WebLOAD Installation Guide
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3. WEBLOAD2 lt Installation Guide Version 10 3 RADVIEW lt The software supplied with this document is the property of RadView Software and is furnished under a licensing agreement Neither the software nor this document may be copied or transferred by any means electronic or mechanical except as provided in the licensing agreement The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment by RadView Software or its representatives WebLOAD Installation Guide Copyright 2015 by RadView Software All rights reserved August 2015 RadView Publication Number WL PRO 0711 ING90 WebLOAD TestTalk Authoring Tools ADL AppletLoad and WebExam are trademarks or registered trademarks of RadView Software IBM and OS 2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Word for Windows Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Excel for Windows Microsoft Access for Windows and Microsoft Access Runtime are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation SPIDERSESSION is a trademark of NetDynamics UNIX is a registered trademark of AT amp T Bell Laboratories Solaris Java and Java based marks are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc HP UX is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International Inc Netscape Navigator and LiveConnect a
4. database management system PostgreSQL 8 3 for use with WebLOAD Analytics For more information about PostgreSQL refer to www postgresql support de Install the WebLOAD components as follows Install the full WebLOAD product on computers that will be used to run the WebLOAD Console Install only the Load Generator or the Probing Client software on a computer that will be a dedicated Load Machine There is no need to install the full product on computers that will be used as Load Machines To install WebLOAD on your system 1 Browse to the location of the WebLOAD executable exe installation file 2 Double click the file The WebLOAD Installation Wizard appears 3 Follow the instructions in the Installation Wizard 4 In the Select Components screen e Select the type of installation For Load Machines and Probing Clients select Load Generator only e Specify whether to install the Load Generator As Service Ifyou select this option TestTalk is installed as a service Since a service can be started automatically this is especially useful for machines that serve only as Load Generators If you do not select this option TestTalk is installed as an executable file e Specify whether to also install the WebLOAD Dashboard The Web Dashboard enables viewing analyzing and comparing load sessions in a web browser with full control and customization of the display Note The installation process is the same
5. default orcl gt host lt hostname or IP address of the server gt instance name lt instance configured on the server default orcl gt Log out and log in or restart to activate the environmental variables WEBLOAD Installation Guide 21 lt RADVIEW Chapter 7 Uninstalling WebLOAD When you uninstall WebLOAD you are prompted to remove PostgreSQL 8 3 which is used to manage the WebLOAD Analytics database Rad View Software recommends that you keep PostgreSQL 8 3 installed in order to maintain all the information stored in the database To uninstall WebLOAD Close all WebLOAD modules including TestTalk Close all browser windows that are open Select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon Click the Change or Remove Programs tab Click Radview WebLOAD Professional and then click Change Remove D oa pe 9 N P The Uninstall Wizard appears Once the uninstall procedure is complete you may be prompted to restart your machine Note Uninstalling WebLOAD removes all the WebLOAD program file directories including all the WebLOAD installation files User files that are copied into these directories such as user defined extensions are not deleted WebLOAD load templates load sessions and Agenda files are not removed they can be used with all WebLOAD upgrades Caution Close TestTalk and all browser windows before uninstalling WebLOAD Failure to close TestTalk
6. running Windows systems Installing WebLOAD for Windows You can choose either of the following installation methods Command Line Installation Using the Installation Wizard Command Line Installation To perform a command line installation run the following command lt WebLOAD executable installation file gt flags Where the flags case sensitive are SILENT DIR lt destination directory gt TYPE Agent TYPE Dashboard SERVICE DOMAIN lt domain name gt USERNAME lt user name gt PASS lt user password gt MANUAL NOCHECK WEBLOAD Installation Guide Silent mode Destination directory Install a Load Generator only Install the Web Dashboard only Install TestTalk as a service The domain in which to install for service installation The user name for service installation The password of the service installation How to start the service If not set the service will start automatically Do not check for a previous installation RADVIEW For example WebLOAD Professional 10 1 0 013 en exe SILENT DIR c radviewtemp TYPE Agent SERVICE MANUAL DOMAIN dom USERNAME us PASS pas NOCHECK Using the Installation Wizard When you install WebLOAD on your computer the installation program asks you for the components to install As part of the installation process WebLOAD installs a
