Merge pull request #191404 from ntrogh/alt-test-engine-location

Added information about test engine location

Author: PRMerger12

articles/load-testing/how-to-high-scale-load.md

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ In the Apache JMeter script, you define the number of parallel threads. This num
 
 For example, to simulate 1,000 threads (or virtual users), set the number of threads in the Apache JMeter script to 250. Then configure the test with four test engine instances (that is, 4 x 250 threads).
 
+The location of the Azure Load Testing resource determines the location of the test engine instances. All test engine instances within a Load Testing resource are hosted in the same Azure region.
+
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > For preview release, Azure Load Testing supports up to 45 engine instances for a test run.
 

includes/azure-load-testing-create-in-portal.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ms.date: 02/15/2022
     |**Subscription**     | Select the Azure subscription that you want to use for this Azure Load Testing resource.         |
     |**Resource group**     | Select an existing resource group. Or select **Create new**, and then enter a unique name for the new resource group.        |
     |**Name**     | Enter a unique name to identify your Azure Load Testing resource.<br>The name can't contain special characters, such as \\/""[]:\|<>+=;,?*@&, or whitespace. The name can't begin with an underscore (_), and it can't end with a period (.) or a dash (-). The length must be 1 to 64 characters.     |
-    |**Location**     | Select a geographic location to host your Azure Load Testing resource.        |
+    |**Location**     | Select a geographic location to host your Azure Load Testing resource. <BR>This location also determines where the test engines are hosted and where the JMeter client requests originate from. |
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > Optionally, you can configure more details on the **Tags** tab. Tags are name/value pairs that enable you to categorize resources and view consolidated billing by applying the same tag to multiple resources and resource groups.