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by Community Manager on 07-11-2011 08:36 AM - last edited on 07-14-2011 11:16 AM by Community Manager

Welcome to the CloudLink Community Forum (“CloudLink Forum”).  Your use (“User”) of the CloudLink Forum, message boards, and any other public discussion medium hosted by SOASTA indicates your awareness of SOASTA’s User Behavior Policy. This User Behavior Policy applies to all CloudLink Forum posts and all private messages.

 

CloudLink Forum is provided to allow SOASTA product users and customers to assist one another in the use of SOASTA products and services. SOASTA wants all CloudLink Users to have a positive experience. SOASTA CloudLink is strictly for discussing the clearly indicated topics.  Use of the CloudLink Forum for commercial, press releases, advertisements, or any other solicited or unsolicited commercial communication posting is strictly forbidden.  Discussing personal matters, abusing any company or product, or generally posting content that is not related to any SOASTA product of service is prohibited.  It is the User’s responsibility to ensure that he or she is not detracting from any other User’s experience. Accordingly, posts that are unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable or injurious to others are forbidden.

 

Additionally, It is the User’s responsibility to comply with all applicable law. SOASTA’s CloudLink Forum may not be used in connection with any criminal or civil violations of state, federal or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. Accordingly, a User shall not post any material that (a) infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other rights of any party; (b) is fraudulent; (c) contains software viruses or any other computer code or files that are designed to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software or hardware; or (d) is deemed to be illegal by any local, state, federal, or international law, rule or regulation.

 

User grants SOASTA the right to publish and use any
material that is posted on this Forum, for purposes of operating and monitoring
this Forum. User agrees to surrender all rights to content posting including but
not limited to words, phrases, thoughts, theories, diagrams, and
any other materials either posted on or uploaded to this Forum.  SOASTA is constantly developing new ideas and would
not want to have any misunderstandings should the products, services or
messaging we use seem similar to that of an unsolicited submission that User
may post on this Forum.

If any violation occurs, SOASTA may remove content and restrict access to theCloudLink Forum. SOASTA retains the right, at its sole discretion, to limit a User’s access to theforum and to remove any material posted by a User that, in SOASTA’s judgment, does not comply with out policies or that we otherwise deem to be inappropriate. SOASTA may involve, and will cooperate with, law enforcement in the case of suspect criminal activity.

 

Users are providing the majority of content in the CloudLink Forum. Such third-party content is the sole responsibility of the person originating the material. SOASTA does not control and is not responsible for this third-party material. SOASTA does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, completeness, usefulness, non-infringement on intellectual property rights, or quality of any material that appears in the CloudLink Forum, regardless of who originates that material. Users expressly understand and agree that they bear all risks associated with using or relying on the material. SOASTA will not be liable or responsible in any way for any content in the SOASTA CloudLink Community Forums, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in the material, or for any losses or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of or reliance on any material.  

 

Terms of Service

by Community Manager on 07-11-2011 08:36 AM - last edited on 07-22-2011 09:51 AM by Community Manager

SOASTA CloudTest Lite Software License Agreement

 

BY DOWNLOADING THE SOASTA CLOUDTEST LITE SOFTWARE, LICENSEE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LICENSEE HAS READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. THE TERM “LICENSEE” REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE END USER THAT IS SPECIFIED IN THE REGISTRATION INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH END USER FOR THE SOFTWARE.

 

1.     SOASTA, Inc., hereinafter “Licensor” of 444 Castro Street, Suite 600, Mountain View, CA 94041, subject to these Terms and Conditions contained herein, licenses CloudTest Lite, hereinafter “Software” to Licensee.

1.1.   Intellectual Property Rights.  The Software (including all of its software and technology components), together with all intellectual property rights therein, are the exclusive property of Licensor and its suppliers. The look and feel of the Software is copyright © 2006-2011 SOASTA, Inc. All rights reserved. Licensee may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML/CSS or visual design elements of the Software without express written permission from Licensor. Other trademarks, Software marks, and trade names that may appear on the Software are the property of their respective owners.

