LoadRunner Professional (LRP) Essentials

LoadRunner Professional (LRP) Essentials – Three Days

Module 1: Course Overview

• Identify the contents and objectives of the course
• Define the class schedule and class logistics
• Identify the related courses
• Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to LoadRunner Professional (LRP)

• Explain performance testing
• Describe various types of performance tests and its objectives
• Describe the performance testing approach or process
• Explain the LoadRunner Family
• Describe the LRP overview, architecture, and components
• Explain the Controller overview and accessing license information
• Describe analysis overview

Module 3: What’s New in LRP 2023 R1

• Discuss the improvements in LoadRunner Professional

Module 4: Planning an Effective Load Test

• Define measurable goals for your load test
• Gather preliminary information before load testing your system
• Organize system information effectively
• Use gathered information to plan load tests

Module 5: Installing LRP Components

• Describe the LR architecture
• Determine the installation location for LoadRunner components
• Identify the software and hardware requirements for installation
• Troubleshoot Load Generator (LG) connectivity issues
• Configure the Network Virtualization (NV) settings

Module 6: Introduction to Scenarios

• Describe the elements of an LR scenario
• Identify the basic steps for defining a scenario in the LoadRunner Controller

Module 7: Using Run-Time Settings

• Define run-time settings
• Describe the difference between run-time settings for scripts and scenarios
• Configure run-time settings based on performance testing goals

Module 8: Scheduling Scenarios

• Define scenario scheduling
• Define scheduling manual scenario
• Define real-world schedules and basic schedule run modes
• Manage schedules using the actions grid
• Explain the Interactive Schedule graph

Module 9: Using Performance Monitors

• Describe the value of performance monitors
• Explain performance monitors and graphs type
• Configure performance monitors
• Discuss performance monitoring best practices

Module 10: Running a Scenario

• Prepare for a scenario run
• Define the scenario execution
• Run a scenario from the Controller and command line
• Discuss the best practices for running a scenario efficiently
• Discuss common run-time errors

Module 11: Using the Analysis Tool

• Describe the analysis tool and the categories of analysis graphs
• Describe the value of analyzing results
• Use graphs to display data
• Describe graph data and raw data
• Apply granularity to many graphs, merge graphs, and perform auto-correlation
• Use Service-level Agreement (SLA) reports
• Run report generation utilities

Virtual User Generator (VuGen) Essentials – Two Days

Module 1: Course Overview

• Identify the contents and objectives of the course
• Define the class schedule and class logistics
• Identify the related courses
• Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to Virtual User Generator (VuGen)

• Define Virtual User (Vuser) and VuGen
• Explore the new look and feel of the VuGen UI
• Explain how to use the step navigator and solution explorer
• Discuss the script workflow
• Create scripts using VuGen
• Record business processes with VuGen

Module 3: What’s New in VuGen 2023 R1

• Discuss the improvements in VuGen
• Describe the protocol enhancements

Module 4: Recording Scripts for Web Applications

• Create VuGen scripts by recording user steps
• Save scripts
• Create a Vuser script template
• Create business process reports

Module 5: Replaying and Debugging the Vuser Scripts

• Identify and configure the appropriate web run-time settings for replaying scripts
• Replay and debug the script in VuGen
• Recognize the debugging tools available in VuGen

Module 6: Auto Correlation After Recording

• Describe correlation
• Work with Design Studio
• Correlate dynamic values after recording a script

Module 7: Using Manual Correlation

• Explain the manual correlation process
• Configure the parameters for correlation
• Correlate a script manually by:
• Using the WinMerge utility
• Adding the web_reg_save_param_ex correlation function
• Parameterizing the dynamic value in the script

Module 8: Inserting Transactions into the Script

• Explain the use of transactions in a script
• Add a transaction into a script during the recording
• Insert a transaction into a script after recording

Module 9: Parameterizing a Script

• Define parameterization
• Determine when to parameterize a script
• Create and modify parameter lists
• Create new parameters
• Work with parameter properties

Module 10: Verifying the Vuser Scripts

• Identify the need to use verification in scripts
• Define verification for scripts
• Add text checkpoints during and after the recording of scripts

Module 11: Creating Actions for a Web Script

• Define an action for a web script
• Record a script with multiple actions
• Create action blocks

Module 12: Using the VuGen Editor

• Work with the VuGen Editor
• Send customized output messages to the Replay Log
• Identify basic C code, including statements, variables, and functions
• Apply basic debugging techniques in VuGen

Module 13: Using the Advanced Scripting Techniques for Vuser Scripts

• Explain the general LR functions
• Explain the protocol-specific functions

Module 14: Using Correlation Rules to Auto Correlate during Code Generation

• Create correlation rules to auto correlate
• Regenerate and record scripts
• Import and export correlation rules