7. Engine on Linux Load Engine runs with TestTalk TestTalk enables communication between the different components of the WebLOAD module When running the Load Generator through Linux you generally need to connect with other WebLOAD modules running on a remote Windows machine for example WebLOAD Console To connect with these remote modules you must run TestTalk Once TestTalk is running you can access the remote WebLOAD modules The remote module then initiates the communication with TestTalk and then TestTalk loads the Load Generator Note If the Load Generator is running and TestTalk is not running the remote WebLOAD application will not be able to access the Load Generator To run TestTalk on your system 1 Open the linux bin directory within your working directory by typing the following cd lt working directory gt linux bin 2 Run TestTalk by typing the following starttestalk TestTalk starts running To stop running TestTalk From the linux bin directory run stoptesttalk Installing Third Party Software for Server side Monitoring 16 WebLOAD Console provides a Performance Measurements Manager PMM for monitoring the performance of various data sources such as server side applications databases stream technology system and Web server measurements in real time while your test is running Some data sources require initial configuration to enable monitoring by the PMM For more information
8. after WebLOAD has already been installed You might want to perform manual installation in the following situations e If Postgre SQL is already installed on your machine and you only need to create the WebLOAD Analytics database For instructions refer to Creating the Database when Postgre SQL is Already Installed on page 11 Ifyou want to use a different machine as the database server and have several WebLOAD Analytics applications connect to the database For instructions refer to Installing and Configuring the Database on a Dedicated Machine on page 11 Creating the Database when Postgre SQL is Already Installed If Postgre SQL is already installed on your machine you do not have to reinstall it during the WebLOAD installation However you must complete the following steps in order to create the WebLOAD Analytics database in Postgre SQL so that it can be used by WebLOAD Analytics To create the WebLOAD Analytics database after WebLOAD was installed e Rundeploy database bat from the C Program Files RadView WebLOAD bin database folder Installing and Configuring the Database on a Dedicated Machine You can run the Postgre SQL database using a dedicated machine with several WebLOAD Analytics client applications To install and configure the database on a dedicated machine 1 Install Postgre SQL Note It is recommended to install Postgre SOL Version 8 3 You can download the application from http www postgresgl org do
9. process On the Select License dialog box browse to the location where you saved your WebRM license select the file and click Next WEBLOAD Installation Guide 9e lt r 5 Setup RadView WebRM Professional Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Raden WebRM Figure 1 WebRM Installation Wizard Select Start Menu Folder 10 WebRM begins the installation When the WebRM installation process is complete a dialog box appears stating that the WebRM installation has completed successfully Click Finish Upgrading WebLOAD e10 To upgrade WebLOAD 1 Close TestTalk 2 Close all browser windows that are open 3 Uninstall the existing WebLOAD version For instructions on the uninstall procedure see Uninstalling WebLOAD on page 23 4 Install the new version of WebLOAD For installation instructions see Installing WebLOAD for Windows on page 7 Chapter 3 Installing WebLOAD for Windows RADVIEW lt Installing and Configuring the WebLOAD Analytics Database Q WebLOAD stores information from Load Sessions in a Postgre SQL database for use with WebLOAD Analytics You can install Postgre SQL and the WebLOAD Analytics database during the WebLOAD installation or manually
10. and all browser windows results in outdated files remaining on your disk which could adversely affect future installations of the program To uninstall WebRM 1 Select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Click the Add or Remove Programs tab 4 Click RadView WebRM and then click Change Remove WEBLOAD Installation Guide a 23 e 24 RADVIEW lt The Uninstall Wizard appears The uninstall procedure is completed following a confirmation request Chapter 7 Uninstalling WebLOAD Index C Configuring to Connect to the Oracle Database 23 Configuring WebLOAD Analytics database 11 Connecting to the Floating License Server 22 D Database installing and configuring 11 F Floating license details 22 Floating License Server 21 I Installing WebLOAD Analytics database 11 WebLOAD for Linux 15 WebLOAD for Windows 7 WebRM 9 Introduction 1 L License registration and update 19 Linux installing WebLOAD 15 running Load Engine 16 WebLOAD load machine requirements 6 O Online Help 4 Oracle Database Configuring to Connect 23 P Platform requirements Linux 6 WEBLOAD Installation Guide RADVIEW R Registering WebLOAD license 19 Requirements system 5 Running Load Engine on Linux 16 S Standard License Registration 19 System Requirements 5 T Technical Support 4 Technical Supp
11. ection is not successful a failure message appears Viewing License Details After selecting the license server you can view the current license details in the License Details section of the Update License dialog box Chapter 5 Registering and Updating the WebLOAD License RADVIEW Chapter 6 Configuring Connection to the Oracle Database using WebLOAD Connecting to the Oracle Database using WebLOAD requires that you install the Oracle Data Access Components ODAC on your computer For information on ODAC refer to the appropriate Oracle documentation lt Note You need to be assigned a valid username and user privileges for Oracle so that you can connect to the Oracle database The following procedure is confirmed to work with Oracle Database version 11g and is also expected to work with Oracle Database version 10g To configure your computer to enable connection to the Oracle database using WebLOAD 1 Navigate to SORACLE_HOME NETWORK ADMIN 2 Open tnsnames ora for editing lt Note If tnsnames ora does not exist create it The default content is as follows lt tns_name gt DESCRIPTION ADDRESS PROTOCOL TCP HOST lt host or ip gt PORT 1521 CONNECT_DATA SERVER DEDICATED SERVER_NAME lt instance_name gt 3 Make the following definitions in the file tns_name lt tns name configured in the listener on the server
