Configuring Vuser, Controller and Load Agent using MI Listener

        Configuring Vuser, Controller and Load Agent using MI Listener

To Configure Vuser, Controller and Load Agent using MI Listener , make sure MI listener is running

Running Vusers over a firewall:
To set up your system to run Vusers over a firewall

Ø  On each load generator machine that will be running over a firewall,
configure the LoadRunner agent to communicate with the MI Listener.

Ø  Configure the Controller machine to recognize the load generator and MI
Listener machines.

Configuring LoadRunner Agents over the Firewall

Ø  Stop the LoadRunner agent by right-clicking its icon in the system tray and
selecting Close.

Ø  Run Agent Configuration from Start > Programs > LoadRunner > Advanced
Settings, or run \launch_service\bin\AgentConfig.exe.

Ø  Select the Enable Firewall Agent check box, and then click Settings.

Ø  The Agent Configuration dialog box opens.

Ø   Set each option as described in “Agent Configuration Settings”

Ø   Click OK to save your changes, or Cancel to cancel them.

Ø  Restart the LoadRunner agent by double-clicking the shortcut on the
desktop, or select Start > Programs > LoadRunner > LoadRunner Agent
Service/Process.

Ø  Check the connection status between the LoadRunner agent and the MI
Listener.

Configuring the Controller for Running over a Firewall

Ø   Run the Controller from
Start > Programs > LoadRunner > Applications > Controller and create a
new scenario, or load an existing one.

Ø  Click Generators to display the Load Generators window. In the Name field,
enter the symbolic name of the server.

This is the same name that you entered in the Local Machine Key setting in the Agent Configuration.

Ø  Select the Load Generator, and click Details to display the Load Generator Information.

 Ø  In the Security tab, enter the MI Listener machine's name in the MI Listener field.

This is the same name that you entered in the MI Listener Name setting of the Agent Configuration dialog box. In this example, the MI Listener is bunji.

Ø  In the Firewall Settings section, select one of the following options:-      

-Enable running Vusers over Firewall. To run Vusers over the firewall.
-Enable Monitoring over Firewall. To monitor Vusers over the firewall

Ø  Click OK to return to the Load Generators dialog box

Ø  Select the load generator and click Connect. (it should appear as Ready)

Now we are ready to use Loadrunner components over firewalls.

Happy Exploration!!!!