Loadrunner and Performance Testing Online TrainingCourse Duration - 20hrs   Intended Audience Quality assurance engineers, Performance engineers, technical managers and anyone who is required to perform load analysis. Prerequisites - Introduction to manual testing and creating test cases - Experience in programming C/C++/ GUI Client applications - Experience with Databases - Experience in Client/server application development - Experience in Web applications. - HTTP protocol - Overview knowledge of Network components - Overview knowledge of all kinds of technologies being used Performance Testing / Engineering: What is Performance Testing How Performance Testing is different from Functional Testing What is an E-Business Application Components of a Web Site Why Performance Testing is Crucial Performance Testing Approach Dynamism in Performance Testing Application Performance Management Performance Process Maturity Model Why to set the Performance Test Goals Know your customer Deriving Quantitative Goals Industrial Standards for Benchmarks User behavior Modeling Importance of automation in Performance Testing Performance Test Estimation What is Workload? Types of Workload Customer Behavior Modeling Customer Behavior Model Graph (CBMG) User Community Modeling Language Web log Analysis Web Log Analysis Tools Overview Web Log Analyzers Summary Web Log Analysis Metrics Web Site Traffic Monitoring Overview of Statistical distributions Performance Test Tool Requirements Market Tools Open Vs Licensed Performance test tools Criteria for choosing the Performance test tool The most important tool Performance Testing Tools Overview best practices Know the Test and Production environment Test environment Isolation Network Isolation Load Generators Test Data Generators Test Execution Environment How to choose the test scenarios Tips for writing successful performance test scripts Real time versus Virtual user Mapping Chapter 7: Application Benchmarking What is benchmarking? Why should we benchmark the applications? Software Benchmarking Hardware Benchmarking Industry Standards for Benchmarking Transaction processing Performance Council (TPC) Standard Performance Evaluation Council Mistakes in Benchmarking Quality of Service of web application Virtual User Simulation Pre-requisites for Performance Tests Types of Performance Tests Performance Test Execution Approach Tips for Load & Stress Test Execution Test Execution Factors Introduction to Performance Monitoring What Counters needs to be monitored? Key Performance Counters Performance Monitoring in Windows platform Using Perfmon Post production Monitoring Benefits of Performance Monitoring Scott’s Recommendation on Scatter Charts Scatter Chart Types Performance Test Analysis Best Practices on Performance Bottleneck Analysis and Isolation Performance Testing Vs Profiling HP Diagnostics SQL Profiler Know your Limits Typical bottlenecks on DB server Why is it Critical How to report the results of performance testing Components of a good Test Report Components of a Good Visual Response Time Reporting Best Practices of Test Reporting recommended by Scott Barber Moving towards Performance Engineering What is Queuing Theory? Types of Queuing System What can be modeled as Queues? Limitations of Queuing Theory Operational Laws a. Utilization Law b. Little’s Law: c. Interactive Response Time Law d. Forced Flow Law e. Flow Balance Assumption f. Bounding Law of Service Demand Capacity Planning Why Capacity Planning is required When is it required? LoadRunner Installation LoadRunner architecture Where to install LoadRunner components Identify hardware and software needed for installation Installing Loadrunner samples. VUGEN: Introduction to VUSER Concept: Definition of Vuser Why VUGEN is Used Features of VUGEN VUSER TYPES First touch to VUGEN: Starting VUGEN Understanding VUGEN Environment Options Choosing the right protocol Recording Script using VUGEN: VUSER Script sections (Init, Action and end) Creating New Virtual VUSER script Adding and removing protocols Choosing New Virtual user category Begin Recording on your application Ending and Saving a recording session Running the Created Script Introduction to Output window in VUGEN: Replay Log Recording Log Generation Log Correlation Results Understanding the VUSER script: Viewing and modifying VUSER scripts Understanding the functions generated in the code Getting Help on functions Workflow Wizard Walkthrough on few Loadrunner functions Recap of Steps for  creating Vuser Scripts Streamlining Recording: Settings to be done before recording Modes of recording Choosing the right protocol Types of protocol loadrunner supports Single and Multiple protocols When and how to use more than one Action Deleting Action Actions in depth: When and how to use more than one Action Deleting Actions Rename actions Import Action into Vuser Introduction to VUGEN parameters: Definition of parameter Why parameterization is required Parameters Limitations Creating Parameters Types of parameters Using Existing Parameters Using Parameter List Parameterization options File and table type parameters: Creating data files Properties of file type parameters properties of  table type parameters Setting Parameters properties: Introduction to setting parameter properties Setting properties