1. A method for tuning a database test server comprising: an act of provisioning a database test server in a service environment that includes a database production server that handles incoming service request traffic; an act of setting up a virtualization connection to receive the incoming service request traffic to be handled by the database production server, and so that the virtualization clones the incoming service request traffic and directs a copy of the incoming service request traffic to the database test server while still having the incoming service request traffic to be received by the database production server; an act of testing the database test server, the act of testing the database test service comprising the following for at least one revision of the configuration of the database test server: an act of configuring the database test server to have the configuration; and an act of recording the configuration of the database test server.