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Performance Testing
What are the documents required for Performance testing?
Felted
- Dec 3rd, 2008
Typically you would want the following items before executing your performance test.- Performance Test Plan - defines the type of tests, entry/exit criteria, etc- Performance Test Load Model - defines...
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I have a script which runs for multiple iterations and each iteration it takes new user login. but when i run it, it pops up the message, "user is still in active session". i got to manually terminate his session anmd then proceed further. how will i ensure the pervious user has been terminated. is there any command that actually terminates the user once he is logged out. please help me out.
reddygma
- Dec 5th, 2008
There are two scenarios this could possible be the cause. 1. User is not completely logged out from the current session. 2. User session is not ended from backed systems(i.e. Web server or application...
crespoe2006
- Jun 11th, 2007
When you get this pop up message saying 'user is still in active session" then it means that the user is not completely logged out from the application, make sure your script has recorde...
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How to set up real time enviornment for load tesing.pls dont tell the book answer,tell it in real time scenarios giving exampleThanks
reddygma
- Dec 5th, 2008
This depends on the performance client requirements. Let us take eg. if you have to test the application for 750 users that will be separated from four geographies then calculate the geographic specif...
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What is the difference between transaction and transaction instance in Loadrunner?
reddygma
- Dec 5th, 2008
The purpose of these two is not the same in LR scripts. Transaction is used to specify the end of transaction. Whereas transaction instance is used for performance analysis. In the transaction instanc...
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Hello,I want to know about '' Analysing the Results'' of Loadrunner.How to understand perforamnce of the Application by the graphs obtained?
reddygma
- Dec 5th, 2008
LR is having very powerful Analysis engine that will give almost all types of results that you need to analyze for your performance results. Even if you create a graphs or Analysis alysise results by ...
Ashwajatha
- May 23rd, 2007
Analysis can be Understood by comparison of 2 or more Graphs use Overlay method to compare Transaction Response time with {vuser,throughput,...etc} there by u can understand to some extent the flaws/Bottle necks.
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URL or HTML Based Recording
How do you actually decide in a project whether we need to go for URL or html Based recording. Though know HTML mode is easier compared to URL based. Any other business reason behind this?
shekhar007
- Dec 9th, 2008
HTML recording is used for Web Based applications whereas URL based is used for Applets etc.
seenu_anand
- Jun 13th, 2008
Html is the Highlevel recording with one request function generated per html page, this would be helpful in maintaining the scripts as the script would be small.Url is low level recording with multipl...
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Difference between Loadrunner and Silkperformer with respect to siebel application
I am praveen i would like to know what is the performance of load runner of hp and silk performer of borland in siebel application and what would be the best tool in this kind of environment and what would be the major difference between these two tools in different environment.thanks & regards,praveen kumar c.patel.
boyina
- Jan 6th, 2009
Hi Praveeen,Both are the Performance Testing Tools which can be used to test the load behavior of an application. Both tools are able to generate the script for your Siebel Applications. But the ...
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Parameterize a Load Runner Script
How to Parameterize a Script in Load Runner?
priyankvyas
- Jan 10th, 2009
Parameterization in LoadRunner is entirly based on scenario. According to scenario you need to select the "Type of Parameter". There are different types are there.They are as follows - File,Table,Rand...
dileepkasula
- Jul 1st, 2008
Steps to Parameterize a script:->select the text to be parameterized->R-click on that text you will have a option called Replace with parameter(click)->Here you will be creating a new paramet...
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Memory Leak
How can you identify memory leak without using database tool?
Ruchirag
- Jan 16th, 2009
You can check the memory leak of database by observing the PF Usage during the scenario run. Suppose during the starting of load test the PF Usage is 22.1GB of database and during the run it goes bey...
Syedaj
- Sep 24th, 2008
Loadrunner provides paramters related to the DB server or the app server that can be monitored during the course of script execution. Using these parameter values one can find out the bottle necks and leaks if any.
