DB Connection failed while replaying the script

  • Document ID:KM03684934
  • Creation Date:17-Jul-2020
  • Modified Date:17-Jul-2020
    • Micro Focus Products:
      loadrunner professional
      loadrunner enterprise

Summary

DB Connection failed while replaying the script

Error

While replaying the script the lr_db_connect step is failing with the following error message:

vuser_init.c(12): DB Connection "Connect_DB" started ... Wait ....
vuser_init.c(12): DB Connection failed {"The 'OraOLEDB.Oracle' provider is not registered on the local machine."}
vuser_init.c(12): Error (-17940): DB Connection failed {"Connect_DB"}

 

Cause

OraOLEBD11.dll is not correctly registered on the machine.

Fix

In order to register the dll, follow the below steps:

1. Open a command prompt in administrator mode
2. Navigate to the bin folder of the Oracle client

     Example: cd C:\oracle\product\11.2.0.4\client_1\bin

3. Type the following command: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Regsvr32.exe OraOLEDB11.dll"