ec2 instances start the test desynchronized

[tarsij]

Hi,

It's more like a feature request.
When there are multiple ec2 instances it would be nice to have the tests start synchronously.
Our network is not too good and I often face the situation of having the instances start with a few minutes offset to each other.
We have some short tests (5-10 minutes) because it's enough for validation but the desynchronized instance start spoils the results as the interval when all the instances are up and running is shortened...

Kind regards,
Jozsef

[ingojaeckel]

I see how this would be important for short tests. But if you have such a short test, do you really need multiple EC2 instances? Are you testing a very large spike for 5-10 minutes?