View and manage hosts
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You can also provision hosts from the cloud for use in performance testing. For details, see Configure a test with cloud-based load generators.
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An administrator can configure hosts from LoadRunner Enterprise Administration. For details, see Manage hosts.
View hosts
To view hosts used for test runs, click the module name or the dropdown arrow in the top banner, and select Hosts (under Resources).
User interface elements are described below:
UI Elements |
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ID | The ID of the testing host. |
Location | The name of the host location. |
Name |
The name or IP address of the host. IP addresses in IPv4 and IPv6 format are both supported. For an IP address, you can enter an IP address host name or FQDN. Click the host name link to display additional details about the host and the host tabs. For details, see View or edit host details. |
Status |
Displays the status of the host and enables you to change the status of a selected host. The possible statuses are:
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Privacy Type |
The privacy type of the host: Public or Private.
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Runtime State |
The current activity on the host.
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Purpose |
The testing tools available on the host. For example: Controller, Load generator, Data processor. Note:
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Installation |
The installation type of the host:
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Priority |
A rank assigned to the host (between 1-9). Assigning a higher priority to a host increases the likelihood of the host being allocated to a test. There are a number of criteria to consider when assigning priority. The main considerations are whether the host is a dedicated machine or a shared resource, and the type of hardware installed on the machine. |
Enable SSL |
Indicates whether the load generator host communicates with the Controller through TLS (SSL) or not. Note:
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Enable IPv6
(Available in versions 24.3 and later) |
Indicates whether IPv6 is used for communicating with the load generator host. When selected, the host must be set with IPv6. For details, see Add a host. Note: The host connection check will fail because the environment does not allow outgoing connections with IPv6. Outgoing connections are only allowed for port 80. |
Last Run Time | Displays the date and time that the host was last run in a test. Click the last run time link to open the run page for the selected test. |
Active Reservation ID |
Displays the timeslot ID. Click the link to open the timeslot for which the host is reserved. Note: When running a test and LoadRunner Enterprise is connected using a PostgreSQL database server, this field is empty if the time zone of the database server’s operating system is not aligned with the time zone in the postgresql.conf file on the database server machine. For details on aligning the time zone, see the PostgreSQL Database servers section in the LoadRunner Enterprise Installation Guide (available from Installation). |
Attributes |
The system attributes of the host. Example: Memory, strength, installed components. |
LoadRunner Agent User | Displays the domain and user name of the agent that enables communication between the Controller, Load Generators, and MI Listeners. If the field is empty, the default LocalSystem user account is being used. For details, see Configure the LoadRunner Agent. |
MI Listener |
The IP address or name of the MI Listener that enables data collection. Relevant only for hosts located over a firewall. |
Description | Describes the currently selected host. |
OFW Properties | Indicates whether over-firewall settings have been configured for the selected load generator host (Y or N). |
Belongs to Pools | The names of the pools that the host is associated with. |
Create Date | The date and time the host was created. |
Created By | The user who created the host. |
Tabs | |
Main Details | Describes the currently selected host. For user interface details, see Add a host. |
Event Logs | Displays detailed information about the tasks performed on the selected host, including the event type (an indication of the event's severity: error, warning, or info), a description of any errors, and the category of action where the event occurred. |
Installed LRE Components | Displays a list of the LoadRunner Enterprise components installed on the host machine, including versions and remote installations or upgrades. |
Installed Programs | Displays a list of all of the programs installed on the host machine. Details include the version, the publisher of the software, and the date it was installed on the host machine. |
Processes |
Displays information about the processes and resource usage of the selected host, including the percentage of processor time and memory used by the process, and the amount of elapsed time since the process started. Note: For the Processes page to work, IPv6 must be inactive. To deactivate IPv6, open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters\ in the registry Editor, and change the hexadecimal Value data for "DisabledComponents" to "0xFF". |
Services | Lists all the services on the selected host, including service status (Running or Stopped), and the way the service is set to start up (automatically, manually, or if the service is unavailable). |
Check Host Status | Displays the checks performed on the selected host, including the areas (Configuration, Connectivity, Installation, Performance) and sub-areas (Processor, Memory, System) that were checked, the expected and actual value resulting from the host check, and the host check status (Passed or Failed). |
Manage hosts
You can perform the following actions on hosts from LoadRunner Enterprise:
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Add a host |
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Check host connection |
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Reconfigure hosts |
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Configure the LoadRunner Agent |
Enables you to reconfigure the LoadRunner Agent to run as a process or as a service for the selected host. For details, see Configure the LoadRunner Agent. Note: Available for Windows hosts that are Operational and in Idle state only. |
View pending data processing requests |
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Reboot hosts |
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Export host data to Excel |
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Group, filter, or sort grid data |
You can sort, group, or the information being displayed in the Hosts grid. For more details, see Personalize your display. |
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