In this blog post we will see about How to run JMeter test plan for specified amount of time? There are two ways to specifying certain amount of time to run JMeter test plan.
Technique 1
- In the Thread Group element, check Scheduler and specify the Duration in seconds. E.g. if you want to run JMeter test plan for 30 minutes then enter 1800 (30 x 60 = 1800) as shown below.
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- Enter Startup delay as zero. If the Scheduler is checked, JMeter will calculate the Startup delay value and ignore Start Time.
Technique 2
- Create a Thread Group which should contain your actual samplers. Use below options for your main Thread Group.
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- Add one more Thread Group with below settings
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- Now add 2 Test Action samplers, by right clicking on your dummy Thread Group > Add > Sampler > Test Action as shown below
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- Click on Test Action 1 and enter below settings. Select Target as Current Thread and Action as Pause and enter 1800000 milliseconds (30 minutes duration). This sampler acts as a Pause.
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- Click on Test Action 2 Sampler and specify below settings. Target as All Threads and Action as Stop. This sampler stops the execution once it reaches the specified duration.
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P.S: Make sure you unchecked Run Thread Groups consecutively option in Test Plan.
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