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Test conditions:
#) Client Configuration:
; #.#) JMeter 2.4 being run on a Windows XP box ;
#.#) Testing 4 HTML (over HTTPS) pages
; #.#) Key Issue - when "Retrieve All Embedded Resources" is enabled, test runs for ~500-600 iterations (2400 of the 4 pages + 10X that in embedded resources), then pauses for about 35 seconds, then starts running at full speed again. (THE PAUSE IS NOT INTENDED, AND IS THE PRECISE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED.)
#) Server Configuration:
; #.#) Apache Web (HTTPS) Server - configured for AJP Proxy to Tomcat Java App Server ;;
#.#.#) Main page hitting AJP to Tomcat
;; #.#.#) Embedded Resources (images, .js, .css, flash movies, etc.) served directly from Apache docroot ;
#.#) Tomcat Server (receives AJP requests only from Apache Server)
; #.#) MySQL DB Server (receives JDBC connections from Tomcat Server only)
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