Hi.

At the first, i try to run FSCT tool at non-domain environment (all test servers are running under WS 2008 R2, DNS server exists, all test servers located at single flat "sandbox" subnet), but i have got a strange output. Despite of i configured test for 3 users, the tool try to create folder for the forth one... (look at "fsct client run" output below). Could anybody explain me, - why? Thanks a lot for assistance.

// server commands

c:\fsct\amd64fre\fsct>fsct prepare server /clients tst-cl /password !QAZ2wsx#EDC /users 3 /volumes z: /workload HomeFolders
clients' names: tst-cl
password: !QAZ2wsx#EDC
number of users per client: 3
volumes: z:
workload name: HomeFolders
Disabling strict name checking.
Adding users to the server
Deleting all net sessions.
Stopping service Browser
Error stopping service: the service has not been started.
Stopping service LanmanServer
Service stopped.
Starting service LanmanServer
Service started.
Creating file sets
Server setup complete.
Closing network connection
Command execution completed successfully.

// client commands

c:\fsct\amd64fre\fsct>fsct prepare client /server tst-fs /server_ip 172.16.0.10 /password !QAZ2wsx#EDC /users 3 /workload HomeFolders /controller tst-ctrl /log c:\fsct\log.txt /verbose /timestamps
server's name: tst-fs
server's ip addresses: 172.16.0.10
password: !QAZ2wsx#EDC
number of users: 3
workload name: HomeFolders
controller's name: tst-ctrl
log file path: c:\fsct\log.txt
Setting up client's (TST-CL) environment
Making a backup copy of the hosts file.
Updating the hosts file.
Client setup complete.
Closing network connection
Command execution completed successfully.

c:\fsct\amd64fre\fsct>fsct run client /controller tst-ctrl /server tst-fs /password !QAZ2wsx#EDC
controller's name: tst-ctrl
server's name: tst-fs
server's password: !QAZ2wsx#EDC
Using default timeout of 2 minutes.
Running test.
Error creating users. Directory work\client\users\TST-CLu4 doesn't exist.
Error creating users.
Error initializing iteration.
Error running client.
Closing network connection
Command execution failed.

// controller commands

c:\fsct\amd64fre\fsct>fsct prepare controller
Closing network connection
Command execution completed successfully.

c:\fsct\amd64fre\fsct>fsct run controller /server tst-fs /password !QAZ2wsx#EDC /volumes z: /clients tst-cl /min_users 50 /max_users 250 /step 50 /duration 0 /workload HomeFolders
server's name: tst-fs
server's password: !QAZ2wsx#EDC
volumes: z:
clients' names: tst-cl
min users: 50
max users: 250
sweep step: 50
test's duration: 0
workload to use: HomeFolders
Executing: rd /s /q running
Executing: rd /s /q running complete.
Executing: md running\signals
Executing: md running\signals complete.
Running the test (workload: HomeFolders).
Running iteration for 0 seconds with 50 users [warmup: 30s].
Error receiving message.
Unknown winsock error.
Error receiving 'ready' message.
Error waiting for client tst-cl to get ready.
Error initializing iteration.
Error running iteration.
Error running test.
Error running the controller.
Closing network connection
Command execution failed.

You have told it to create 3 users but then in your test you are telling it to use a minimum of 50 users.

c:\fsct\amd64fre\fsct>fsct run controller /server tst-fs /password !QAZ2wsx#EDC /volumes z: /clients tst-cl /min_users 50 /max_users 250 /step 50 /duration 0 /workload HomeFolders

You need to either increase the number of users you create or lessen the number of users you are testing with.  Try creating 10 users and then use min_users 2, max_users 10,and step 2.