Hello everyone! I need to test an IIS server 6.0 running on Windows Server 2003 for load balace and performance. The reason is, we create small web applications with C# in Framework 3.5 with 2-5 pages and install these applications in IIS. Currently our setup
is, we have "One Website" and under the website every new web application is install under in a virtual folder. Thus, creating a virtual app under the main website. For example: This is the root of the website: "http://localhost/OneWebsite" Any new web apps
will be created under the main website with their own folder sharing the AppPool. New app: "http:://localhost/OneWebsite/NewSmallApp" New app: "http:://localhost/OneWebsite/AnotherSmallApp" New app: "http:://localhost/OneWebsite/ThirdSmallApp" We are planing
to install over 70 small apps under the same IIS and same Website. But, there will be only about 5 to 10 apps working concurrently. We may have about 10 simultaneous users per app. In total approximately 100 request. I would like to know how I can test the
server to ensure the capacity will be ok and we are not running into problems. Also, does it matter if we have about 70 apps install in IIS under the same website? Any guidance is much appreciated!
IIS 6 can definitely fulfill you requirement. As you will be using respective user authentication you will have to use stick session affinity setting.
You'll have to use dedicated application pool rather than shared so that each different users request can be load balanced else all request will go to same server.
mitoy75
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Load Balance and Testing IIS 6.0
Feb 09, 2012 05:19 PM|LINK
Uk-Sam
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Re: Load Balance and Testing IIS 6.0
Feb 09, 2012 07:24 PM|LINK
IIS 6 can definitely fulfill you requirement. As you will be using respective user authentication you will have to use stick session affinity setting.
You'll have to use dedicated application pool rather than shared so that each different users request can be load balanced else all request will go to same server.
mitoy75
3 Posts
Re: Load Balance and Testing IIS 6.0
Feb 09, 2012 07:59 PM|LINK
qbernard
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Re: Load Balance and Testing IIS 6.0
Feb 10, 2012 01:33 AM|LINK
For load testing, you can try WCAT -
http://blogs.iis.net/thomad/archive/2010/05/11/using-the-wcat-fiddler-extension-for-web-server-performance-tests.aspx
Bernard Cheah