1.2.   License Grant.  During and limited to the Term (as defined in Section 1.3 hereof), SOASTA, Inc. (“SOASTA”) hereby grants to “Licensee” a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non sublicenseable, limited right to use the SOASTA, Inc. performance and functional testing software known as CloudTest Lite, in object code for internal business purposes only as further defined in Section 1.3 and Section 2.4 hereof.

1.3.   Term.  Software is licensed perpetually to Licensee.

1.4.   Restrictions on Use. Licensee may not: a) sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute, share, lease, rent, make any commercial use of, outsource, use on a timeshare or service bureau, or use as an application service provider or managed service provider offering, or otherwise generate income from the Software; b) combine Software with other Licensees in order to test at higher volumes; c) copy the Software onto any public or distributed network, except for an internal and secure cloud computing environment; d) cause or permit the decompiling, disassembly, or reverse engineering of any portion of the Software, or attempt to discover or permit the discovery of any source code or other operational mechanisms of the Software; e) modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works, nor allow any of those actions to occur, based on all or any part of the Software; f) use any portion of the Software as a general SQL server nor g) modify any proprietary rights notices which appear in the Software or components thereof.

1.5.   Unauthorized use. Licensee shall notify Licensor immediately of any unauthorized use of the Software or any other known or suspected breach of security or misuse of the Software. Licensee is responsible for use of the Software by any and all employees, contractors, or other users that it allows to access the Software (each, a “User”), and shall ensure that all Users are subject to confidentiality and use provisions at least as restrictive as those contained herein, and shall abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with each User’s use of the Software.

2.     General Conditions

2.1.   Licensee’s use of the Software is at Licensee’s sole risk, and Licensor makes no representations that the Software will accurately diagnose or correct every performance problem in Licensee’s application.  

2.2.   All Technical Support shall be provided via the SOASTA CloudLink Community: http://cloudlink.soasta.com.

2.3.   Licensee must not modify, adapt or hack the Software or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Software, SOASTA, or any other SOASTA Software.

2.4.   Licensee agrees not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Software, use of the Software, or access to the Software without the express written permission by Licensor.

2.5.   Licensee understands that the technical processing and transmission of the Software may be transferred unencrypted over a network, and assume all risks related thereto. Licensor shall not be liable to Licensee for any liabilities arising from the operation of the Software over the Internet or other network.

2.6.   Licensee agrees not to publish, or to make available publicly, any tests, benchmarks, or product comparisons, mentioning SOASTA without the prior written consent of Licensor.

2.7.   Licensee shall comply in full with SOASTA’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) as follows:

2.7.1.Acceptable Use Policy.  Customer shall comply with the then current SOASTA’s Acceptable Use Policy. The current version of the Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) is:   

2.7.1.1.Update to AUP.  SOASTA reserves the right to modify this AUP at any time, by notifying Customer either via e-mail or posting a revised copy of the AUP on our website (www.soasta.com).  Customer agrees to review this AUP on a regular basis and remain in compliance at all times.

2.7.1.2.Compliance.  This AUP is intended to protect the Software, Customers of SOASTA and the Internet community as a whole from improper, inappropriate, abusive, or illegal activity.  When using the Software, Customer are required to comply with this AUP and are expected to adhere to commonly accepted practices of the Internet community.  The prohibited uses described below are intended as guidelines regarding improper and inappropriate conduct, and should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list. Generally, conduct that violates law, regulation, or the accepted norms of the Internet community, whether or not expressly mentioned in this AUP is prohibited. SOASTA reserves the right at all times to prohibit activities that damage its commercial interests, reputation and goodwill.

SOASTA makes no guarantee regarding, and assumes no liability for, the security and integrity of any data or information Customer store or transmit via the Software or the Internet, including any data or information stored or transmitted by any computer designated as “secure”.  Customer is responsible for immediately reporting to SOASTA any issue that could compromise the security or integrity of any system taking part in the Software.