for internal data parameter types Setting properties for user defined functions Choosing parameter formats Data Assignment methods: Sequential Random Unique Data Update Modes: Each Occurrence Each Iteration Once Configuring Run time settings: About Run time settings Configuring run time settings pacing run time settings Configuring Log run time settings Configuring Think time settings Managing scripts using Quality Center: About managing scripts in Quality Center Opening and Saving Scripts in Quality Center. Correlations: Introduction to correlations Auto Correlation Wdiff Utility Manual Correlation Introduction to Transactions: What are transactions Why we need transactions How to insert transactions in the script Introduction to content check: Why we need Content checks How to use the inbuilt content checks How to build your own content checks Controller:   Introduction to controller: Opening controller Why we need controller Significance of controller Features on controller Loadrunner Testing Process: Planning the test Creating Vuser Script Creating the scenario Running the scenario Monitoring the scenario Analyzing the scenario Designing a scenario: Creating a scenario Run scenario with sample Vuser load Scenario types: Manual Scenario Goal Oriented scenario Introduction to Load generators: What is load generator Why we need load generators Kinds of Scheduling Scenarios: Schedule by scenario Schedule by group Scheduling scenarios: About Scheduling scenarios Delaying the start of scenarios Scheduling a scenario Scheduling Vuser groups Adding Vuser to Scheduled scenarios Creating and running a manual scenario: Creating Vuser groups Configuring Vusers in Vuser group. Configuring Vuser run time settings Configuring scripts Setting time out intervals Configuring Scenario run time settings Setting the run time file location Specifying  results location Collating results Managing scenarios using Quality Center: About managing scenarios using Quality Center Integration of Loadrunner and Quality Center Introduction to Rendezvous: What is Rendezvous Where to use it How to use it Running scenarios and controlling Vusers: Running entire scenario Controlling Vuser groups Controlling individual Vusers Manually adding Vuser to running scenario Manually adding Vuser to Rendezvous         Viewing Vusers during executions: About viewing vusers during executions Monitoring Vuser status Viewing the output window Viewing Vuser script log Logging execution notes Creating Goal Oriented scenario About Planning goal oriented scenario Understanding goal oriented scenario design tab Defining scenario goals Assigning properties to scripts Configuring scripts Monitoring and Analysis Online Monitoring: About Online Monitoring Setting up the Monitoring environment Monitor types Choosing Monitors and measurements in the controller Starting the monitors in the controller Opening online monitor graphs in the controller Setting monitor options Analysis: Introduction to Analysis: About Analysis Analysis basics Setting data options Setting general options Setting Webpage breakdown options Using templates Viewing session information Viewing the scenario or session run time settings Analysis graphs Open analysis graphs Working with Analysis graphs: About working with analysis graphs Configuring Graph display Configuring data Analyzing graphs results Cross result and merge graph: About Cross result and merge graphs Cross results graph Generating cross results graph Merging Graphs Managing using Quality Center: About managing using Quality Cente Importing external Data: About importing external data Using import data tool Analysis Graphs: Vuser Graphs Error Graphs Transactions Graphs Web Resource Graphs Web Page diagnostics Graphs User Defined Data point Graphs System Resource Graphs Network Monitor Graphs Understand Analysis Graphs to get idea on finding out bottlenecks: Analyzing Transaction Performance Using Web page Diagnostics Graphs Using Auto Correlation Identifying Server Problems Identifying Network Problems Comparing Scenario results After completing Performance Center, students will be able to: Describe the Performance Center Architecture Learn what Performance Center is Identify the components of Performance Center Use basic Administrative site features Set up and manage multiple projects Set up and manage users Manage and execute test runs and monitor resources. Performance Center:  What is HP Performance Center? What does Performance Center Enable? How Performance Center Components communicate Overview of Performance Center Sites User Role Web Server Functionality Database Server Functionality File Server Functionality Utility Server Functionality Hosts’ Functionality Detailed stud of Timeslot functionality. How to use it? What’s the advantage of using it? Assigning Load Generators/Controller to a test Creating a load test scenario in performance center. Creating monitoring profiles. Creating test results. Managing tests. Viewing test trends. How to recover a load test resource when it has crashed/hung up? How to upload scripts to performance center? Troubleshooting common issues. Live demonstration of executing a test scenario and generating analysis report. Note:-Overview on the Web Services, .Net Temple, WinSock Protocols will be covered in brief.