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Scale Test
Use metrics to plan scale tests. Book a slot in your sandbox instance calendar, and test at production peak load. Compare performance data from recent tests.
Access Scale Test
To get access, contact your customer success representative or account executive. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Scale, then click Scale Test.
Considerations
- We recommend Scale Test when you're expecting peak production traffic above 120 Requests Per Second (RPS). It lets you validate that your implementation can scale with no issues before you go live with a large rollout or peak event.
- Scale Test is available as a paid add-on for customers with a Full Sandbox.
- Even if your production instance doesn't reside on Hyperforce, you can use Scale Test if your sandbox does.
- Scale Test is available in all Hyperforce regions except Singapore.
- During test execution, Scale Test temporarily captures technical data to help you debug scripts, including user credentials, session information, request and response data, and screenshots. Scale Test stores this data in the AWS region where your test runs and automatically deletes it after 30 days for live monitoring data and 180 days for post-test artifacts.
- If MFA is enforced in your sandbox, allowlist the IP address range that Scale Test uses to generate traffic.
Features
| Test Plan Creation |
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| Test Environment Setup | Create a sandbox trial run using the same code from production and review your test setup for accuracy. In the Trial Accuracy Checker section, a green color indicates accurate peak replication. Yellow indicates issues with your test setup that require attention. Red indicates that the sandbox test setup doesn't match production and you must fix it before your scale test. |
| Test Scheduler | View available test slots and book a slot. During the slot, we upgrade and enhance your sandbox infrastructure to match a particular production instance.
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| Load Generation | Run traffic simulations using JMeter or Playwright scripts in a production-like sandbox environment to identify governor limit violations and validate app performance before peak demand. |
| Test Execution | After the testing slot ends, compare performance metrics from two or three recent tests and optimize your next test run. Use the Open in Scale Center link to access other performance and scale-related insights. Test Execution also contains an optional checklist of tasks that you can use to prepare for future testing. |
| Live Monitoring | During an active test run, view real-time metrics, logs, errors, and screenshots to observe your org's behavior under load as it happens. |
| Test Reports | After a test completes, generate a report summarizing key results to guide optimization before your next run. |
Explore Scale Test
- Scale Test’s Limits and Suggested Usage
Read information about the technical limitations and recommended usage of Scale Test. - Use Load Generation Features in Scale Test
Validate your app's performance before peak demand by running a full-scale load test in a production-like environment. - Scale Test FAQ
Get answers to common questions about using Scale Test.