2.7.1.3.Prohibited Uses. 

2.7.1.3.1.No Illegal Use. The Software may be used only for lawful purposes. The transmission, distribution, retrieval or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, data or other material which:

(a.)   Infringes, violate or misappropriates any copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right;

(b.)  Material that is obscene, defamatory, pornographic or indecent;

(c.)   Constitutes an illegal threat made against any person or organization; or

(d.)  Violates export control laws or regulations.  

SOASTA will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision, provided that any determination of a violation of this provision shall be made reasonably in good faith based on applicable law, regulation and the accepted norms of the Internet community.

2.7.1.4.  No Fraud and Forgery.  Customer shall not use the Software in any manner that purposely alters or forges your identity.  Customer may not engage, without limitation, in the following activities:

(a.)            Sending any message or transmitting any electronic communication using a name or address other than your own for purposes of deception;

(b.)           Impersonating someone else by altering your source IP address or by using forged headers or other identity information; or

(c.)            Fraudulently concealing, forging or otherwise falsifying your identity in connection with any use of the Software.

2.7.1.5.  System and Network Security. Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:

(a.)            Unauthorized access, use, probe, or scan of a systems security or authentication measures, data or traffic; 

(b.)           Using the Software to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of SOASTA’s or another entity’s computer software or hardware, electronic communications system, or telecommunications system, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption or loss of data;

(c.)            Interference with Software to any customer, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks, forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting;

(d.)           Using the Software to collect, or attempt to collect personal information about third parties without their consent; or

(e.)            Using the Software to release or distribute any “virus” or other software or instructions intended to destroy or corrupt or otherwise interfere with others’ access to and/or use of the Software, the Internet, their computer systems and/or data.

2.7.1.6.  No Tortious Conduct. Customer shall not use the Software to post tortious, unlawful or defamatory information about a person without their consent, including any information that is harassing or would intentionally inflict emotional distress.   

2.7.1.7.  No Spamming. Customer shall not use the Software to send unsolicited messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements or sending mass e-mailings, if such e-mailings provoke complaints from the recipients and Customer shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site.

2.7.1.8.  Other Activities.  Customer shall not use the Software to effect or participate in any of the following activities:

(a.)            To post to any Usenet or other newsgroup, forum, e-mail mailing list or other similar group or list articles, which are off-topic according to the charter or other owner-published FAQ or description of the group or list;            

(b.)           To engage in any of the foregoing activities prohibited under this AUP using the service of another provider, but channeling such activities through a SOASTA provided server, or using a SOASTA provided Software as a mail drop for responses; or

(c.)            To falsify user information provided to SOASTA or to other users of the Software.

2.7.2.Consequences of Violation.  In addition to any other rights or remedies under applicable law:   

2.7.2.1.  Suspension and Termination.  If SOASTA reasonably determines that the Customer’s activities violate this AUP or pose a clear, present and material risk of harm to SOASTA's business or operations or to SOASTA's other customers, SOASTA may immediately, without prior notice to Customer, take all actions to suspend or otherwise restrict Customer’s use of the Software to the extent necessary to prevent further possible unauthorized activity. Within one hour of taking any action to suspend or restrict a Customer's use of the affected Software, SOASTA shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide written notice to Customer by facsimile or e-mail stating the actions taken and all facts supporting any allegation of violations of this AUP.  Following completion of the investigation, and delivery to SOASTA of a written report setting forth the details and conclusion of such investigation, depending on the severity of the violation, SOASTA may, in its sole discretion, in addition to any other remedies available to under law or its agreement with a Customer, restrict, suspend, or terminate the Software.  SOASTA will have no liability to Customer for any such suspension or termination, and SOASTA shall have no obligation to refund or issue any credits (including any service credits) for any outages incurred through Software disablement resulting from an AUP violation.