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LoadRunner supported browsers
i tried to record with load runner 5.0 using default browser (IE) but couldn't do it. there is an error or popup saying supported browser not installed. can any body suggest best or supported browser for this version.
boyina
- Jan 22nd, 2009
It supports with all the browsers like IE, Mozilla, Opera, Netscape, FirefoxRegards,Boyina
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What is load runner controller .
Controller is manage and maintain the scenario . using controller you control all the vuser in single work station .
boyina
- Jan 22nd, 2009
Controller is a one of the Component in Loadrunner. It uses to design the multi user scenarios and run the scenarios against the load behaviours. In the controller you can design the Benchmark test, Load test, Stress test, Spike test, Endurance test.Regards,Boyina
rekha kurli
- Oct 9th, 2008
Controller is like an administrator in the load runner.It manages,drives,executes and analyse the script and also it emulate Vusers as the real time users.
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Transaction per second
How will you determine transaction per second from respond time result ?
mg_5085
- Apr 24th, 2009
You can add the pre-existing graphs from the analysis file to see transactions/sec. There are two things to note 1) Transactions/second: Individual transactions/second 2) Total Transactions/seco...
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Load Runner Correlation
What is Correlation in Load Runner?
alka.nagar
- Apr 29th, 2009
Many applications use dynamic values that change each time we use the application. For example, some servers assign a unique session ID for every new session. When we try to replay a recorded session,...
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Load testing Oracle Apps
I am currently using Merchury LoadRunner 7.6 V to test Oracle 11i application. I selected Oracle NCA and Web protocols and recorded a basic script to query an order. I recorded in HTML mode. When I replayed back, it runs successfully sometimes and other times throws error message saying Action.c(72): Error -24998 : nca_obj_type("607") failed, Window or object is not displayed.The window currently in...
vijayraghavan85
- Jul 16th, 2008
If you have 'nca_connect_server' function in your script then do add 'record=names' after 'fndnam=apps' For Example see the following functions, after apps 'record=names...
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Infragistic Controls
Does Loadrunner support Infragistic controls or not? If Yes, how?
ganeshmuralidhar
- May 19th, 2009
If the question is about handling the 'Grid control' of Infragistics, the answer is Yes. The project I am working in now is having a Grid Control of Infragistics. Initially I was asked to save data...
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Related Analysis
How to find out a bottleneck in analysis? Give few examples? Which option is mostly used to find it, emarging or drill down or auto correlate of graphs
maheshsomaraj
- May 23rd, 2009
Ideally when Vusers are ramping up, hits/sec should also be increased linearly with Vusers. At certain stage during ramp up if you observe a saturation in hits/sec even Vusers increasing, this would m...
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Form not found
Hi allI have a record a script for login authentication and while running the scenario I am getting an error message like Requested form not foundCan anyone say this error has occurred
maheshsomaraj
- May 24th, 2009
There might be several reasons for this "Form not found" error.1. Login Form name might have been changed on the application after you recored the script2. As said above there might be issue...
Syedaj
- Sep 24th, 2008
Hi Rajeshexp,Check whether any of the data requires parameterization. Mostly the culprit could be the session id generated.Are you getting this error on the login screen or after submitting the login.Regards,Syed.
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Dynamic Correlation
What is Dynamic Correlation ?
maheshsomaraj
- May 24th, 2009
In Performance testing Correlation is a concept of capturing dynamic values from server's response and reusing them in further requests to simulate real user actions on the server.We normally capt...
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Performance Testing Scenarios
What are the common scenarios in performance testing?
deven_a76
- Jun 14th, 2009
Common scenarios tested are:- 1)? Response time of the application2)? Load that can be sustain by the application
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When the rendezvous point is insert .
When multiple vuser to perform tasks at exactly the same time then insert the rendezvous point to emulate the peak load on the server.
manjunath_shikar
- Jul 21st, 2009
The rendezvous should be placed immediately before the transaction where you want to create peak load.
Sujatars
- Jun 13th, 2007
You can insert the rendezvous point when multiple vusers have to perform the transaction simultaneously.All the vusers are asked to come and meet at a point before starting the transaction
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