LOAD RUNNER

LOAD RUNNER TRAINING IN PUNE | ONLINE

Duration of Training  :  40 hrs

Batch type  :  Weekdays/Weekends

Mode of Training  :  Classroom/Online/Corporate Training

Load Runner Training & Certification in Pune

Highly Experienced Certified Trainer with 10+ yrs Exp. in Industry

Realtime Projects, Scenarios & Assignments

Existence Support & Others :

·Course Material will be provided

·Practical oriented / Job oriented Training.

·Practice on Software Tool & Real Time project scenarios

·Mock interviews / Group discussions / Interview related questions.(Optional)

·Pay onetime fee & repeat attending classes multiple times until student is comfortable with every topic. This feature is helpful to students who are new to IT

·Performance Testing

·We discuss about the real time project domains

·The teaching methods / tools / topics we chosen are based on the current competitive job market

What is Performance testing and why Load Runner?

–Performance testing -is a type of testing to ensure software applications will perform well under their expected workload.

–Load Runner -It is automate and test applications, measuring system behavior andperformanceunder load.

Who should Learn Load Runner

–Perfect for beginners to experienced level professionals who want to make career in performance testing

–Best for Software Testers, QAs, Developers, BAs, Leads, and Managers

–Best for entry level candidates who wants to learn Performance testing using LoadRunner

–You can start this course with basic manual testing skills

–The best QA testing career option for those who want to be in automation testing with basic C programming skills

Pre-requisites : Nil

Why Load Runner as career path

In Day to day life, new technologies/Systems are adding and many users are hitting to technologies, System’s and end of the day users should be satisfy with the end to end performance of the application.hence companies are looking for technical professionals who can handle this performance testing using Load Runner for every current and forecast application E2E performances

–HP LoadRunner provides users with a full and very accurate image of their system’s end to end performance, allowing them to immediately identify and fix bottlenecks and other issues prior to the applications going live.

–Performance testing is very exciting and challenging in the longer run

–It’sopensource tool, that it will come with Community Edition with 50virtual user licenses for life time

COURSE CONTENT :

WEEK1 : (LR and PT Introduction & Virtual User Generator) 
Duration : 6 Hours

1. Performance Testing Basics
Performance Testing Overview
Why manual testing is problematic? 
Performance testing life process
Architecture/Performance Concepts/Methodology/Process
Performance testing types

2.Loadrunner Introduction
LoadRunner Installation and Licensing policy discussion
Components in LoadRunner
Introduction to Vugen
New Script creation using single and multi-Protocols

3. Recording and Replay in Vugen
Choosing a protocol /Protocol Advisor
Default Actions
Tree/ Script and log runtime views
Output Window -Replay Log, Recording Log Generation Log, Correlation Results, Run-time data
Understanding first recorded script – functions Saving Script Script Folder Structure

4. Recording Options
Recording Options and Levels
HTML Mode and use
URL Mode and use
Regenerate Script feature
GUI Mode Scripting Options

5. Using Multiple Actions and Transactions
What is an action?
Benefits of multiple actions
Recording scripts with multiple actions
Inserting Transaction Points during and after recording

6. Run time settings
Detailed Run time settings 
Run Logic Blocks and Iterations
Think time, Pacing 
Debugging options
Multithreading options

7. Handling Large data sets(Parameterization)
“Concept of parameter and
Why parameterization is required“
Creating new Parameters and Using Existing Parameters List
Data challenges related to performance testing
Using parameterization to overcome data challenges
Parameterization types and options

8. Handling Dynamic Data(Correlation)
“Distinguish b/w available correlation methods“
What is dynamic data and How does correlation work
Automatic/ Manual correlation process
Correlation in the tree view and Windiff
When use manual and why does automatic correlation fail?

9. Validation Check points
Error pages
Adding page verification checkpoints
Transaction check points
What and when to use content check?
Correlation in script view
Advanced correlation techniques

10. LR Functions
lr_output_message
lr_error_message
lr_eval_string
lr_save_string
strcpy
sprint

atoi()

itoa()

lr_eval_string()

lr_save_string()

lr_save_int()

WEEK 2 : (Conti. Virtual User Generator & Controller) 
Duration : 6 Hours

11. NFR Requirements
Initial Estimate/Scope 
Bussines Scenarios Identification
Scenario wise Load volumes
Environment Scale(Prod vs Pre-prod)
Create Load Profile
Sceript Prepartion

12. Script Best Practices
VuGen best practices

13. Recording an application for the first time
Finding the correct protocol
Setting recording options
Multi-protocol scripts
Runtime settings use

14. Advanced scripting topics
Randomly selecting an item in a list

Using correlated parameters as an array
Converting a date from one format to another

How to create a File to store data?

Error handling
Manage Users/Action conditions

15. Performance Testing with LoadRunner Controller or Performance center.
Intro to LoadRunner Controller and performance center
Look and feel of Controller
Design tab
Run tab
Applications
Tools options

16. Building a Test Scenario
Configuring LoadRunner to match your system profile
Manual/Goal-Orianted Scenario
Run time settings
Scheduler by Scenario/Group
Defining a load generator
Controlling vusers 
Selecting monitors

17. Other Common used functions
Baseline test.
Schedule delay settings
Concept of IP Spoofing
Rendezvous Point and policy details
Auto-Collation feature

18. Configuring LoadRunner Monitors
Commonly used LoadRunner monitors
Choosing measures
Matching measures to performance testing goals

WEEK 3 : (Conti. Controller & Analysis) 
Duration : 6 Hours

19. Performance Test Execution
Creating a scenario/Contoller best practices
LoadRunner during test execution
Client side measurements
Server side measurements

20. Introduction to Analysis
Summary Report
Configuring Analysis Session
SLA Report SLA Configuration from Analysis
Add Graphs Delete Graphs Rename Graphs Duplicate Graphs
Filter Condition, Group by Drill Down on specefic measurement
Set Grunalarity

21. Root Cause Analysis with LoadRunner Analysis
What does LoadRunner analysis do?
File types in LoadRunner analysis
Set filter by settings
Configuring graphs
90th Percentile
ServerSide Analysis
Bottlenecks

22. Performance Bottleneck Analysis :

What are Bottlenecks?

Load Testing tool data

Typical Parameters monitored for Bottleneck analysis

Bottleneck Analysis

Performance Monitoring and Tuning – A Sample Case Study using Dynatrace tool

23. Creating Meaningful Reports
HTML reports
MS Word reports
Third party reports

24. Best Practices
Analysis best practices
Reporting best practices
Revise LoadRunner Course Content

25. Other Tools
Performance center Overview
SiteScope Overview
Perfmon counters

Dynatrace/APM tools

WEEK 4 : Project work (E2E- Entry Criteria to Exit Criteria & Doubts) 
Duration : 6 Hours