1. In the Performance Test Designer window, click Groups & Workload.

2. From the LG Distribution drop-down list, select Assign manually.

3. Select a Vuser group in the Groups pane and click the link in the Load Generators column.

This dialog box is available only when using the manual load generator distribution method.

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Load Generator Distribution Overview

Enables you to add more automatch load generators for the test. Enter the number of load generators in the adjacent box and click Add LGs.

Available from: Automatch tab only

Terminal Services. Enables you to configure terminal services sessions on the selected load generator. For details, see Configuring Terminal Sessions.

Available: For load generators

Enables you to select automatch load generators to assign to the selected Vuser group.

• Name. The name of the automatch load generator. By default, these are named LG1, LG2, and so on.

• Properties. The properties by which the automatch load generator is matched up with a specific load generator at runtime.

  Any is displayed by default. This means that the automatch load generator can be matched up with any load generator at runtime. To specify properties for a particular automatch load generator, click the corresponding Any link in the Properties column to open the Automatch Load Generator Properties dialog box. For details, see Automatch Load Generators Properties Dialog Box.

• Virtual Locations. The name of the virtual location. Click the Select virtual location link to open the Select Virtual Location dialog box.

Enables you to assign load generators from the host pool of the project to the selected Vuser group.

• <filter>. Enables you to filter the information being displayed in grid.

• Name. The name of the load generator.

• State. The state of the load generator: Operational, Non-operational, Unavailable.

  Note: Assigned load generators must be operational during runtime.

• Location. The location of the load generator.

• Virtual Locations. The name of the virtual location. Click the Select virtual location link to open the Select Virtual Location dialog box.

• Purpose. The purpose of the load generator, that is, Controller, Load Generator, Data Processor, or a combination of these.

  Note:

  • Only the hosts in the pool with at least a Load Generator purpose are displayed.

  • You can run UFT GUI tests only on load generators that are not also assigned as the Controller for the performance test.

  • If a load generator is marked with an asterisk (*), this indicates that the load generator host has been selected as the Controller. It is recommended not to use a Controller host as a load generator as well.