Can Amazon EC2 Micro instances type be used for provisioning a LoadRunner 12 load generator in a Cloud account?

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  • 20-Mar-2014
  • 24-Mar-2014

Summary

Amazon EC2 Micro instances type do not meet the minimum system requirements for installing a LoadRunner 12 Load Generator. An instance which meets the system requirements should be chosen.

Question

Starting from LoadRunner 12 tests can be run on load generators in a cloud environment. The process of creating a new load generator in a cloud account is known as provisioning the load generator.

Can Amazon EC2 Micro instances type be used for provisioning a load generator in a Cloud account?

Answer

The Amazon EC2 Micro instances type do not meet the minimum system requirements for installing a LoadRunner 12 Load Generator.

Please choose an instance which meets the system requirements as defined in the LoadRunner 12 readme and LoadRunner 12 Installation guide.

More information about the Amazon EC2 Instance Types and their specifications are available at the following link:
http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/