
Fundamentals of LoadRunner 8.0
Student Workbook

Fundamentals of LoadRunner 8.0
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OVERVIEW
This class will cover Controller and
Analysis components of the
LoadRunner. This course is your first step
towards success as a LoadRunner expert,
designed to give you a firm foundation in
basic load testing tasks. In this class,
you'll learn how to plan, create, and run a
simple load test effectively and
efficiently. Students will gain
understanding of how the LoadRunner
components work and interact with one
another. Students will also learn how to
interpret LoadRunner analysis graphs and
achieve the set load testing goals. The
lesson topics are reinforced with
structured hands-on labs.

COURSE OUTLINE for Fundamentals of LoadRunner 8.0
Duration: Two days
Labs: Approximately 50% of the class is devoted to lab exercises
Intended Audience: Quality assurance engineers, performance engineers, technical
managers, and anyone else who is required to perform load analysis
on systems
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the Windows 2000 or NT interface and environment
High-level knowledge of the Web and or client/server environment
Recommended Courses:
Based on your testing environment, select the appropriate protocol
specific course for scripting:
VuGen 8.0 Scripting for Web
VuGen 7.8 Scripting for SAPWINGUI 6.2
Course Outline:
Introduction
The value of load testing
What is LoadRunner?
Types of testing
Installation
Understand LoadRunner components
Hardware requirements
Planning an effective load test
Establish load test goals
Study application under test
Profile the system
LoadRunner Scenarios
What is a scenario?
Manual scenario creation
Defining scenario goals based on planning
Defining and connecting to load generators
Setting scenario specific Run-time settings
Selecting and configuring performance monitors
Loading and overloading (base load, full load and overload) when
executing scenarios

Results Analysis
Did you meet your goals?
Results analysis process
Correlate the results of backed monitors and transactions
Learn to read the analysis graphs and drill down to find the root
cause