SMS Console Load Simulation Tool (UILoad.exe)

Use the SMS Console Load Simulation tool to simulate the load that multiple SMS Administrator consoles might generate on an SMS site. You can simulate the load of running up to 50 SMS Administrator consoles simultaneously on one computer.

SMS Console Load Simulation Runs On

Processors: i386; Alpha
Operating systems: Windows NT 4.0

Files Required for SMS Console Load Simulation

You can run the SMS Console Load Simulation tool from any Windows NT computer that has the WMI service installed and running. To install the SMS Console Load Simulation tool, copy the required file to the desired location.

UILoad.exe

Using SMS Console Load Simulation

The SMS Console Load Simulation tool presents a graphical user interface that guides you through the process of simulating the load of multiple SMS Administrator consoles.

Provider location

The machine name of the server that the SMS Provider resides on. Typically, this is the same name as the SMS site server; however, the SMS Provider might also be installed on the SQL Server computer that the SMS site database uses.

Site code

The three-letter site code of the SMS site you want to apply load to.

User

The user account name. The user account must be a Windows NT account that has sufficient WBEM and Windows NT permissions to query against the SMS Provider.

Password

The password for the user account.

Stress level

The volume of SMS Administrator consoles.

Low

Simulates up to 10 simultaneous SMS Administrator consoles.

Medium

Simulates 10 to 25 simultaneous SMS Administrator consoles.

High

Simulates 25 to 50 simultaneous SMS Administrator consoles.

Go

Starts the stress test run. The SMS Console Load Simulator tool will run a stress test indefinitely until you click Stop.

Stop

Stops the stress test run.

Time elapsed

The length of time that the stress test has run.