Additional components and applications
Various additional components are available, providing advanced features for working with LoadRunner Professional. You can also install additional standalone applications.
Additional components
Setup files are located in the Additional Components folder inside the root folder of your LoadRunner Professional installation package.
The table below indicates which additional components are available, and where you should install each component:
Folder | Component | Description | Install on... |
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Citrix agent | SetupCitrixAgent.exe |
Installs the Citrix agent, which enhances VuGen’s capabilities in identifying Citrix client objects during Citrix protocol record and replay. For installation instructions, see The agent also enables you to use additional Citrix API functions. For details, see the Function Reference. |
Citrix server |
Agent for Microsoft Terminal Server | SetupMSTerminalAgent.exe | Installs a utility that enhances the RDP protocol’s recording mechanism in VuGen. For installation instructions, see Installing the Microsoft Terminal Server Agent. | RDP server |
Assembly Crawler for Analysis API | AssemblyCrawlerConsole.exe | Installs a command-line utility to build a .NET configuration file for an Analysis API application. For more information, see the Analysis API Reference, available from the Download Help Centers page. | Analysis machine |
HostID Generator | licidgenerator.exe |
Opens the Host ID Generator tool, that displays the computer’s host ID. This is useful when requesting a license, and for use in scripts. Tip: You can also generate the Host ID from the command line, by running licgencli.exe. |
Controller machine |
Network Virtualization |
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For details, see the the Network Virtualization for LoadRunner Help |
Controller, VuGen, and load generator machines |
IDE Add-Ins |
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Installs add-ins for supported versions of Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, or Visual Studio, enabling you to create Vuser scripts in your standard development environment using the LoadRunner API. This integration also allows you to run the test directly from the IDE environment, to test its functionality.
For details on Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA, see For details on Visual Studio, see Create and view scripts in Visual Studio. |
Visual Studio/ Eclipse/ IntelliJ machine with VuGen |
IDE Add-Ins Dev |
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Setup files for developer add-ins for supported versions of Visual Studio and Eclipse, enabling you to create NUnit or JUnit tests in your standard development environment using the LoadRunner API.
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Visual Studio or Eclipse machine with VuGen |
LoadRunner Protocol SDK |
SetupLoadRunnerProtocolSDK.exe |
Allows you to create and distribute custom LoadRunner Professional protocols. |
Any machine with Virtual Studio 2015 and WiX Toolset 3.10.3 - 3.11 |
SAP Tools |
SapSpy.exe VerifyScripting.exe |
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VuGen machine with SAPGUI client |
Third Parties | Source files | The folder contains the source code of some third party software components which are being used in LoadRunner Professional. | N/A |
Virtual Table Server | SetupVTS.exe |
Virtual Table Server (VTS) offers an alternative to standard LoadRunner Professional parameterization. |
Any machine |
Standalone applications
The following LoadRunner Professional standalone applications are available in your LoadRunner Professional installation package's /Standalone Applications folder.
Folder | Component | Description | Install on... |
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Analysis Standalone | SetupAnalysis.exe |
Installs Analysis as a standalone application. Install this to open LoadRunner Professional results and create graphs and reports on a separate machine. For details, see |
Any machine |
Load Generator | SetupOneLG.exe |
Installs a load generator on a Windows machine, in order to run load tests. After you install this software, you access this machine from Controller. For details, see |
Any machine |
MI Listener | SetupMIListener.exe |
Installs the MI Listener, which servers as a router between Controller and the LoadRunner Agent. For details, see |
Dedicated machine |
Monitors Over Firewall | SetupMoFW.exe |
Installs the Monitors Over Firewall component, allowing you to monitor servers located over a firewall. For details, see |
Dedicated machine |
VuGen Standalone | SetupVuGen.exe |
Installs Virtual User Generator (VuGen) as a standalone application, allowing you to create scripts for a load test. |
Any machine |