1. Click on the Controller toolbar to open the Load Generator dialog box.
2. Click Add from Cloud.
3. Click Provision New LG.

Add load generators to a scenario

Use Cloud Load Generator dialog box

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• Region. The region (geographic location) and the availability-zone (isolated location within the region). For example us-west-1.
• Availability Zone. The zone within the region in which the cloud machine is accessible.
• AMI. (Amazon Machine Image) A template that contains a software configuration for your server such as the operating system. For LoadRunner Professional, the image also contains the load generator software. For information on creating custom cloud images, see Create custom image for load generators on the cloud.
• Security Group. The security group is a firewall-like mechanism that controls traffic to or from its associated instances. If you omit this property, the cloud provider’s default security group is used. The default security group does not allow Controller to connect to load generators using its default port. Therefore, you must create your own security group and enable it for all of the relevant communication ports. This includes the Controller port, the default port (54345), and any port set by the communication channel infrastructure. (See Network and Security Manager). In addition, if you are going to access your load generators manually, you need to enable the security group for RDP access. You can select multiple values if allowed by the vendor.
• Key Pair. (Optional - only if you want to connect remotely.) The key pair encrypts and decrypts your login information.
• Elastic IP. (EIP) A static IP address that lets you mask the failure of an instance or software by remapping the address to another instance, if your current instance fails. For more information, see the Amazon product documentation.
• Instance Type. The hardware configuration of the host computer to be provisioned. This impacts parameters such as storage and memory. For example, m1.xlarge.
• Shutdown Behavior. (For AWS cloud service only) How to handle the cloud machine when the scenario ends:
  • Terminate. Terminate the machine completely and remove it from the list of load generators at the end of the scenario run.
  • Stop. Place the machine in Stopped mode and remove it from the list of load generators at the end of the scenario run. If you add this machine at a later time using the Use Cloud Load Generator dialog box, it is automatically started again.

Refer to the cloud provider's website for further information about these parameters.

• Location. The geographic location.
• Image. A template that contains a software configuration for your server such as the operating system. For LoadRunner Professional, the image should also contain the load generator software. For information on creating an image for Azure, see Create custom image for load generators on the cloud.
• Storage Account. A specific storage area in your account.
• Size. The hardware configuration of the machine to be provisioned. This impacts the storage and memory.
• User/Password. Credentials for accessing the machine directly, for example, through Remote Desktop.
• Additional Ports. (Optional) A list of ports, separated by spaces, to be opened in the machine. For example, to connect to the machine using Remote Desktop, specify port 3389.

Refer to the cloud provider's website for further information about these parameters.

• To use a network profile other than the default, select one from the drop-down list.
• To create a new profile, click the button to open the Network Profile Manager. For details, see Network Profile Manager dialog box.