2.7.2.2.  Reporting.  If SOASTA becomes aware that such violation is a criminal offense, SOASTA reserves the right to notify the appropriate law enforcement department of such violation. All SOASTA contacts with any third party, including, without limitation, law enforcement, shall be in accordance with applicable law and regulation, including, but not limited to, law and regulation governing the privacy of information as applicable to SOASTA's provision of its Software to its Customers.

2.7.3.Reporting Network Abuse.  Any party seeking to report any violations of SOASTA' policies may contact SOASTA at 650.210.4954 or send emailabuse@SOASTA.com.

If available, please provide the following information:

(a.)   The IP address, username or other identifying information used to commit the alleged infraction;

(b.)  The date and time of the alleged violation, including the time zone or offset from GMT; and

(c.)   Evidence of the alleged violation.

3.     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND SOASTA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, SOASTA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET LICENSEE’S SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE, OR RELIABLE, THAT THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SOFTWARES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY LICENSEE THROUGH THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET LICENSEE’S EXPECTATIONS, OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

4.     Limitation of Liability

4.1.   LICENSEE EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT SOASTA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF SOASTA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), INCLUDING ANY SUCH DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE; THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SOFTWARES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SOFTWARES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SOFTWARE; UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF LICENSEE’S TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SOFTWARE; OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE.

5.     Indemnification

5.1.   Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Licensor, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, suppliers and resellers from any and all third Party claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys fees) arising from End Users use of the Software, Licensee’s violation of these Terms and Conditions or the infringement or violation by Licensee or any End User, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

5.2.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, SOASTA’S SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION).

6.     Miscellaneous

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles that may require the application of the law of a different jurisdiction. For any dispute or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement, Licensee agree to submit to the jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is proper in, the state courts located in San Francisco County, California, and in the federal courts located in the Northern District of California. The failure of Licensor to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Software shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The Terms of this Software License Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Licensee and Licensor and govern Licensee’s use of the Software, superseding any prior agreements between Licensee and Licensor (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Software License). The Software contains open source components that require disclosure. For details visit the CloudTest Lite “About” page.

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Why is SOASTA releasing CloudTest Lite?

by Community Manager on 07-11-2011 08:34 AM - last edited on 07-18-2011 11:25 AM by Community Manager

 

Why is SOASTA releasing CloudTest Lite?

 

SOASTA CloudTest® provides organizations with the industry’s leading cloud-based performance software to improve the performance, functionality and dependability of their website. We offer a number of product editions to meet the needs of every customer.

 

Now, for the first time in SOASTA’s history, a free version of our product is now available: CloudTest Lite.

 

CloudTest Lite is an enterprise-class, performance and functional testing platform enabling rapid test creation and real-time resolution. The Free CloudTest Lite Edition is aimed at groups or individuals who:

 

  1. Are evaluating any CloudTest product edition or service
  2. Want to implement performance testing early in the development cycle
  3. Are executing small-scale performance tests in QA, staging or production
  4. Want to use CloudTest Lite to verify web application functionality
  5. Want to add Cloud Testing skills to their resume.

 

The launch of CloudTest Lite allows users to become familiar with and benefit from the capabilities of SOASTA’s CloudTest Platform at no cost. SOASTA’s goals are simple. To increase the User Community and market awareness of SOASTA CloudTest.

 

Capabilities of CloudTest Lite.

 

At SOASTA we acknowledge the importance of a highly functioning website, and CloudTest Lite is the premier free solution to ensure superior web performance. Once you download CloudTest Lite you can:

 

  • Test web and mobile applications, to verify functionality and performance, including applications using the latest technologies:  Ajax, Silverlight, Flash, HTML5 and REST web services
  • Quickly build tests with visual test creation tools
  • Scale tests to 100 virtual users
  • Integrate application, system, and network monitoring data
  • Analyze results in real-time through interactive, integrated dashboards

 

CloudTest Lite Restrictions:

 

CloudTest Lite is a single server, single user version of CloudTest that allows the serial execution of performance and functional tests of up to 100 Virtual Users or less. Tests built in CloudTest Lite will run in every other CloudTest product version. The Test Creation, Test Execution and Real-time Analytics Dashboards are identical to the capabilities of the commercial product editions of CloudTest.

