You can now configure SSH authentication for Linux machines using a username only, without need for a password.

For details, see Add Machine dialog box.

The IP Wizard now supports the automatic addition of IP addresses. The IP addresses are detected and added based on network settings.

For details, see IP Wizard.

LoadRunner Professional now integrates with Cisco AppDynamics, enabling you to view metrics collected by the AppDynamics monitoring platform. You set up the AppDynamics monitor in Controller, then view the collected data in dedicated Controller and Analysis graphs.

For details, see AppDynamics monitor.

You can now configure Controller to export online data during a scenario run to an external InfluxDB.

For details, see Export data to InfluxDB or JSON.

You can now direct Controller to ignore failed load generators when distributing Vusers to the load generators in a scenario.

For details, see Options > Execution tab.

Controller and Analysis now include dedicated monitors and graphs for Finance ISO scripts. These enable you to view metrics for send and receive messages that use the ISO-8583 standard format.

For details, see Finance ISO monitoring.

You can now push real-time data from a Controller scenario run to the Amazon CloudWatch platform. The sent data includes performance metrics.

For details, see Integration with CloudWatch.

The CLI tool (CLI Controller App) now includes parameters for overriding load generators in scenarios.

For details, see Run scenarios using the CLI tool.

The Silk Performer Agent is no longer available as part of load generator installation. It can instead be downloaded from AppDelivery Marketplace.

For details, see Silk Performer tests.

The LoadRunner Web Recorder is now integrated into VuGen. You can run the LoadRunner Web Recorder process from the Start Recording dialog box, to automatically install the Chrome extension, record the HAR file, and then generate the end Vuser script.

You can now specify a connection to a VTS instance using the instance name instead of the port number.

TruClient 2.0 is the next generation tool for TruClient, using an improved and modernized user interface for developing scripts.

The new TruClient 2.0 - Web protocol supports your locally installed edition of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers, up to the latest versions. The protocol is supported on both Windows and Linux Ubuntu load generators.

In addition, there is a new conversion tool to convert TruClient - Web scripts to TruClient 2.0 - Web format.

The Finance ISO protocol enables you to create a Vuser script to monitor financial transactions using the ISO-8583 standard. The protocol provides metrics on the send and receive messages between the server and the client.

TruClient scripts now support Chromium browser version 122.

The following updates are included for the web protocols:

• The Web - HTTP/HTML protocol supports replay on 64-bit architecture.

• Ability to select an alternative listening connection when recording.

• Ability to open the target browser in private or non-private mode when recording on a web browser.

• Integration of the OpenSSL Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) Engine for both recording and replay. This provides support for the CNG private key when processing certificates in Windows Certificate Store.

• When recording through a proxy, you can choose whether to record all traffic, or only traffic for the selected application.

• New Duration argument for streaming videos. This enables you to set the total video duration manually, eliminating decoding and reducing CPU usage.

The following updates are included for SAP protocols:

• Support for SAP client version 8.0, patch 6 and later.

• Support for SAP GUI protocol recording and replay on 64-bit architecture, in addition to 32-bit.

The Oracle protocols include the following updates:

• Support for Oracle Forms 12c.

• Updated automatic correlation rules for Oracle - Web protocol scripts, and for multi-protocol scripts that include Oracle NCA + web protocols.

The RDP protocol now supports recording when using a Windows 11 client.

HTTP/3 is now supported for replay of DevWeb scripts.

In LoadRunner Developer, you can now use the Offline Script Generator to convert gRPC protobuf (protocol buffer) files into JavaScript functions. The generated functions can be called from DevWeb scripts.