Join our instructor-led course on performance testing with LoadRunner, where you’ll learn to design, execute, and analyze load tests to ensure your applications can handle real-world user demands. Gain practical skills in monitoring system performance and identifying bottlenecks, equipping you to deliver robust and efficient software solutions.

Overview

This course teaches professionals the fundamentals of performance testing using HP LoadRunner. By the completion of this course, you will be able to utilize LoadRunner’s features to automate performance / load tests of SoapUI Pro.

Duration

2 Days – 9 am to 5 pm

Location

Live Training on MS Teams

Intended Audience

Quality assurance engineers, performance engineers, and new users of LoadRunner who need to load test their applications and/or executives who will be involved in any part of load testing.

Detailed Program Structure

PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE LOAD TEST

• What is performance testing?
• Fundamentals behind performance Testing using LoadRunner
• Define measurable goals for testing
• Gather information before testing
• Document and organise system information
• Cookies and Sessions

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?

Course Outline – LoadRunner training

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

ACTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS

• Create multiple actions in a Vuser script
• Configure actions to achieve load testing goals
• Add Transactions to measure response times

PARAMETERS

• Solve playback problems by parameterizing the script

CHECKPOINTS

• Identify visual cues to check for during load testing
• Add Text Checkpoints during and after recording

CORRELATION DURING AND AFTER RECORDING

• Correlation after recording
• Use the Scan for correlation tool
• Correlate data during recording
• Define rules for correlation in Recording Options
• Enable correlation during recording

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

USING RUN-TIME SETTINGS

• Script and Scenario Run-time settings
• Configure Run-time settings in the Controller

SCENARIO EXECUTION

• Prepare for a scenario run
• Identify techniques to efficiently run a scenario

SCHEDULING SCENARIOS

• Scheduling by group and by scenario
• Prepare VuGen User (Vuser) initialization
• Configure duration scheduling
• Configure scenario ramp up and ramp down

RESULTS ANALYSIS

• Value of root cause analysis, resource bottlenecks, code loops
• Diagnose errors with LoadRunner Application and Architecture
• Meaningful interpretation of LoadRunner graphs

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM

• Case Study – Hands-on training on real applications
• Post-Training Assessment Test (30 min)
• Assessment Discussion