Setting Timeout values for Response and Socket Operations

[Guest ladybugs]

Greetings,

Some questions regarding the timeout settings when setting up for load testing.

 

1. Does the socket operations timeout value include creating a socket to send and receive?

 

2. If this is the case, I would expect that the socket value should be the same or greater than the response timeout value, correct, or no?

 

3. Is there a "standard" I should consider when setting these values? I don't want to leave a socket open longer than necessary if it will adversely impact the results.

 

4. Is my assumption correct that a response time should be set that is tied to a response requirement? For example, if I have a non functional requirement that states the response time should be 10 seconds, then I wouldn't want to set my response time in WAPT to 15 seconds, correct? I just want to ensure my understanding of the tool and how these values are used is correct.

 

5. If there is a response timeout, what error should I expect to see in my reports? Would the error output indicate the issue was with a response timeout, or would the error output indicate the issue was a socket timeout?

 

Any input from any of you would be appreciated. Thanks so much-----really like WAPT, btw.