Tuesday, December 16, 2008

What do we want to know(skills) for having good knowldge on Loadrunner

For having the knowledge on Load RunnerSpecifically, we need to know the following knowledge and skills:


Components such as web servers, application servers, database servers, operating systems, networks and network elements such as load balancers.


You need not have "guru" level knowledge of each of the components but should have operational knowledge and an understanding of the performance issues associated with the components.


For example, a load tester should know what multi-way joins, indexes and spin counts are and what affect they have on a database server.


Protocol(s) used between the client and server such as HTTP/HTML, ODBC, SQL*NET, and DCOM.


The LoadRunner script language is ANSI C. It helps to know the C language, but the scripts are generated and manipulated by LoadRunner, so there is usually no need to directly edit the code. There is also a icon script view which completely hides the C code.


Load testing is not a heads down coding exercise. You will work with many parts of an organization to coordinate activities, schedules and resources.


Daily interaction with a variety of people requires good oral and written communication skills as well as good people skills. If you prefer to sit in a cube by yourself, you should stay in functional testing or development.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

can please post articals on loadrunner scripting? waiting for your response.....

Gourav,
Hyderabad.

Anonymous said...

Swapna,
13 th answer is correct... y bcz... after entering user information e mail addresses are generate by system(email servers)....session id is also coming from web server,confirmation number also from system... so final answer ie.,d.) userid and password is correct answer....

Anonymous said...

reddy,

i agree with your answer....

13th answer is correct.username and pwd are giving by the users... and those are generated by users only...

Anonymous said...

Gourav,

Soon i will post articals on LR scripting....

Performance Testing News:

Loadrunner v12:
- Targeting an April 2012 Development release. Not sure when it will be available for public.
- Customers can participate in the beta program after legal procedures are completed.
- Availability of LR Mobile protocol. Performance testing for mobile (both web browser based as well as native mobile device) – Supports HP Palm Pre, iPhone (3GS, 4), Android, Blackberry phones and many other actual mobile devices.
- Support for Windows7, TruClient IE9.
- VUGen will be completely redesigned and new IDE (called Sharp Develop) will be built.

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