 

Our award winning software is marked by its speed, agility, scalability and real-time analytics. Premier packages include extensive support, as well as the ability to run testing at higher volumes, from SOASTA’s Global Test Cloud Platform. For a detailed look at CloudTest editions please visit SOASTA's Product Page.

 

Where to receive CloudTest Lite support?

 

All Support for CloudTest Lite will be delivered from SOASTA’s Community Forum called CloudLink. CloudLink is an online customer support network, which includes detailed training videos, documentation, knowledge bases, and discussion boards. This community forum is designed to support you from initial download through installation and ongoing use. Content is continuously updated by SOASTA’s performance engineering team as well as the entire CloudLink Community, resulting in efficient customer support as well as an opportunity to collaborate and network with other CloudTest users.


Acceptable Use Policy

                                                                                                         

If you choose to download SOASTA’s CloudTest Lite, you are agreeing to SOASTA’s Terms of Service, Software License Agreement, and Acceptable Use Policy:

 

  • You may not use the product for any illegal purpose.
  • You may not combine the use of multiple copies of CloudTest Lite to execute tests beyond the intended restrictions.
  • You may not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the product for any purpose.
  • All components of SOASTA’s CloudTest Software are SOASTA’s exclusive property and all software may not be duplicated, reproduced, modified, or hacked.
  • SOASTA’s release of CloudTest Lite is intended solely for authorized users, and the registered user is responsible for any misuse on the users’ account.
  • Users are not permitted to distribute any spam or viruses, or interfere with the service of other users.

 

Please review the SOASTA CloudTest Lite Terms of Service, which includes the Acceptable Use Policy to ensure you comply.

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How It Works

by Community Manager on 07-11-2011 08:34 AM - last edited on 07-20-2011 12:39 PM by Community Manager

 

SOASTA CloudTest Lite™ provides fast, effective performance, load and functional testing of any modern Web application, Web service, or mobile application in a lab, staging or production environment. CloudTest Lite™ is a single user edition of CloudTest allowing you to build and run tests with up to 100 concurrent virtual users. See the Introduction to CloudTest Lite demo video for a quick tour of its powerful features.

 

Working with Virtual Machine Images

  • CloudTest Lite is provided as a ZIP archive (CloudTest Lite.vmwarevm.zip) that contains a single virtual machine image file (.vmwarevm) that can be run on VMWare desktop software including:
  • Like any virtual machine, the CloudTest Lite image encapsulates its complete environment into a single file (e.g. JVM, services, and database are all included).
  • Virtual machine desktop software users can simply unzip the downloaded archive, and then double-click the CloudTest Lite .vmwarevm. and CloudTest Lite will automatically install itself.
  • Parallels users may use Parallels Transporter to convert the CloudTest Lite VMWare image (.vmwarevm) into a Parallels virtual machine.

It may be desirable to export a VMWare image as one way to back up your CloudTest Lite app and its data. For systems with thorough backup routines in place (such as a Mac OS X Time Machine or other method) this may be unnecessary.

 

Installing CloudTest Lite

Once you have your VMWare desktop software ready to go, use the following steps to install CloudTest Lite:

 

Step 1.  Ensure Minimum Hardware Requirements

Regardless of your virtualization decisions, ensure that your computer meets the following CloudTest Lite™ minimum requirements:


  • Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
  • 2GB RAM
  • 20GB free disc space


Step 2.  Download and Install Virtual Machine Desktop Software

To speed up the installation and configuration process, CloudTest Lite™ requires vir tual machine desktop software. Both VMWare and Parallels desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X computers. If a virtual machine is not already installed on your computer, please install a version appropriate for your operating system, and then install the CloudTest Lite™ Virtual Machine.


