What is RPM (Remote Performance Monitor) in LoadRunner?

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Dharmendra Gaur · Answer

RPM (Remote Performance Monitor) RPM is a set of classic (not .NET) Microsoft ASP pages that enables a Web browser to monitor test results from a LoadRunner Controller running on a remote machine. An additional license is not needed for LR 7.8 but is needed for LR 7.6. RPM requires IIS Server 4.0 or 5.0 on Windows 2000 but NOT IIS 6.0 installed with Windows 2003 servers. If the Controller was installed on a Windows XP machine and the RPM server is installed on a Window 2000 Server or Windows NT machine with IIS 4.0 the XP Controller machine's Local Security Policy Network Security: Sharing and Security model for local accounts should be changed from Guest Only to Classic. During RPM installation: Specify a root-level folder (such as RPM) on a data drive rather than allow RPM to be installed in the default  RPM Server  folder on the same level as LoadRunner under Program Files > Mercury Interactive. Specify the UserID and Password of the Controller machine. If you take the default MI_Viewer another new user will be created on the RPM machine. The default password for user MI_Viewer is MIOrchid#1 Go to Start -> Programs -> RPM Server -> Remote Performance Monitor User Configuration  in the Test Configuration section of the dialog type in the machine name of the Controller machine and then click the Test Machine button. If you do not have Administrator rights and try to change the UserID: Admin and Password: Admin you will see this message: Run-time error -2147467259 (80004005)': Method '~' of object '~' failed Caution! After the RPM Server is installed on a machine the Controller cannot be installed on top of it. The RPM must be uninstalled before the Controller can be installed on that machine. In Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager right-click on your IIS server for New Web Site. In the Web Site Creation Wizard specify name RemoteView then Browse to associate that name with the WWW Pages folder. To start the newly defined site you need to restart the IIS server then start a scenario in the Controller so that it displays monitored information. If you try to view the monitor in Internet Explorer when the Controller is not running a scenario you will be brought back to the Login page. Verify the site using a browser URL http://loadclient1/RemoteView Default User: Admin Default Password: Admin If the response is HTTP 401.1 - Unauthorized: Logon Failed or You are not authorized to view this page use Windows Explorer and right-click on the WWWPages folder Sharing tab It features a not very helpful one size fits all error message: The page cannot be displayed properly  because an error occurred . Error description: Either the Controller is not running or there is not an active scenario on the specified server or your RPM Server is not configured properly. Each remote viewer can select and customize the graphs to monitor. Caution! RPM times out if there is no browser activity for 20 minutes. This then requires another user login.

Prabhdeep Singh · Answer

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Ankur Agarwal · Answer

RPM(Remote Performance Monitor) is a set of classic ASP pages that enables a Web browser to monitor test results from a LoadRunner Controller running on a remote machine. Specify the UserID and Password of the Controller machine. If you take the default MI_Viewer another new user will be created on the RPM machine. The default password for user MI_Viewer is MIOrchid#1 Specify a root-level folder (such as RPM) on a data drive rather than allow RPM to be installed in the default RPM Server folder on the same level as LoadRunner under Program Files > Mercury Interactive. After the RPM Server is installed on a machine the Controller cannot be installed on top of it. The RPM must be uninstalled before the Controller can be installed on that machine. To start the newly defined site you need to restart the IIS server then start a scenario in the Controller so that it displays monitored information. If the response is HTTP 401.1 - Unauthorized: Logon Failed or You are not authorized to view this page It features a not very helpful one size fits all error message: The page cannot be displayed properly  because an error occurred. Either the Controller is not running or there is not an active scenario on the specified server or your RPM Server is not configured properly.