12. ense server see WebRM Server on page 19 Chapter 5 Registering and Updating the WebLOAD License RADVIEW lt 6 Click the browse button next to the Use a license file text box to browse to the location of the license 1ic file sent to you by a RadView representative 7 Select the correct license file and click Open to return to the Update License dialog box 8 Click OK to load the new license If the license registration was successful a message box appears indicating a successful license update You can now begin working with WebLOAD lt Note After loading the license you can optionally click License Information to view the license s full details If the license registration was not successful an error message appears If you are not able to successfully register a valid license file contact Rad View Support for assistance WebRM Server The WebRM Server is a stand alone tool that manages all resource distribution to WebLOAD Console which is the machine used to run loads in a WebRM environment It is the method that controls the number of users allowed to access the product concurrently WebkM for virtual clients is available and defined as a pool of virtual probing clients that can concurrently be used by members of a testing team and monitored by the WebRM Server During installation of the WebRM server you are prompted for the WebRM file that defines The number of concurrent applicat
13. er load This section provides a brief introduction to WebLOAD technical support including both documentation and online support WebLOAD Documentation WebLOAD is supplied with the following documentation WebLOAD Installation Guide Instructions for installing WebLOAD and its add ons WebLOAD IDE User s Guide Instructions for recording editing and debugging load test Agendas to be executed by WebLOAD to test your Web based applications WebLOAD Console User s Guide A guide to using WebLOAD console RadView s load scalability testing tool to easily and efficiently test your Web based applications This guide also includes a quick start section containing instructions for getting started quickly with WebLOAD using the RadView Software test site WEBLOAD Installation Guide ele RADVIEW2 lt WebLOAD Analytics User s Guide Instructions on how to use WebLOAD Analytics to analyze data and create custom informative reports after running a WebLOAD test session WebRM User s Guide Instructions for managing testing resources with the WebLOAD Resource Manager WebLOAD Scripting Guide Complete information on scripting and editing JavaScript Agendas for use in WebLOAD and WebLOAD IDE WebLOAD JavaScript Reference Guide Complete reference information on all JavaScript objects variables and functions used in WebLOAD and WebLOAD IDE test Agendas WebLOAD Extensibility SDK Inst
14. for Load Machines and Probing Clients 8e Chapter 3 Installing WebLOAD for Windows RADVIEW2 lt When the WebLOAD installation is complete the WebLOAD License dialog box automatically opens to complete the registration process License registration is discussed in Registering and Updating the WebLOAD License on page 17 Installing WebRM To install WebRM 1 Browse to the location of the WebRM 10 0 xxx en exe installation file 2 Double click the file The WebRM Installation Wizard appears 3 The WebRM Installation Wizard displays the Select Destination Location dialog box On the Select Destination Location dialog box browse to the location where you would like WebRM installed By default this location is C Program Files RadView WebRM 4 Click Next 5 The WebRM Installation Wizard displays the Select License Location dialog box This dialog box displays your HostID and enables you to browse to the License location lt Note If you have already received your WebRM License file skip to step 9 6 If you have not received your License file copy the HostID displayed in the text box into an email together with your name company address and phone number Send the email to support radview com A WebRM license file 1i c will be sent to you After receiving the file save it on the hard drive of your WebRM machine Double click the WebRM executable installation file to restart the installation
15. iable expressions such as parameters CAPITALS Names of keys on the keyboard for example SHIFT CTRL or ALT KEY KEY Key combinations for which the user must press and hold down one key and then press another for example CTRL P or ALT F4 WEBLOAD Installation Guide 3 lt RADVIEW lt Where to Get More Information This section contains information on how to obtain technical support from RadView worldwide should you encounter any problems Online Help WebLOAD provides a comprehensive on line help system with step by step instructions for common tasks You can press the F1 key on any open dialog box for an explanation of the options or select Help gt Contents to open the on line help contents and index Technical Support Website The technical support pages on our website contain FAQ Frequently Asked Answered Questions Agenda Center Documentation RadView s Product Resource Center where you can find prepared test scripts product information and industry related news http www radview com support index asp Technical Support For technical support in your use of this product contact North American Headquarters International Headquarters e mail support RadView com Phone 972 3 915 7060 Fax 972 3 915 7683 e mail support RadView com Phone 1 888 RadView 1 888 723 8439 Toll Eree 908 526 7756 Fax 908 864 8099 Note We encourage you to use e mail fo