Step 3.  Download CloudTest Lite™

Download the CloudTest Lite virtual machine image. An email will be sent to the address provided for your CloudTest Lite™ download. This email will include your license activation key, user name, and CloudTest Lite password. Please save this email for future reference.


Step 4.  Join our Community

CloudTest Lite™ is a powerful introduction to the emerging world of automated web testing. SOASTA experts are here to assist you and answer your questions along the way to building and running great tests.

 

More CloudTest Editions to Meet Your Ongoing Needs


CloudTest editions deliver access to the SOASTA CloudTest Platform, the world’s largest platform for testing the performance of consumer-facing Web and mobile applications at scale. The CloudTest Platform is available in range of editions that meet the needs of any individual or organization.


CloudTest Standard Edition – Agile, affordable internal web performance testing and analysis.
CloudTest Professional Edition – Integrated internal and external testing in the hands of your team.
CloudTest Enterprise Edition – Global access for large, multi-division organizations.
CloudTest On-Demand – Turnkey testing services delivered by the SOASTA team.


Building Tests using CloudTest Lite

CloudTest Lite™ is a multi-tier testing application that automates every step of the test creation process from creation to execution to analysis using a powerful mixing board metaphor. To get started, first run CloudTest Lite on your virtual machine, and then point your browser at the URL indicated by CloudTest Lite.


Search CloudTest’s Knowledge Base whenever questions about specific tasks arise. 

Most test-building tasks in occur in CloudTest Lite full-featured editors:

 

Recording Editor

This editor is used along with the SOASTA Conductor agent to capture traffic from the site you’re testing. Your recordings can be used to create one or more test cases, which are called Clips.

 

Clip Editor

Use this editor to revise, parameterize, and examine both recorded requests and responses in your Clips. Create and use session templates that will do token and other replacements whenever your tests require it. Manually edit messages such as logins and create custom properties to extract and replace parameters.

 

Composition Editor

One or many Clips can be added to Compositions, mixed and matched, parameterized, and repeated in parallel or serially. Create monitors for any ancillary servers in use on your test site (e.g. middleware, databases, etc.). Set repeats at the track or clip level and use play modes (General for smaller tests and Load for larger ones).

 

CloudTest Lite supports up to 100 Virtual Users (parallel repeats) in a Composition at one time.

 

From Recording to Clips

Record your unit and test cases with the SOASTA Conductor agent (installer available from the Welcome page).

  • Install and then run Conductor on your desktop. You’ll need to log into CloudTest a second time after running Conductor.
  • Open a second browser to use to click your site.

TIP: Clear your cache for the best recording results.

  • In CloudTest, click Recording > New  to open the Recording Editor.  Select your running Conductor and click Record.
  • In the second browser, perform the actions you’d like to capture and the Recording Editor will capture them. Stop the recording when you’re done.
  • You can inspect and filter your recording before taking additional steps. When ready, click Convert to Clip and follow the wizard steps.

For more about WebUI testing using the Firefox Browser Recording add-in, see Browser Recording

 

From Clips to Compositions

Once you’ve converted a Clip, open it in the Clip Editor to review it.  

 

Alternately, open it in the Session Template Package Wizard to use CloudTest’s powerful parameterization feature. For example, session templates can insert a property to replace tokens captured by your recording when you click Play.

 

Examine details from the Recorded Response in the Clip Editor lower panel. Create custom properties and
when you’re ready to test, click the Open in Composition Editor icon on the toolbar.

 

Mix and match one or more Clips in a test organized by the Composition Editor’s mixing board, which provides multiple Tracks. Use Composition

 

From Play to Analytics

When you Play a test, state of the art “live data” analytics start with it and the Composition Editor automatically switches to the Play tab., Test results are always at your fingertips both during and after a test.

 

CloudTest Analytics provide metrics about the test itself, as well as monitors that track the impact on your server(s). Use our out-of-the-box dashboards including Result Details, Load Test Summary, and many others, or build custom dashboards from CloudTest’s assortment of chart and tabular widgets.

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