Manage timeslots

This page enables an administrator to reserve maintenance timeslots, and manage all reserved timeslots in the project.

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Types of maintenance timeslot reservation

Maintenance timeslots can be reserved for immediate use or in advance for future use.

Immediate timeslot reservations	If you want to perform administrative tasks on specific hosts, such as installing remote installations or upgrades, when you start the task. Provided that the hosts are currently available, LoadRunner Enterprise automatically reserves the requested hosts in a maintenance timeslot. This prevents the hosts being used for any other purpose for the duration of your task.
Advance timeslot reservations	If you know the hosts on which you need to perform maintenance, you can reserve the resources for your test in advance for a specified amount of time.

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Create a maintenance timeslot

This task describes how to create a maintenance timeslot.

1. Prerequisites

   Make sure that LoadRunner Enterprise is up and running properly and that your testing hosts are all registered and available.

2. In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Maintenance > Timeslots.

   • In the Calendar view , click the New button .

   • In the Grid view , click the Add Timeslot button .

3. Enter a name, duration, and start or end time for the timeslot.

   Note:  

   • The timeslot name cannot contain any of the following characters: \ / : " ? ' < > | * % ^ , ! { } ( ) ; = #
   • A maintenance timeslot can be reserved for a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 480 hours (20 days).

4. Select hosts for the maintenance timeslot.

   1. In the Host Allocation pane, click Allocate LGs to open the Allocate LGs dialog box.

   2. Select the hosts to assign to the timeslot. For details, see Select hosts to assign to the timeslot.

   3. Click Apply to allocate the selected load generators to the timeslot.

   4. If the timeslot can be reserved, click Add to save the timeslot.

5. LoadRunner Enterprise performs the maintenance work during the timeslot.

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Change maintenance timeslot duration

You can extend or shorten the end time of a maintenance timeslot that has already started by adjusting the duration.

1. In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Maintenance > Timeslots.

2. In the Calendar or Grid view, select the current timeslot, and adjust the Duration.

3. Click Calculate Availability. The system checks the availability of the requested resources. The results of this calculation are displayed in the Timeslot Status tab and graphically on the resource availability timeline.

4. If resources are available, click Update. This extends or shortens the selected timeslot.

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Edit a reserved maintenance timeslot

You can edit maintenance timeslots from the manage timeslots page in LoadRunner Enterprise Administration. Other timeslot types can only be edited in LoadRunner Enterprise.

1. In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Maintenance > Timeslots.

2. In the Calendar view, double-click a future maintenance timeslot that you want to edit. The Edit Timeslots page opens.

3. Edit the required fields (Name, Duration, Start/End Time, or Description).

   Note: To change host resources for a maintenance timeslot, you need to add or remove the selected hosts.

4. Click Save to save the changes.

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Enable recurring timeslots

You can determine whether users can create recurring timeslot reservations from the Timeslots page.

1. In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Management > Projects.

2. Under the Project Name column, click a project.

3. In the Main Details view, click the Recurrent Timeslot drop-down arrow, and select Enabled.

   Users can now create recurring timeslot reservations in LoadRunner Enterprise. For details, see Create a recurring timeslot.

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Delete or stop a timeslot

You can delete a future timeslot, or stop a running timeslot and free all used resources.

1. In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Maintenance > Timeslots.

2. In the Calendar or Grid view, select a timeslot that you want to delete or stop.

   Action
   Delete timeslot	Click the Delete button to delete the selected timeslot and free the reserved resources. Note: You can only delete future timeslots.
   Abort timeslot	Click he Abort button to stop the selected timeslot and free the reserved resources. Note: You can only stop running timeslots.

   The selected timeslot is removed from the Timeslots grid and calendar.

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Limit timeslot reservations

You can limit how far in advance users can reserve timeslots for running their performance tests from the LoadRunner Enterprise REST API. For details, see Limit advance timeslot reservations in the LoadRunner Enterprise Administration REST API Reference.

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View the Manage Timeslots page

In LoadRunner Enterprise Administration, select Maintenance > Timeslots.

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Preview pane - Main Details, Host Allocation, Events

This section describes the information that is displayed for the selected timeslot in the Main Details, Host Allocation, and Events pane.

Main Details pane

Displays a summary of the timeslot selected in the calendar.

Hosts/Host Allocation pane

Displays the allocation of hosts for the selected timeslot. For future timeslots, the host allocation is a temporary allocation.

Events pane

Displays a log of events related to the currently selected timeslot, including the date and time the event was logged, and a description of the event.

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See also:

• Manage host resources
• Reserve timeslots
• Troubleshoot timeslots issues