16. ions for the WebLOAD Console The number of concurrent Virtual and Probing Clients Installation also creates a FlexLM Service that controls the operation The WebRM Server displays a list of the number of resources Virtual and Probing Clients that the Console is using The WebRM Server enables a testing team to share resources This section describes how to connect to the WebRM Server and how to view the license details WEBLOAD Installation Guide 19 lt RADVIEW Connecting to the WebRM Server To connect to the WebRM Server 1 After installing WebLOAD the Update License dialog box opens enabling you to select a valid license key Or To open the Update License dialog box manually select Start gt Programs gt RadView gt WebLOAD gt Utilities gt Update License The Update License dialog box appears R Update License License Details q Status Valid Number of Virtual Clients 200 Expiration date 30 jun 2011 Host Id 002564821316 Update License O Evaluate WebLOAD Use a license file J Connect to the WebRM License Server Figure 3 Update License Dialog Box WebRM Server Installation 2 Select Connect to the WebRM License Server 3 Click the Browse button and select the machine where WebRM is installed 4 Click OK A connection to the selected license server is attempted e If the connection is successful a success message appears If the conn
17. or update your license registration 1 If you are registering a new license after an initial WebLOAD installation access the Update License dialog box The Update License dialog box is opened automatically after a successful WebLOAD installation is completed Or If you are updating your license registration after your current license has expired from the Windows desktop select Start gt Programs gt RadView gt WebLOAD gt Utilities gt Update License The Update License dialog box appears Update License License Details 4 Status Valid Number of Virtual Clients 200 Expiration date 30 jun 2011 Host Id 0025648e1316 Update License O Evaluate WebLOAD Use a license file Connect to the webRM License Server Figure 2 Update License Dialog Box Create an email message with the following information a Copy the Host ID displayed in the text box into the email b Add your name company address and phone number to the email message Send the email to license radview com A WebLOAD license file 1i c will be sent to you Select Start gt Programs gt RadView gt WebLOAD gt Utilities gt Update License to open the Update License dialog box and install the license key By default the Use a license file radio button is selected This assumes that your license file is located on your local computer system For information on installing a floating license or connecting to a lic
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20. r faster and better service When contacting technical support please include in your message the full name of the product as well as the version and build number Chapter 1 Introduction Keter System Requirements RADVIEW WebLOAD has the following system requirements WebLOAD Console WebLOAD IDE WebLOAD Analytics WebLOAD Probing Client and WebRM can only be run on Windows platforms WebLOAD Load Machines can be run on Windows and Linux platforms lt Note For any installation you must have Administrator rights for the computer on which you are installing Windows Platforms Table 3 WebLOAD System Requirements Requirements WebLOAD Console WebLOAD IDE WebLOAD Analytics WebLOAD Probing Client and WebRM Computer Processor IBM compatible PC x86 32 with Pentium II 800 MHz or higher microprocessor Operating System Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Pro SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Memory 1 GB RAM minimum 4 GB is recommended Load Machine IBM compatible PC x86 32 with Pentium III 800 MHz or higher microprocessor Pentium 4 is recommended Windows 2000 Server Advanced Server Windows XP Pro SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions Windows Server 2008 1 GB RAM minimum 4 GB is recommended WEBLOAD Installation Guide
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22. ructions on how to develop extensions to tailor WebLOAD to specific working environments WebLOAD Automation Guide Instructions for automatically running WebLOAD tests and reports from the command line or by using the WebLOAD plugin for Jenkins WebLOAD Web Dashboard User Guide Instructions for using RadView s Web Dashboard to view analyze and compare load sessions in a web browser with full control and customization of the display The guides are distributed with the WebLOAD software in online help format The guides are also supplied as Adobe Acrobat files View and print these files using the Adobe Acrobat Reader Install the Reader from the Adobe website http www adobe com oe 2 Chapter 1 Introduction RADVIEW Typographical Conventions Before you start using this guide it is important to understand the terms icons and typographical conventions used in the documentation The following icons appear next to the text to identify special information Table 1 Icon Conventions Type of Information Indicates a note Indicates a feature that is available only as part of aWebLOAD Add on The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special information Table 2 Typographical Conventions Formatting Type of Information convention Special Bold Items you must select such as menu options command buttons or items in a list Emphasis Use to emphasize the importance of a point or for var
