Manage the Load Generator Agent

The Load Generator Agent manages Load Generator sessions to stress a server. Starting a Load Generator Agent only is useful to make the best of the capacity of a machine dedicated to run Virtual Users.

Load Generator Agents are managed in the NeoLoad Controller. When on the same network, the NeoLoad Controller automatically detects the Load Generator Agents available. When automatic detection is impaired (firewalls, routers, and so on), the Agents must be specified in the Controller. For more information, see Zones and Load Generator hosts.

The Agent must be previously installed, within a Controller installation or as a a standalone installation. For more information, see Install the Controller and Install a Load Generator Agent respectively.

Warning: Installing the NeoLoad Controller includes an embedded Load Generator Agent and a standalone Load Generator Agent. To avoid conflicts between both Agents, the standalone Agent can be started only when the Controller is stopped. Conversely, to launch the Controller, the standalone Agent must be stopped before.

Start the Load Generator Agent

The Load Generator Agent can be launched:

on Windows:
- with the Start Load Generator Agent shortcut in the Start > Programs menu, or
- with the Neotys Design Studio 5.5\bin\LoadGeneratorAgent.exe executable, or
- as a service in the Windows services control panel for a Load Generator Agent installation only.
on Unix:
- with the command Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgentService start, or
- with the command Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgent, or
- when installed using the root account, with the service AgentService start command using the root account.

To start the Load Generator Agent on Windows

In Start > Programs,click Start Load Generator Agent, or
Run Neotys Design Studio 5.5\bin\LoadGeneratorAgent.exe, or
Start the Load Generator Agent service for a Agent-ony installation.

To start the Load Generator Agent on Unix

Run Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgent, or
Run Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgentService start, or
Run service LoadGeneratorAgentService start with the root account.

Stop the Load Generator Agent

According to the installation mode (standalone Agent or Controller), the Load Generator Agent can be stopped:

on Windows:
- with the Shutdown Load Generator Agent shortcut in the Start > Programs menu, or
- as a service in the Windows service control panel for a Load Generator Agent installation only, or
- with the command line Neotys Design Studio 5.5\bin\LoadGeneratorAgent.exe -stop, or
- with the NeoLoad icon of the system tray.
on Unix:
- with Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgentService stop when the Agent has been started with Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgentService start, or
- with Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgent -stop, or
- with service LoadGeneratorAgentService stop when the Agent has been started with service LoadGeneratorAgentService start, or
- with the NeoLoad icon of the system tray, when available.

To stop the Load Generator Agent on Windows

In Start > Programs, click Shutdown Load Generator Agent, or
For a Agent-only installation, stop the Windows service for the Load Generator Agent, or
Run Neotys Design Studio 5.5\bin\LoadGeneratorAgent.exe -stop, or
Exit the Agent from the systray.

To stop the Load Generator Agent on Unix

Run Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgentService stop when started with Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgentService start, or
Run Neotys Design Studio 5.5/bin/LoadGeneratorAgent -stop, or
Run service LoadGeneratorAgentService stop when started with service LoadGeneratorAgentService start, or
Exit the Agent from the systray, when available.