Working with samplers

Samplers are required when adding components to a test plan since they are the only way for JMeter to determine what type of request needs to be sent to a server.

Request formats include HTTP, HTTP(s), FTP, TCP, SMTP, SOAP, and others.

JMeter samplers can only be added to a thread group using the manner illustrated in the figure below.

A control panel for an HTTP Request Sampler may be seen in the image below:

As demonstrated in below image, you can include the protocol, server name, path, and rename request.

You may include as many requests as shown in below image