METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD TESTING ONLINE SERVER SYSTEMS

A method includes capturing data that is representative of actions performed by each of a plurality of human user operated clients as they interact with an online software application, loading at least one or more portions of the captured data into one or more automated simulation clients, and using the one or more automated simulation clients to perform load testing of an online server system. A system includes a data capturing stage, one or more automated simulation clients, and a configuration stage. A computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs that will cause a processor based system to execute steps including receiving data that was captured during a running of an online software application and that is representative of actions performed by each of a plurality of human user operated clients as they interacted with the online software application, and loading at least one or more portions of the data into one or more automated simulation clients that are configured to perform load testing of an online server system.