MindTree's LoadRunner Execution process involves the following steps:

Building Scripts

MindTree uses LoadRunner's Virtual User Generator (VUGen) to capture all business transactions and convert them into test scripts. These are often called 'virtual user' scripts' or even 'virtual users', as they emulate real users by driving applications as clients. The scripts are enhanced to embed logic, and parameterized for realism.

Test Execution

Once test plans are signed off before test execution, MindTree uses LoadRunner Controller to manage load tests. Tests are carried out for various workloads using the following:

LoadRunner Scheduler

Can ramp up virtual users steadily till the maximum workload is reached. If transaction response times cross the threshold, the test is stopped and repeated with reduced workload. This helps test engineers benchmark the load on the application.

LoadRunner Monitors

Can observe each component of a multi-tier system, like networks, Web servers, application servers, and database servers during the load test.

Mercury Site Scope

Can capture resource utilization at server levels and network-related levels. Performance monitoring is done in a completely non-intrusive manner to minimize performance impact.

Test Analysis

The statistics and reports collected by the LoadRunner Analysis Component and Mercury Site Scope will be provided to your teams for further scrutiny. MindTree can also report bad transactions, in terms of CPU and memory utilization, for application servers and database servers.