How To Configure Azure Load Testing Using Azure CLI

Introduction 

Azure Load Testing is a service offered by Microsoft Azure that allows developers to test the scalability and performance of their web applications. The service simulates a high number of user requests to a web application. It collects performance data, such as response time and resource utilization, to help developers identify congestion and optimize the performance of their applications. Azure Load Testing can be used with web applications hosted on Azure or external web applications accessible from the internet.

Configure Azure Load Testing using Azure CLI

Step 1

Sign in to your azure portal.

Step 2

Install the Azure CLI

Note: If you don't already have it installed, follow the instructions to install the Azure CLI on your local machine.

Step 3

Connect to your Azure account, Run the following command to log in to your Azure account.

az login

Step 4 

Create a resource group, If you need to create a resource group to manage the resources for your load test. You can use the following cmdlet to create a resource group.

az group create --name <resource_group_name> --location <location>

Step 5

Create a storage account

Load test results will be stored in an Azure storage account. You can use the following cmdlet to create a storage account.

az storage account create --name <storage_account_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --location <location> --sku Standard_LRS --kind StorageV2

Step 6

Create an azure load test, Use the following cmdlet to create a load test.

az performance test create --name <load_test_name> --location <location> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --storage-account <storage_account_name>

Step 7

Configure the load test,  You can use the following cmdlet to set the test duration, the number of users, and as per the test scenario.

az performance test configure --name <load_test_name> --location <location> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --duration <duration_in_minutes> --users <number_of_users> --scenario <test_scenario>

Step 8

Run the load test, Following the cmdlet to start the load test.

az performance test run --name <load_test_name> --location <location> --resource-group <resource_group_name>

Step 9

If you want to check the analyzed metrics, you can use the following cmdlet to get it.

az performance test results show --name <load_test_name> --location <location> --resource-group <resource_group_name>

Conclusion 

This article taught us how to configure the Azure load test by using Azure CLI. If you have any questions, please contact me.

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