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sdeuvarow
How to use the RAT
Nov 27 2008, 11:01 AM EST | Post edited: Nov 27 2008, 11:01 AM EST
I understand RAT's goals and benefits. It's a very powerfull tool.
But i have some doubts.

If i want to compare two "reproductions", i should do it using the same data in the DB. Then, i think the process should be something like this:

1- Start an on-the-fly Backup in production environment.
2- When it finish (i don't want a dirty capture), start to record.
3- Finish the record.
4- Recover the Backup on the testing environment.
5- Play the capture on the testing environment.

But, the problem i found is that the data in the production environment could have change from the backup to the record. And, maybe, this invalidates the results of the comparison.
Maybe i'm wrong. But, in case the data changing (between backup and the RAT record) is too much, what should be a good methodology (instead my 5 steps) to use the RAT.

Other question i have ¿Should i record with RAT in the testing environment while playing RAT reproduction to reproduce the 5% overhead?

regards,
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