Silently install Network Virtualization on Windows
You can silently install the NV components for LoadRunner and Performance Center.
Note: During a silent installation of LoadRunner or Performance Center, the appropriate NV components are installed by default. For details, see the relevant installation guide in LoadRunner Help Center or Performance Center Help.
The installation files are located in the following folders:
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LoadRunner:
<LoadRunner installation DVD>\Additional Components\HPE NV\
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Performance Center:
<Performance Center installation DVD>\Additional Components\HPE NV\
For this component... | You need to install… | NV installation file |
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LoadRunner full installation |
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Load Generator (standalone) | NV for Load Generator and VuGen | <LR/PC installation folder>/Additional Components/HPE NV/NV4LGSetup.exe
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VuGen |
NV for Load Generator and VuGen |
<LR/PC installation folder>/Additional Components/HPE NV/NV4LGSetup.exe
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Performance Center Server | NV for Performance Center Server | <LR/PC installation folder>/Additional Components/HPE NV/NV4PCSetup.exe
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Performance Center Host |
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Installation logs are located under C:\Temp\NV_Logs.
Silently install NV for Controller on Windows
This section describes how to install NV for Controller silently on a Windows machine.
To install NV for Controller silently on Windows:
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Make sure that all system requirements are met before beginning the installation. For details, see System requirements.
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Copy the
NV4ControllerSetup.exe
file to the target LoadRunner or Performance Center Host machine. -
Run the installation with administrator privileges.
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Run the following command together with the required command line options:
NV4ControllerSetup.exe /s /v"/qn <command_line_options>"
Example:
NV4ControllerSetup.exe /s /v"/qn PORT=8182"
Command line options:
Option Description Required/Optional Default value PORT=<port number> The port used to connect to NV for Controller. REQUIRED 8182 INSTALLDIR=\"<path to installation folder>\" The location where the application files will be installed. OPTIONAL C:\Program Files\HPE\NV
ENABLE_REMOTE=<TRUE | FALSE> Opens the port in the firewall. Required for enabling remote access to web-based NV components.
OPTIONAL TRUE
REBOOT_IF_NEED=<TRUE | FALSE> If a reboot is required, automatically reboots the computer after installation completes.
Even if the FALSE value is used, you will need to reboot the machine before NV for Controller is operational.
OPTIONAL FALSE
DATA_FOLDER="<path to data dir>" The location where temporary internal application data and user data is saved. OPTIONAL C:\ProgramData\HPE\NV
Silently install NV for Performance Center on Windows
This section describes how to install NV for Performance Center silently on a Windows machine.
To install NV for Performance Center silently on Windows:
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Make sure that all system requirements are met before beginning the installation. For details, see System requirements.
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Copy the
NV4PCSetup.exe
file to the target LoadRunner or Performance Center Host machine. -
Run the installation with administrator privileges.
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Run the following command together with the required command line options:
NV4PCSetup.exe /s /v"/qn <command_line_options>"
Example:
NV4PCSetup.exe /s /v"/qn PORT=8182"
Command line options:
Option Description Required/Optional Default value PORT=<port number> The port used to connect to NV for Performance Center. REQUIRED 8182 INSTALLDIR=\"<path to installation folder>\" The location where the application files will be installed. OPTIONAL C:\Program Files\HPE\NV
ENABLE_REMOTE=<TRUE | FALSE> Opens the port in the firewall. Required for enabling remote access to web-based NV components.
OPTIONAL TRUE
REBOOT_IF_NEED=<TRUE | FALSE> If a reboot is required, automatically reboots the computer after installation completes.
Even if the FALSE value is used, you will need to reboot the machine before NV for Performance Center is operational.
OPTIONAL FALSE
DATA_FOLDER="<path to data dir>" The location where temporary internal application data and user data is saved. OPTIONAL C:\ProgramData\HPE\NV
Silently install NV for Load Generator on Windows
This section describes how to install NV for Load Generator silently on a Windows machine.
To install NV for Load Generator silently on Windows:
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Make sure that all system requirements are met before beginning the installation. For details, see System requirements.
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Copy the
NV4LGSetup.exe
file to the target LoadRunner or Performance Center Host machine. -
Run the installation with administrator privileges.
-
Run the following command together with the required command line options:
NV4LGSetup.exe /s /v"/qn <command_line_options>"
Example:
NV4LGSetup.exe /s /v"/qn PORT=8182"
Command line options:
Option Description Required/Optional Default value PORT=<port number> The port used to connect to NV for Load Generator. REQUIRED 8182 INSTALLDIR=\"<path to installation folder>\" The location where the application files will be installed. OPTIONAL C:\Program Files\HPE\NV
ENABLE_REMOTE=<TRUE | FALSE> Opens the port in the firewall. Required for remote access to the NV statistics and the NV Network Editor.
OPTIONAL TRUE
REBOOT_IF_NEED=<TRUE | FALSE> If a reboot is required, automatically reboots the computer after installation completes.
Even if the FALSE value is used, you will need to reboot the machine before NV for Load Generator is operational.
OPTIONAL FALSE
DATA_FOLDER="<path to data dir>" The location where temporary internal application data and user data is saved. OPTIONAL C:\ProgramData\HPE\NV