Fundamentals of LoadRunner

Overview

LoadRunner is an automated load-testing tool that allows you to test your application before, during and after deployment. This course is designed to give you a firm foundation in basic load testing tasks.
The following components of LoadRunner - LR Controller and LR Analysis are used to plan for an effective load test. You will create and run load test scenarios using the LR
Controller. The LR Analysis component is used to analyse load test results. You will learn to interpret LoadRunner analysis graphs and achieve your load testing goals.

Course Description:
            'LoadRunner is an automated load testing tool that allows you to
            test your application before, during and after deployment. The
            following components of LoadRunner, (Vugen, Controller and Analysis)
            are used to plan for an effective load test. You will create and run
            load test scenarios using both the LR Vugen and the Controller. The LR   
           Analysis component is used to analyze load test results. You will learn to
            interpret LoadRunner analysis graphs and achieve your load testing
            goals.

            Who will the course benefit?
            Manual and automated testers. Also new users of LoadRunner who need to
            load test their applications.

            Course Objectives
            This course is designed to give you a firm foundation in basic load
            testing tasks. All topics are supported by hands-on labs designed to
            provide you with the knowledge necessary to load test your system
            using LoadRunner.

            Skills Gained
·        The value of load testing.
·        Plan for effective load testing.
·        Establish load test goals.
·        Run load test scenarios.
·        Load and Stress as they relate to test scenarios.
·        Analyze and interpret load test results.

            Prerequisites
            Knowledge of the Windows interface and environment, and a high-level
            knowledge of the Web and or client/server environment.

            Course Content

            Section 1
·        Planning an Effective Load Test
·        Define measurable goals for testing.
·        Gather information before testing.
·        Document and organize system information.

           Section 2
·        LoadRunner Installation
·        LoadRunner architecture.
·        Where to install LoadRunner components.
·        Identify hardware and software needed for installation.
           
           Section 3
·        Introduction to Scripting
·        Recording load testing business actions
·        Enhancing recorded scripts
·        Debugging scripts
·        Running scripts

            Section 4
·        Introduction to Scenarios
·        Explain elements that make a LoadRunner scenario.
·        Identify different types of scenarios.
·        How to choose scenarios.
·        Present the basic steps for creating a scenario.

            Section 5
·        Scheduling Scenarios
·        Scheduling by group and by scenario.
·        Prepare VuGen User (Vuser) initialization.
·        Configure duration scheduling.
·        Configure scenario ramp up and ramp down.

            Section 6
·        Using Run-Time Settings
·        Script and Vuser Run-time settings.
·        Configure Run-time settings in the Controller.

            Section 7
·        Performance Monitors
·        Value of Performance Monitors.
·        Select Performance Monitors.
·        Add measurements to Performance Monitors.
           
            Section 8
·        Scenario Execution
·        Prepare for a scenario run.
·        Identify techniques to efficiently run a scenario.

            Section 9
·        Results Analysis
·        Value of root cause analysis.
·        Diagnose errors with LoadRunner.
·        Meaningful interpretation of LoadRunner graphs.