Controller
ProcessorCPU Type: Intel Core, Pentium, Xeon, AMD or compatibleSpeed: 1.6 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM)Minimum: 2GB Recommended: 4GB
Free Hard Disk SpaceMinimum: 40 GB
Screen ResolutionMinimum: 1024 x 768
Operating System
Windows 7 (SP1) 32 bit or 64 bit
Windows 8 64 bit
Windows Server 2012 64 bit (For Controller and Analysis only)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) 64 bit
BrowserMicrosoft Internet Explorer 8, 9, or 10
System Requirements for VuGen, Controller, and Analysis
This section describes the system requirements for installing any of the LoadRunner components.
ProcessorCPU Type: Intel Core, Pentium, Xeon, AMD or compatibleSpeed: 1.6 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM)Minimum: 2GB Recommended: 4GB
Free Hard Disk SpaceMinimum: 40 GB
Screen ResolutionMinimum: 1024 x 768
Operating System
Windows 7 (SP1) 32 bit or 64 bit
Windows 8 64 bit
Windows Server 2012 64 bit (For Controller and Analysis only)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) 64 bit
BrowserMicrosoft Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, or 10
Load Generators and MI Listener (Windows)
The following table describes the system requirements for installing a load generator or MI Listener on a Windows machine. Memory and CPU requirements vary per protocol and system under test.
ProcessorCPU Type: Intel Core, Pentium, Xeon, AMD or compatibleSpeed: 1.6 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM)Minimum: 1GB Generator, 2GB MI Listener Recommended: 4GB+
Free Hard Disk SpaceMinimum: 40 GB
Screen ResolutionMinimum: 1024 x 768
Operating System
Windows 7 (SP1) 32 bit or 64 bit
Windows 8 64 bit
Windows Server 2012 64 bit (For Controller and Analysis only)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) 64 bit
BrowserMicrosoft Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10, or 11
Prerequisite Software (Windows)
The following software needs to be installed (dependencies) – if it is not already installed on your computer, the installation wizard detects which software is missing and provides the option to install it:
Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Windows Imaging Component. This is a prerequisite for .NET Framework 4.0.
.NET Framework 4
Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 SP3 for Microsoft .NET Redistributable Runtime MSI
Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 for Microsoft .NET Redistributable Runtime MSI
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x86)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x64)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x86)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x64)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (x86)
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 (or later)
Load Generators (Linux)
The following table lists the system requirements for installing a load generator on a Linux machine. Memory and CPU requirements vary per protocol and system under test.
ProcessorSpeed: 1.6 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM)Minimum: 1GB Recommended: 4GB+
Free Hard Disk SpaceMinimum: 500 MB
Supported Linux distributions
xNIX support includes the following:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 32-bit 5.8, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64-bit 5.8, 6.4
Oracle Enterprise Linux 32-bit 5.0RH, 6.0RH, 6.0 UEK
Oracle Enterprise Linux 64-bit 5.0RH, 6.0RH, 6.4 UEK
Ubuntu Server Linux 32-bit 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS
Ubuntu Server Linux 64-bit 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS
Amazon Linux AMI 32-bit and 64-bit (version 2012.03 or later)
Virtual Environments
HP LoadRunner 12 is certified to work with VMWare ESX/ESXi 5.0 and higher.
Additional Information
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