23. see the Enabling Data Sources Monitoring section in the WebLOAD Console User s Guide Chapter 4 Installing WebLOAD for Linux RADVIEW Chapter 5 Registering and Updating the WebLOAD License Your WebLOAD license must be registered before you can start working with WebLOAD WebLOAD licenses that have expired must also be renewed or updated before you can continue working with WebLOAD When installing a new major or minor version of WebLOAD make sure that you have an adequate license for that specific version All license registration and updating is accomplished through the Update License dialog box Standard License Registration Q To open the Update License dialog box e At the time of WebLOAD installation when the WebLOAD Installation Wizard is finished the License dialog box opens automatically Note After a WebLOAD installation you may be prompted to restart your computer before the Update License dialog box appears In this case the License dialog box will appear automatically after the computer restarts Or Atany other time from the Windows desktop select Start gt Programs gt RadView gt WebLOAD gt Utilities gt Update License The License dialog box includes the following sections License Details Update License These sections are used to register and update your WebLOAD authorization license information WEBLOAD Installation Guide e 17 lt e 18 RADVIEW To complete
24. stalling the WebLOAD Load Engine ona machine running a Linux operating system Installing the WebLOAD Load Engine for Linux To install the WebLOAD Load Engine on your system 1 Select or create a directory for installing the WebLOAD Load Engine This directory will be referred to as the working directory Download the WebLOAD linux version tar gz compressed file from a server to the working directory Uncompress and extract the tar file in the working directory using the following command tar zvxf WebLOAD linux version tar gz Change directories by typing the following cd radview webload lt version number gt linux bin Run setup by typing the following setup During the setup process the webload ini configuration file is created When prompted enter the path to the Java runtime libraries The default path to the libraries is displayed If you are working with a different version of Java enter the path of the libraries using the following usr java jre lib i386 server usr java jre lib i386 native threads The path information is stored in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable lt Note The directories containing the Java libraries are separated with a colon WEBLOAD Installation Guide 15 lt lt RADVIEW lt Important The WebLOAD Load Generator will not function properly without the correct paths for the Java libraries Running the Load Engine on Linux When running the Load
25. wnload and install it using its default installation settings WEBLOAD Installation Guide eile RADVIEW lt Copy all the files from the C NProgram Files RadView WebLOAD bin database directory to a temporary folder on the dedicated server Run deploy database bat from the temporary folder to which you copied the files in the previous step The WebLOAD Analytics database is created Configure Postgre SQL to allow remote connections For more information see Configuring Postgre SQL to Allow Remote Database Connections on page 12 Configure the relevant WebLOAD Analytics clients to work with the remote database For more information see Configuring Clients to Work with the Remote Database on page 13 Configuring Postgre SQL to Allow Remote Database Connections For WebLOAD Analytics clients to work with the remote database you must perform the following configuration steps on the host machine To configure a remote database connection through Postgre SQL 1 2 Run Start gt PostgreSql 8 3 gt PgAdmin III The PgAdmin III application opens Edit the postgresql conf file as follows a Select File gt Open b Browse toC program files Postgres Data select postgresql conf and click Open The postgresql conf configuration file opens c Change the value of listen_address to This configures the server to listen to all addresses d Enable the value and save the file Edit the Pg_hba conf file as follo
26. ws a Select File gt Open b Browse toC program files Postgres Data select Pg_hba conf and click Open The Pg_hba conf configuration file opens c Add anew entry with the following parameters Chapter 3 Installing WebLOAD for Windows RADVIEW Type host e Database all e 6User all IP address lt IP subnet mask gt 0 1 1 24 where lt IP subnet mask gt is your organization s IP subnet mask Method md5 d Enable the entry and save the file Configuring Clients to Work with the Remote Database To configure a remote database connection through Postgre SQL 1 Open WebLOAD Analytics on the client machine 2 Select Window gt Preferences gt Database 3 Enter the server s IP address and name in the Database host name field 4 Click OK Installing Third Party Software for Server side Monitoring WebLOAD Console provides a Performance Measurements Manager PMM for monitoring the performance of various data sources such as server side applications databases stream technology system and Web server measurements in real time while your test is running Some data sources require initial configuration to enable monitoring by the PMM For more information see the Enabling Data Sources Monitoring section in the WebLOAD Console User s Guide WEBLOAD Installation Guide 13 lt Chapter 4 RADVIEW Installing WebLOAD for Linux This chapter contains the instructions for in
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