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Loadrunner 11 Training

   These are excellent tutorials on LoadRunner. They cover web, webservices and database protocols.
   All the 3 parts - VUgen, Controller and Analysis have been covered.
   LoadRunner is a paid tool but trial version of Loadrunner is having all features and can be downloaded from HP site.
      Total modules: 30
      Total Duration: 35+ hrs


LoadRunner VUGen



Training Video - 1
Duration:    1 hour 5 mins
LoadRunner
Introduction
TOPICS
 LR11 installation
 LR Architecture
 LR Components
 -VUGen
 -Controller
 -Load Generators
 -LoadRunner Agent
 -Remote Agent Dispatcher
 -Analysis
 Load Testing Stages
 Load Testing Objectives
 Overview on Test Planning
     
Training Video - 8
Duration:    29 mins
File Operations in C
TOPICS
 Reading a file
 Writing into a file
 File Handling functions
 fopen
 access modes
 fwrite
 fread
 fclose
 feof
 rewind
 20 Exercises in C
     
Training Video - 15
Duration:    1 hr 30 mins
Runtime Settings
TOPICS
 Run Logic
 Blocks and Iterations
 Pacing
 Log
 Think Time
 Additional Attributes
 Miscellaneous settings
 Browser Emulation
 Content Check
 Proxy
 Preferences
     
 
Training Video - 2
Duration:  2 hours 13 mins
VuGen
Introduction
TOPICS
 Introduction to VUGen
 Start Page
 New Script creation
 Protocols
 Single Protocol Script
 Multiple Protocol Script
 Recording Dialog
 Default Actions
 Recording first script
 Tree View
 Script View
 Replay Log
 Runtime Viewer
 Protocol Advisor
 Output Window -Replay Log, Recording Log
 Generation Log, Correlation Results, Run-time data
 Workflow Wizard
 Creating Script from Template
 Understanding first recorded script - functions
 Help F1
 Saving Script
 Script Folder Structure
     
Training Video - 9
Duration:    33 mins
Parametrization

Completely free module
TOPICS
 Parameters
 Concept of parameter
 Why parameterization is required
 Creating Parameters
 Using Existing Parameters
 Using Parameter List
 Parameterization options
     
Training Video - 16
Duration:    28 mins
Error Handling
TOPICS
 Error handling - debug message setting
 lr_error_message
 How to insert break point
 Stepping over
 Debugging
     
 
Training Video - 3
Duration:    49 mins
Recording Options
TOPICS
 Recording Options
 Recording Levels
 HTML Mode
 Why is HTML mode context sensitive
 Why is HTML mode called intuitive
 URL Mode
 Regenerate Script feature
 GUI Mode
 Scripting Options
 Adding and Removing Protocols
     
Training Video - 10
Duration:    1 hour 1 min
Data Assignment and Update Methods
TOPICS
 Parameter List Configuation
 LR Parameter Functions
 ->lr_save_string
 ->lr_eval_string
 ->lr_free_parameter
 ->lr_advance_parameter
 ->lr_next_row
 Data Assignment methods
 -Sequential
 -Random
 -Unique
 Data Update Methods
 -Each Occurrence
 -Each Iteration
 -Once
 Simulator
     
Training Video - 17
Duration:    1 hour 3 mins
Generic LR and Protocol Specific Functions
TOPICS
 LR Related functions
 lr_exit
 lr_abort
 lr_continue_on_error
 lr_start_transaction
 lr_end_transaction
 lr_save_string
 and 15 more functions
 Protocol Related Functions
 web_reg_find
 web_find
 web_reg_save_param
 web_reg_save_param_ex
 web_set_max_html_param_length
 web_get_int_property
 and 15 more functions
     
 
Training Video - 4
Duration:  1 hour 30 mins
Actions and Transactions

Partially free module
TOPICS
 Introduction to Actions
 Creating new Actions
 Renaming actions
 Deleting Actions
 Importing Actions
 Enhancing VUGen Script
 What are transactions?
 Inserting Transaction Points during recording
 Inserting Transaction Points after recording
 VUGen Function for transaction point
 Sub transactions
 dealing with lr_think_time statements w.r.t to enhancing script
     
Training Video - 11
Duration:    1 hour 18 mins
Parameter Types
TOPICS
 Date/Time
 VUSER ID
 LoadGenerator name
 Iteration No
 User defined functions
 GroupName
 Random Number
 Unique Number
 File
 Table
 Using Data Wizard
 Importing Data from Excel sheet
 Importing Data from Oracle DB
 DSN Creation
 Using SQL Query
     
Training Video - 18
Duration:    2 hours 22 mins
End to End Scripting Flow
TOPICS
 Refresher - a Complete end to end scenario scripting
     
 
Training Video - 5
Duration:    57 mins
Introduction to C

Partially free module
TOPICS
 Datatypes in C – int , short, long, float, double, char
 If condition statement
 Switch statement
 Operations <, >, ==, !=
 For loop construct
 While loop construct
 Do while loop construct
     
Training Video - 12
Duration:    1 hour 12 mins
Checkpoints & Rendezvous Points
TOPICS
 Text check point during recording
 Text checks after recording
 web_reg_find
 web_find
 Image checkpoints
 Web_image_ check
 Rendezvous point
 lr_rendezvous
 lr_rendezvous_ex
     
Training Video - 19
Duration:    2 hr 12 mins
WebService Protocol Scriptng
TOPICS
 Concept of Webservice
 WSDL
 UDDI
 soap request format
 Manage Service
 Add service call
 Import soap
 web_custom_request
 checkpoints
 Xpath Query
 SOA Tools
 Analyse traffic
 xml functions
 ->lr_xml_delete
 ->lr_xml_extract
 ->lr_xml_find
 ->lr_xml_get_values
 ->lr_xml_insert
     
