JMeter is a framework for Java, so the very first requirement is to have JDK installed in your machine.
System Requirement
| JDK | 1.6 or above. |
|---|---|
| Memory | No minimum requirement. |
| Disk Space | No minimum requirement. |
| Operating System | No minimum requirement. |
Step 1 − Verify Java Installation
First of all, verify whether you have Java installed in your system. Open your console and execute one of the following java commands based on the operating system you are working on.
| OS | Task | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Open Command Console | c:\> java -version |
| Linux | Open Command Terminal | $ java -version |
| Mac | Open Terminal | machine: ~ joseph$ java -version |
If you have Java installed in your system, you would get an appropriate output based on the OS you are working on.
| OS | Output |
|---|---|
| Windows |
java version "1.7.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)
|
| Linux |
java version "1.7.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)
|
| Mac |
java version "1.7.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)
|
If you do not have Java installed, install the Java Software Development Kit (SDK) fromhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. We are assuming Java 1.7.0_25 as the installed version for this tutorial.
Step 2 − Set Java Environment
Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the base directory location, where Java is installed on your machine. For example −
| OS | Output |
|---|---|
| Windows | Set the environment variable JAVA_HOME to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_25 |
| Linux | export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java-current |
| Mac | export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Home |
Append Java compiler location to System Path.
| OS | Output |
|---|---|
| Windows | Append the string; C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_25\bin to the end of the system variable, Path. |
| Linux | export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin/ |
| Mac | not required |
Verify Java Installation using java -version command as explained above.
Step 3 − Download JMeter
Download the latest version of JMeter fromhttp://jmeter.apache.org/download_jmeter.cgi. For this tutorial, we downloaded apache-jmeter-2.9 and copied it into C:\>JMeter folder.
The directory structure should look like as shown below −
- apache-jmeter-2.9
- apache-jmeter-2.9\bin
- apache-jmeter-2.9\docs
- apache-jmeter-2.9\extras
- apache-jmeter-2.9\lib\
- apache-jmeter-2.9\lib\ext
- apache-jmeter-2.9\lib\junit
- apache-jmeter-2.9\printable_docs
You can rename the parent directory (i.e. apache-jmeter-2.9) if you want, but do not change any of the sub-directory names.
Step 4 − Run JMeter
After downloading JMeter, go to the bin directory. In this case, it is/home/manisha/apache-jmeter-2.9/bin. Now click on the following −
| OS | Output |
|---|---|
| Windows | jmeter.bat |
| Linux | jmeter.sh |
| Mac | jmeter.sh |
After a short pause, the JMeter GUI should appear, which is a Swing application, as seen in the following screenshot −
This is the main page and the default page of the tool.