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Intuit Tank is a load test platform that runs in a cloud environment. It currently supports Amazon web interfaces and utilizes services from EC2, S3 and DynamoDb.
Intuit Tank has two main components: a controller and agents.
The Controller is the central hub in the deployment. It supports the GUI for managing tests and for orchestrating. It utilizes Tomcat for a web container and ActiveMQ as a message queue for communication. It exposes a RESTful interface for invoking services. It stores data in a sql database, and uses a s3 bucket as a shared filesystem. It can be accessed at the context root of http://[baseUrlOfAmazonInstance]/tank
Agents are instantiated on demand and exist for the duration of a test. They communicate with the controller via a combination of RESTful interfaces as well as the Message Queue.
The Controller also interfaces with an instance of a JMS Queue (ActiveMQ), usually on the same instance as the controller. The Message Queue is used to coordinate starting and coordination of tests.
Optional components can include a log aggregator as well as other instances to be started at the beginning of a test. These are configured in the settings.xml and can be stopped and re-used or terminated at the end of a test.
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