When you know the basics of Performance testing, the next question that comes to mind is how we can conduct Performance Testing. There are multiple tools available in the industry to meet the purpose. Among them, the most dominant one is Microfocus LoadRunner. This particular tool ease down the whole process of performance testing and helped to achieve the goal. In this session, you learn about LoadRunner, its fundamental components, and finally the LoadRunner usage in Performance Testing through a Demo.
4. – LoadRunner is a software performance testing tool.
– HP Enterprise acquired LoadRunner from Mercury
Interactive in Nov 2006.
– HP Enterprise sold LoadRunner to Micro Focus in Sep
2017.
– LoadRunner and Performance Centre are renamed by
Micro Focus as LoadRunner Professional and
LoadRunner Enterprise.
History of LoadRunner
5. Protocol,
Version &
License
– Supports more than 30 protocols
– Latest version of LoadRunner is 2021 R1
– License
– Paid: LoadRunner Enterprise is a licensed performance
testing tool.
– Free: LoadRunner Professional has free trail versions with
maximum of 50Vusers for a month.
LoadRunner Protocols and License
16. This section
describes optional
tasks in Vuser script.
Some of the tasks
like
Parameterization,
Transactions,
Rendezvous point,
VuGen functions
etc...
VuGenWorkflow
Enhance
19. Build a manual
scenario by
selecting scripts to
run.
Script is assigned to
a Vuser group.
ControllerWorkflow
Create
scenario
20. Install load
generator software
on a host
computer.
Use Controller to
add new
load generator to
the scenario.
ControllerWorkflow
Add load
generator
21. Schedule the
scenario to start
running at a
specified time.
Stipulate Vusers to
start and stop
running within time
frame.
ControllerWorkflow
Schedule
test runs
22. Control the behavior
of Vuser groups.
Initialize/Run
additional Vusers or
stop currently
running Vusers.
ControllerWorkflow
Run test
26. – Define how Analysis processes result data from load test
scenarios.
– Configure how transactions are analyzed and displayed in
the summary report.
– Service level agreements (SLAs) are specific goals that you
define for your load test scenario.
AnalysisWorkflow
Define SLA
Configure
Analysis
27. – Customize the display of the graphs and measurements in
your session.
– Analysis provides the following reporting tools:
• Summary report
• SLA report
• Transaction Analysis report
• HTML report
AnalysisWorkflow
Setup graphs
View reports