How to Create a Terminal Session

This task describes how to create a new terminal session.

To learn about terminal sessions, see Terminal Sessions Overview.

1. Prerequisites

   • Ensure that a load generator host is installed on the terminal server machine.

     Note: You cannot use terminal sessions on Linux load generators.

   • Ensure that the Remote Desktop Connection client software is installed on the Controller machine.

   • Configure the operating system to support terminal services on the participating load generators. For details, see 2. Operating System configuration for Terminal Services on Load Generator of the blog post.

   • If you intend to run terminal sessions using a custom user account, make sure you follow Requirements for Running Terminal Sessions with Custom User Account.

2. Configure the Performance Center agent on the load generator machine

   1. Select Start > All Programs > HPE Performance Center Host > Advanced Settings > Performance Center Agent Configuration. The Agent Configuration dialog box opens.

   2. Select Enable Terminal Services and click OK.

   3. When prompted to restart the agent, click OK.

3. Check the Terminal Services logon settings

   Ensure that the correct terminal services settings are selected for the Remote Desktop Connection client.

   To configure the correct Terminal Server logon settings:

   1. On the load generator machine, select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Terminal Services Configuration. The Terminal Services Configuration dialog box opens. Right-click RDP-TCP, and select Properties to open the RDP-TCP Properties dialog box.

   2. Click the Logon Settings tab.

   3. Make sure that Use client-provided logon settings is selected and that Always prompt for password is not selected.

4. Add the load generator to the system

   Use the New Host dialog box to add the load generator the system. For details, see Add a host.

5. Configure the terminal session

   You configure the terminal session from the Load Generator Management dialog box.

   1. On the My Performance Center navigation bar, select Test Management > Test Plan.
   2. Select a performance test in the test plan tree, and click Edit Test.

   3. In the Performance Test Designer window, click Groups & Workload.

   4. On the Groups pane toolbar, click LG Management, and select the load generators on which you want to enable terminal sessions (specific or automatch types only).

   5. Select Enable Terminal Services, enter the number of terminals to be opened on the selected load generators, and set the maximum number of Vusers to run in a terminal session.

      Note:  

      • The number of terminal services you can use depends on the Microsoft license for Remote Desktop Services.

      • The maximum number of Vusers depends on the Vuser type used in the script. For GUI Vusers, the maximum is one Vuser for each terminal session.

   6. Select Create new session, and specify the credentials required for automatic login. If you are using a custom user account, make sure you follow Requirements for Running Terminal Sessions with Custom User Account.

      You can also select the color depth of the session (15, 16, 24, or 32-bit level).

      Click OK to save your changes.

      Note:  

      • The settings for virtual load generator or actual load generator will take effect for every group that uses that load generator.

      • During runtime, you can set or change terminal services settings when the load generator is non-operational from the Terminal Settings dialog box. For details, see Terminal Services Dialog Box.

   For user interface details, see Load Generator Management Dialog Box.