Instant Load Engines Retired
Beginning with the 6.6 release, we will no longer be producing our Instant Load Engines ISOs. We know that some of our customers like the convenience of these and we are glad we were able to provide this feature as long as we have. We were one of the first load-testing companies to support load generation from the cloud and we have watched as usage of the Instant Load Engines has dwindled and the usage of our cloud-based engines has increased. The usage of the Instant Load Engine feature no longer justifies the continued development and maintenance required to keep it updated.
But for the next few releases, at least, the 6.5 Instant Load Engine ISOs will remain compatible with new builds of Load Tester. To continue to use the existing ISOs as long as possible, you may add this line to Load Tester’s system.properties file:
LoadEngineBypassVersionCheck=true
This will allow Load Tester to ignore the version mis-match when connecting to the engines. The work-around will be available until we introduce incompatible changes into the test format – which we do not envision for at least the next few releases.
Thanks for your understanding,
Chris
When his dad brought home a Commodore PET computer, Chris was drawn into computers. 7 years later, after finishing his degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering at Purdue University, he found himself writing software for industrial control systems. His first foray into testing software resulted in an innovative control system for testing lubricants in automotive engines. The Internet grabbed his attention and he became one of the first Sun Certified Java Developers. His focus then locked on performance testing of websites. As Chief Engineer for Web Performance since 2001, Chris now spends his time turning real-world testing challenges into new features for the Load Tester product.