LoadRunner Monitoring Tools

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Where is the bottleneck?

Agenda
Definition of problem Using the Transaction Breakdown facility Using the Network Monitor Using the Resource Monitor

Definition of Problem
Transaction timings indicate that a problem exists but does not tell where the problem lies

Load Testing Process

Run Scenario

Analyze Results

Yes

Results OK?

No

Pinpoint Problem

Done

Fix Problem

Possible Bottlenecks
Application Network Server Machine

LoadRunner 4.5x

3rd Party Tools

LoadRunner

LoadRunner 5.x

LoadRunner

Transaction Breakdown
Currently available only for 2-tier Oracle Gives a general idea of where the problem lies Breaks transaction into 5 elements Network + Client CPU I/O Database locks Other

Enabling Transaction Breakdown

Install LoadRunner agent on Oracle Server Enable transaction breakdown option in the controller Run Scenario Analyze results Click transaction breakdown option on the toolbar

Enabling Transaction Breakdown(2)

Transaction Breakdown Graphs

Percentile Performance Under Load Transaction Performance

Transaction Breakdown Example

Locking Indicates Application Problem

Developer

Fix DB Locking Problem

Programmer can modify code to prevent locking Enable transaction breakdown facility Rerun scenario Analyze results

Is Locking Problem Fixed?

Network Time Not Acceptable

Network Admin

Network Monitoring
Determine if network is causing delay Determine problematic node

Network Monitoring Elements

Path delay Segment delay Timeouts Path delay under load Segment delay under load

Enabling Network Monitoring

Not necessary to install LoadRunner Enable Network Monitoring option Run Scenario Analyze results

Enabling Network Monitoring(2)

Determine the Problem Segment

Fix Network Problem

Make any network changes Rerun scenario View Networking Monitor and Transaction Breakdown results

Is Network Problem Fixed?

Resource Monitor
Monitors machines resources during scenario run Displays these resources in real time NT measurements correspond to those available from the NT Performance Monitor Unix measurements correspond to those available from the rstat daemon

Example Measurements
CPU Utilization Paging Swapping Inbound/Outbound packet rate

Selecting Monitors

Selecting Monitors (2)

Server Monitor Example

Resource Monitor Graphs

measurement information measurement under load

Resource Monitor Graphs(2)

Summary
Run a scenario Analyze results If results ok - done If not ok
Use transaction breakdown to pinpoint problem Use network & resource monitors to further analyze the problem Fix problem Go back to step one

Questions?