application.

This application is available at http://geronimo.apache.org/GMOxDOC30/daytrader-a-more-complex-application.html.

Click Daytrader in the Test Project to open the application in the editor.
Open the Test Variables.
Change the hostname variable to the name of the IBM® WebSphere® Application Server to stress test.
Select Schedule_Daytrader in the Test Project to open the schedule in the editor.
Click Run to start the test. The test runs for approximately 5 minutes.

On the Daytrader application configuration page, you can change the configuration from Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) to Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). Run the Daytrader test in both modes to obtain the widest possible coverage.