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This is the third installment in a multi-part series to address the basics of performance testing applications. It’s for the beginner, but it is also for the experienced engineer to share with project team members when educating them on the basics as well. Project Managers, Server Team members, Business Analysts, and other roles can utilize this information as a guide to understanding performance testing process, the typical considerations, and how to get started when you have never embarked on such a journey.
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This is the second installment in a multi-part series to address the basics of performance testing applications. It’s for the beginner, but it is also for the experienced engineer to share with project team members when educating them on the basics as well. Project Managers, Server Team members, Business Analysts, and other roles can utilize this information as a guide to understanding performance testing process, the typical considerations, and how to get started when you have never embarked on such a journey.

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HP has released several notifications this week about fixes for Performance Center 11.0 that have been addressed in Performance Center 11.5:

QCCR1J29087 – Migration Tool compatible issues with Oracle RAC
QCCR1J29239 – Unable to replace successfully the default HTML report with a customized template.
QCCR1J29380 – Scheduler timeout issues
QCCR1J29861 – TS splitted for the second time and linked to a load test
QCCR1J25487 –  Unable to publish a PC9.52 run to a trend report in PC11
QCCR1J26080 – In PC11P04v2, error Read Entire Entry

HP Support has released knowledge base article (KM00228735) to deal with Tasks that timeout on PC 11.5 and higher. The problem is encountered when a health check on a Host machine fails with the following error message
“Failure Timeout: Task with ID <xxxx> has failed to finish during the expected time.”
The task will be marked as a failed task.
This is usually a problem with a service not running on the host, or having incorrect permissions on the host. First, check all the services to ensure they are running. Check for these Read Entire Entry

HP Software has  released a knowledge base article (KM00354420) to deal with failed runs on a newly installed PC Host within Performance Center 11.5 and higher. Indications of this conditions are a failed status at the “Launch Controller” step when trying to execute a test. A message window will display the message:
“Run test failed: Reason: Failed to launch Controller.”
Checking System Health may also report this error on the problematic Host:
“Check connectivity between the Controller and Load Generator”.
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After the official release of HP ALM 11.5 (Application Lifecycle Management), previously known as HP Quality Center (QC), we detailed a step by step single server installation and noted the primary differences (relating to the installation) between version 11.0 and 11.5. The remainder of this article outlines a high level overview of the new features in ALM 11.5. You can also read HP’s official documentation on What’s New in HP ALM 11.5 (Application Lifecycle Management).
Editions
ALM has been divided into four editions:  HP AL Read Entire Entry

From Silvia Siqueira –  Sr Product Marketing for HP LoadRunner

After launching the new version of HP LoadRunner 11.5 and HP Performance Center 11.5, we are pleased to provide a list of great recorded tutorials that describe the new features and enhancements. See the list below for tutorial videos title and URLs:

HP LoadRunner 11.50 – Tutorial: Web Async (HP Videos)
HP LoadRunner 11.50 – Tutorial: GTW DFE (HP Videos)
HP LoadRunner 11.50 – Tutorial: Flex protocol (HP Videos)
HP LoadRunner 11.50 – Tutorial: Truclient Firef Read Entire Entry

With the move to LoadRunner 11.5, there have been updates and changes to the AJAX TruClient protocol. More specifically, there have been improvements and modifications for using it with FireFox as well as a new addition in way of support for Internet Explorer 9 with the AJAX TruClient protocol.

Firefox Enhancements

With the release of Firefox 8 in November of 2011, Loadrunner 11.5 takes advantage of the improvements that are brought to the table by Mozilla. These items include improved audio and video elements, and other HTM Read Entire Entry

New Vugen Platform: SharpDevelop
To say that the look and feel of VuGen received a makeover in LoadRunner 11.5 would be somewhat of an understatement. It is a total rework from the ground up. The biggest change is the move from LCC and the GNU Pre-processor engine to the SharpDevelop platform. This has to do with what the custom (HP) code for VuGen sits upon for compilation. This in and of itself warrants a healthy discussion and a separate blog entry. It appears this move affords HP a little more benefit to add additional features Read Entire Entry

HP has officially announced the release of Loadrunner 11.5, and with it come a bevy of changes. The most immediately noticeable of these is a major retooling of the look and feel of VuGen.

Over the coming days, we’ll be breaking down and reviewing some of these changes in a couple of blog postings. Here is an overview of some of the major changes you can expect:

New and Improved VuGen – The whole look and feel of VuGen has been revamped here to include much more modular panes and viewing ability. While there are a handful Read Entire Entry