when launching Jmeter, for the prompt-how do u want to open the jmeter .jar file? Which file to select after C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-folder\bin?

Question

For the Jmeter version 5.5

I have setup the env variables

Path as C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_341\bin

HOME_PATH as C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_341

Have even checked in the CMD with the command java -version

I'm not sure with which file inside the bin folder should I be launching the jmeter?

Answer 1

To run JMeter, run the jmeter.bat (for Windows) or jmeter (for Unix) file.

Original docs: https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/get-started.html#running

Answer 2

1. "bin" folder of your JDK installation needs to be in the operating system PATH so jmeter.bat wrapper script would be able to locate java.exe

   you can add it to your operating system PATH as follows:

   set PATH="C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_341\bin";%PATH%
   

   either in your terminal window or add it as the first line to jmeter.bat script

2. HOME_PATH variable is not needed by JMeter.

If you're able to run java -version you can run JMeter as java -jar ApacheJMeter.jar from its bin folder.

More information: JMeter Installation: How to Get Started