Set Up the JMeter Test

This topic describes how to prepare your environment for running JMeter tests, and to define a JMeter test scenario.
We recommend that you check the best practices and limitations information before you begin set up.
In this topic:

Prerequisite setup for JMeter tests

Install the following on each load generator that will run a JMeter test:
Load generator setup:
  • Java setting for Windows: Check that the environment variable %PATH% includes the directory of jvm.dll (for example: %JAVA_HOME%/jdk/jre/bin/server).
  • Java setting for Linux: Check that the environment variable $LD_LIBRARY_PATH includes the directory of libjvm.so.
  • We highly recommended that you define the following: 
    • Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the Java JDK folder.
    • Set the JMETER_HOME environment variable to point to the JMeter folder (containing JMeter sub-folders: bin, lib, etc.).
  • In addition, for a Linux load generator, copy the following jar files from LoadRunner to Jmeter:
    • cd $JMETER_HOME/lib/ext/
    • cp $M_LROOT/classes/HPEBackendListener.jar .
    • cp $M_LROOT/bin/jeromq-0.3.4.jar .
LoadRunner agent settings:
  • If the agent is set as Service, change the System environment variables JMETER_HOME, JAVA_HOME, and PATH , and restart the load generator machine.
  • If the agent is set as Process, change any User or System environment variables JMETER_HOME, JAVA_HOME, and PATH, and restart the agent.

Add a JMeter test to a scenario

This task describes how to create a scenario containing a JMeter script, and define Runtime Settings and actions for the script.
To define a JMeter scenario:
  1. Make sure the load generator machines are set up to run JMeter tests, as described in Prerequisite setup for JMeter tests.
  2. On the main Controller toolbar, click the New Scenario button .
  3. In the New Scenario dialog box, in the Select the scripts... area, select the JMeter Scripts radio button.
  4. Click Browse and select the JMeter script (.jmx file).
  5. Click OK in the New Scenario dialog box. The scenario containing the JMeter script opens in the Design tab.
  6. Right-click the script and open the Runtime Settings dialog box, and configure the following:
    1. Start measurements. Make sure this check box is selected (default setting).
    2. JMeter path. Define the home path for the JMeter installation on the load generator. If the field is left empty, it will take the default path from the JMETER_HOME environment variable. (For more information on setting the default environment variable, see Prerequisite setup for JMeter tests.)
    3. JMeter port. Leave it set to default to use the internal port range (4000 – 65535), or define a range.
  7. Open the Edit Action dialog box (described in see Edit Action Dialog Box), and set the following:
    • For action Start Vusers, set to start Simultaneously.
    • For action Duration, it is recommended to set to Run until completion.

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