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Controller
You use the LoadRunner Controller to manage and maintain your scenarios. Using the
Controller, you control all the Vusers in a scenario from a single workstation.

Creating the Scenario

A scenario describes the events that occur during a testing session. A scenario
includes a list of machines on which Vusers run a list of scripts that the Vusers run,
and a specified number of Vusers or Vuser groups that run during the scenario. You
create scenarios using the LoadRunner Controller.

Creating a Manual Scenario

You create a scenario by defining Vuser groups to which you assign a quantity of
individual Vusers, Vuser scripts, and load generators to run the scripts.

You can also create a scenario using the Percentage Mode, in which you define the
total number of Vusers to be used in the scenario, and the load generator machines
and percentage of the total number of Vusers to be assigned to each Vuser script.

Creating a Goal-Oriented Scenario

For Web tests, you can create a goal-oriented scenario, in which you define the goals
you want your test to achieve. LoadRunner automatically builds a scenario for you,
based on these goals.

Creating Sample Scenario

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1. Launch LoadRunner

2. Under Load Testing tab, select Run Load Tests

3. To manage your load test by specifying the number of virtual users to run, select
Scenario type as Manual Scenario

4. Add scripts to scenario and click Ok.

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5. Look at the Scenario Groups, here you can add more scripts, edit Vusers quantity,
add load generators, edit Runtimes Settings.

6. Then work on Scenario Schedule, specify Schedule name, according to test plan
Choose Schedule type , and Run Mode

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7. Then work on Global Schedule, keep properties for Initialize as it is.

8. Set Start Vusers properties depending on the ramp up required.

9. Specify Duration of test run.

10. Set Stop Vusers properties depending on the ramp down required.

11. You can see the graphical representation of the created scenario.

12. When you are done with Scenario Design part click on Run which is located at
bottom of the page.

13. To add Windows Resources go to Available Graphs, Under System Resource

Graphs, choose Windows Resources

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14. To add Measurements, right click on Windows Resources, and choose Add
Measurements.

15. In the Windows Resources pop-up, click on Add button, in the new pop-up
specify Machine Information, like name and platform.

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16. Select the Resource Measurements and click on add button, and add the
resource.

17. Click on Start Scenario.

18. Now controller will start running your designed scenario.

19. When test is running you can monitor the Windows Resources and Test
Status with respect to Transactions passed, failed and Errors occurred while
running.

20. You can see the detail status of transaction passed and failed by click on mirror
right next to Passed Transactions and Failed Transactions

21. You can see the errors thrown by web app by clicking on mirror right next to
Errors

22. While test is running, if you want to Add Vusers, you can do that by clicking on
Add Vusers Tab.

23. Select group name, quantity to add, load generators name and script name.

24. You can see the Test results by clicking on Analysis icon.

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