We offer a range of official HP (formerly Mercury) LoadRunner training courses which can be run as either individual courses or as a suite. Courses are run at a client’s site or at our purpose-built training facility.

Fundamentals Of Loadrunner 9.1

LoadRunner is an automated load testing tool that allows you to test your application before, during and after deployment. This course is designed to give you a firm foundation in basic load testing tasks. The following components of LoadRunner – LR Controller and LR Analysis are used to plan for an effective load test. You will create and run load test scenarios using the LR Controller. The LR Analysis component is used to analyse load test results. You will learn to interpret LoadRunner analysis graphs and achieve your load testing goals. All topics are supported by hands-on labs designed to provide you with the knowledge necessary to load test your system using LoadRunner.

Course Objectives

This course teaches you to:

•   Discuss the value of load testing

•   Plan for effective load testing

•   Establish load test goals

•   Run load test scenarios

•   Load and overload when executing scenarios

•   Analyse and interpret load test results

Pre-Requisites

•   Knowledge of the Windows 2000 or Windows NT interface and environment

•   High-level knowledge of the Web and or client/server environment

Duration - 2 Days

Vugen 8.0 Scripting For Web

The Virtual User Generator (VuGen) is a scripting tool used to record and run user actions on the application to be tested. This course focuses on planning, creating and enhancing Virtual User (Vuser) scripts using VuGen for load testing in the Web environment. Extensive hands-on labs equip you with the skills necessary to create effective load test scripts for load testing in Web environment.

Course Objectives

This course teaches you to:

• Create Web Virtual users using VuGen
• Read VuGen Web code
• Measure specific business processes
• Verify functionality under load
• Parameterise scripts to handle user input data
• Customise scripts by adding VuGen functions
• Correlate script to process server-returned date

Pre-Requisites

• The Fundamentals of LoadRunner 8.0 course
• Knowledge of Windows 2000 or Windows NT
• Basic understanding of how information travels over the Web
• Basic understanding of software technologies and programming concepts
• Fundamental understanding of C or Java helpful, but not required

Duration – 2 Days

VuGen 7.5 Scripts for Databases

This course teaches students to record and enhance Vuser scripts using VuGen in DB protocol for the purpose of including them in LoadRunner scenario

Course Objectives

The course teaches you to:

• Create and enhance Virtual User Scripts
• Understand what is DB Vuser?
• Record user actions
• Script specific Run-Time settings
• Configure Run-Time Settings
• Add Transactions - How long does a business process take to complete?
• Parameterise and input data

Pre-requisites

• Knowledge of the Windows 2000 or Windows NT interface and database concepts
• High-level knowledge of SQL

Duration - 1 Day