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Loadrunner CLIControllerApp.exe event timeout issue from Azure Pipeline

I have created an Azure pipeline wherein I make use of CMD task to trigger a Load Runner Scenario on a machine which is hosted On-Premises but I am getting failure for the same. Please find the setup details below

Load Runner Controller:- My Personal Laptop (No License, I am using LR community Free version as this is a POC)

Azure Pipeline:- On-Cloud

Scenario:- Azure Pipeline will trigger the CMD task which will then trigger the Load Runner Scenraio on my local machine

I have added my laptop to the Agent Pools-> Default Pools for the Azure Project I created. I can see my machine under Agents as Online and I can execute a series of other commands from Azure CMD task on my Laptop, the issue is only with LoadRunner execution

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I find it strange cause I can execute the same command locally on my laptop using Command prompt perfectly

There is an issue with this command when I execute it from Azure Pipeline!! I can run other commands from the pipeline without any issue!

Please find below the snapshot of the pipeline cmd task

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I am using the below command for triggering a Load Runner Scenraio

LR Installation Location:- cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\LoadRunner\bin

LoadRunner Execution Command:- CLIControllerApp.exe -TestPath C:\temp\LR_Scenarios\MSD365_Demo.lrs -Run -ResultName C:\temp\LR_Results

But I am getting the error as Wait CLICntrlService_Ready_Event timeout! Please find the error snap below.

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I did find one thread for this issue where they said that- you need LR license to use the CLI tool!! I dont see any invalid license code in wlrun log file but I feel its related to this license issue. Please find the link below which I reffered

https://community.microfocus.com/t5/LoadRunner-Professional-User/Licensing-Error-with-LoadRunner-CLIControllerApp-exe/m-p/2702193

I have also done multiple re-installation of Load Runner on my machine so I dont think it has anything to do with installation.

Need help, do let me know if anyone else has faced this issue and have a solution other than licensing cause I am doing an RnD piece and cant buy a license. Thanks

Solution

  • I have recently successfully tried integrating using LoadRunner professional tests (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Micro-Focus.LoadRunnerProfessionalTestsAutomation) and it worked like charm, let me know the exact error and i might help you. Its simple enough.

    Here is link to one of the issue i faced and how i solved it.
    Retrieving the COM class factory for component Access Denied Error