 
Training Video - 6
Duration:    1 hour 14 mins
Array and Functions in C
TOPICS
 Arrays
 Pointers Concept
 Functions
 Header Files
 Function library
     
Training Video - 13
Duration:    1 hour 18 mins
Correlation
TOPICS
 Concept of correlation
 Manual Correlation
 Example of Correlation
 Wdiff
 Identifying dynamic value
 Auto Correlation
 Correlation Library
 Importing & exporting Correlation Library
     
Training Video - 20
Duration:    40 mins
Oracle JDBC Conncetivity
TOPICS
 Database testing
 JDBC
 Java Protocol Script
 Java Actions
 Java Code for JDBC connection
 Scripting Example
     
 
Training Video - 7
Duration:    1 hour
String Manipulations in C

Completely free module
TOPICS
 String Functions
 ->strcpy
 ->strncpy
 ->strcat
 ->strcmp
 ->stricmp
 ->strlen
 ->strchr
 ->strlwr
 ->strupr
 ->strstr
 ->strset
     
Training Video - 14
Duration:    38 mins
More on Correlation
TOPICS
 what all values require to be correlated
 How to handle dynamic dropdown values
 How to handle boundaries with \n,"
 How to handle large dynamic values
 Difference between two correlation functions
 Correlation with changing boundaries
 Exercise on Correlation
     
Training Video - Update 1
Duration:    1 hour 5 mins
Testing Restful Webservice
TOPICS
 Restful Webservices
 SOAP - WSDL, XML SOAP Message
 REST based API
 HTTP Methods- GET, POST, DELETE, PUT
 MIME TYPES - JSON, XML
 CRUD Operations from LR
 Sending Post Request from LR
 Sending JSON Payload
 Checking JSON Response in Replay Log
     
 

LoadRunner Controller



Training Video - 21
Duration:    1 hour 5 mins
Introduction to Controller
TOPICS
 Introduction to Controller
 Opening controller
 Significance of Controller
 First look at Controller Interface
 Features on controller
 Adding/configuring Load generator
 Design Tab
 Run Tab
     
Training Video - 23
Duration:  1 hour 10 mins
Banking scenario & SLA Rules


Partially free module
TOPICS
 Baseline test
 Increase load in steps
 Runtime settings
 Schedule delay
 Logs
 Errors
 Real time scenario designing
 scenario- banking site
 SLA Rule Configuration
 SLA Example
     
Training Video - 25
Duration:    1 hr 16 mins
Setting up Monitors & Counters
TOPICS
 Online monitor set up
 Configure graph
 Configure measurement
 Client side metrics
 Server side metrics
 Brief on Sitescope
 Perfmon
 Monitors
 Counters - Processor, Memory, Disk, Network, DB
 QTP script from Loadrunner
 Tools -> Option Menu
     
 
Training Video - 22
Duration:    1hour 2 mins
Creating Scenario
TOPICS
 Vuser statuses
 Designing Scenario - Creating a scenario
 Run scenario with sample Vuser load
 Controlling vusers - Manually adding Vuser to running scenario
 Stoping few vusers
 Run one Vuser only
 Controling Vuser Groups
 Viewing vusers during executions
 Types of Scenario - Manual Scenario, Goal Oriented Scenario
 Scheduling Scenarios - Schedule by scenario, Schedule by group
 Usage Modeling
 Designing Scenrio
 Schedule Run Modes -Basic, Real World
     
Training Video - 24
Duration:    30 mins
Rendezvous Policy & IP Spoofing
TOPICS
 Rendezvous Point
 Rendezvous Ploicy in details
 Concept of IP Spoofing
 Auto-Collation feature
     
Training Video - 26
Duration:    50 mins
Goal Oriented Scenario
TOPICS
 5 Types of Goal Oriented Scenario
 Goal type: concurrent Vusers
 Goal type: hits per second
 Goal type: transactions per second
 Goal type: pages per minute
 Goal type: transaction response time
     
 

LoadRunner Analysis



Training Video - 27
Duration:    58 mins
Introduction to Analysis
TOPICS
 Introduction to Analysis
 Summary Report
 Configuring Analysis Session
 SLA Report
 SLA Configuration from Analysis
 Add Graphs
 Delete Graphs
 Rename Graphs
 Duplicate Graphs
 Session Information
 View Runtime Setting
 Windows menu
     
Training Video - 28
Duration:    1 hour 25 mins
Graph Configuration
TOPICS
 Set Global Filter
 Set Filter By - Filter Condition, Group by
 Drill Down on specefic measurement
 Set Grunalarity
 View Measurement trends
 View Cursor
 View Raw data
 Comments
 Display Options
 Merge Graphs
 Auto-Correlate Graphs
 Cross Results
 External Monitor - Import Data
 Report generation
 Using Templates
 HTML Report
 Customizing Templates
     
Training Video - 29
Duration:    2 hr 24 mins
Interpreting Graphs and Identifying Bottlenecks
TOPICS
 Web Diagnostics graph
 Graph analysis
 Introduction to Bottlenecks
 Types of bottlenecks
 Memory Bottlenecks
 CPU Bottlenecks
 Brief on Disk and Network Bottleneck
 Database Bottlenecks
 AWR reports for Oracle DB
 Exercise
     
Training Video - 30
Duration:    38 mins
Introduction to Sitescope
TOPICS
 Introduction to Sitescope
 Creating Groups
 Creating Monitors
 Configuring Monitors
 Creating Alerts
 Associated Alerts with Monitors