Comments on: Mapping drives for LoadRunner Windows monitoring http://www.jds.net.au/tech-tips/mapping-drives-for-loadrunner-windows-monitoring/ Expert consulting services with HP Software Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ward http://www.jds.net.au/tech-tips/mapping-drives-for-loadrunner-windows-monitoring/#comment-9194 Ward Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:18:43 +0000 http://www.jds.net.au/?p=1847#comment-9194 First, thanks Stu this is really handy. I have found that LoadRunner is able to do the whole NetBIOS thing much quicker with the drives mapped, then without having the shares mapped. A company where I am currently working has decided to disable $ shares. So in order to map drives, which I do, I had to Terminal Surf onto each machine to create a share: Perf, which I could then map using the newly created name. The only relevance to this article is that, if you are unable to use default share names, go create your own share on Load Generators and other machines you would like to remotely use PERFMON on. The apply the share name to the above batch file. This batch file would be nice to place in your startup directory: C:\Documents and Settings\\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. This way all of your drives are mapped every time you log onto the machine. If it is global to the machine instead of the idea place it in the: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup directory. Finally some companies are implementing internal security to prevent virus spread by blocking LoadRunners ability to do Windows Monitoring: Monitor name :Windows Resources. Cannot connect to machine . Reason: Access is denied. In order to get around this, I had to go to the head of desktop security, then I had my ID added to a remote access group. After that I could start monitoring my Load Generators again. Thanks Stu, Ward First, thanks Stu this is really handy. I have found that LoadRunner is able to do the whole NetBIOS thing much quicker with the drives mapped, then without having the shares mapped.

A company where I am currently working has decided to disable $ shares. So in order to map drives, which I do, I had to Terminal Surf onto each machine to create a share: Perf, which I could then map using the newly created name.

The only relevance to this article is that, if you are unable to use default share names, go create your own share on Load Generators and other machines you would like to remotely use PERFMON on. The apply the share name to the above batch file.

This batch file would be nice to place in your startup directory: C:\Documents and Settings\\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. This way all of your drives are mapped every time you log onto the machine. If it is global to the machine instead of the idea place it in the: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup directory.

Finally some companies are implementing internal security to prevent virus spread by blocking LoadRunners ability to do Windows Monitoring:

Monitor name :Windows Resources. Cannot connect to machine .
Reason: Access is denied.

In order to get around this, I had to go to the head of desktop security, then I had my ID added to a remote access group. After that I could start monitoring my Load Generators again.

Thanks Stu,

Ward

]]> By: Stuart Moncrieff http://www.jds.net.au/tech-tips/mapping-drives-for-loadrunner-windows-monitoring/#comment-7162 Stuart Moncrieff Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:30:24 +0000 http://www.jds.net.au/?p=1847#comment-7162 It should be noted that if you log onto the LoadRunner Controller with an account that has all the right permissions on the servers to be monitored, then it is not necessary to map any drives to create an authenticated NetBIOS connection to the server. LoadRunner will set up the connection for you automatically. It should be noted that if you log onto the LoadRunner Controller with an account that has all the right permissions on the servers to be monitored, then it is not necessary to map any drives to create an authenticated NetBIOS connection to the server.

LoadRunner will set up the connection for you automatically.

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