Load Runner Course Content

LOAD RUNNER

Ø Introduction

Ø What is Load/Performance/Stress Testing?

Ø LoadRunner Introduction
Virtual User generator
Controller
Analysis
Agent process

Ø Planning an effective load test
Gathering load test related information from the customer
Real time process for load test plan

Ø LoadRunner Installation
LoadRunner architecture.
Where to install LoadRunner components.
Identify hardware and software needed for installation.

Ø Virtual User Generator - Recording
Structure the script based on planning.
Use VuGen to record a Vuser script for Web environment.
Describe HTML and URL recording levels.
When to use HTML and/or URL recording levels.

Ø Virtual User Generator - Playback
Identify the appropriate Web Run-time settings to set.
Configure Web Run-time settings to run the script.
Verify Vuser script functionality in VuGen.

Ø Virtual User Generator - Actions
Create multiple actions in a Vuser script.
Configure actions to achieve load testing goals

Ø Virtual User Generator - Transaction Points
Add Transactions to measure response times

Ø Virtual User Generator - Rendezvous Points
Add Rendezvous to stress the application

Ø Virtual User Generator - Check Points
Add Text Checkpoints during and after recording.

Ø Virtual User Generator - Recording Options

Ø Virtual User Generator - Parameterization
Solve playback problems by parameterizing the script.

Ø Virtual User Generator - Correlation (Manual / Auto)
Correlation after recording.
Use the Scan for correlation tool.
Correlate data during recording.
Define rules for correlation in Recording Options.
Enable correlation during recording.

Ø Runtime settings
Script and Vuser Run-time settings.
Configure Run-time settings in the Controller

Controller - Introduction to Scenarios
Explain elements that make a LoadRunner scenario.
Identify different types of scenarios.
How to choose the scenario.
Present the basic steps for creating a scenario.

Ø Controller - Scheduling a scenario
Scheduling by group and by scenario.
Prepare VuGen User (Vuser) initialization.
Configure duration scheduling.
Configure scenario ramp up and ramp down.
Adding Load Generators.

Ø Controller - Running Scenario
Prepare for a scenario run.
Identify techniques to efficiently run a scenario.

Ø Controller - Monitors
Value of Performance Monitors.
Select Performance Monitors.
Add measurements to Performance Monitors.

Ø Analysis – Analyzing Results

Merging Graphs
Reading & Understanding results data
Adding new graph
data Filtering
Finding out Performance Bottlenecks

Ø Publishing Results

Ø Q & A

Ø Interview related information