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LOADRUNNER CITRIX TIPS & TRICKSREQUIREMENT ...............................................................................................................2
 For LoadRunner7.51 .................................................................................................. 2 For LoadRunner7.6 and above: .................................................................................. 2
HOW TO FIND OUT THE CURRENT CITRIX SERVER VERSION .....................2
 For MetaFrame XP: .................................................................................................... 2 For MetaFrame 1.8: .................................................................................................... 2
WHAT CITRIX METAFRAME VERSIONS DOES LOADRUNNER SUPPORT ...2WHICH CITRIX CLIENT TYPE DOES LOADRUNNER SUPPORT? .................... 3
 For running Vusers as threads: ...................................................................................3 For running Vusers as process: .................................................................................. 3
COMMON PROBLEMS ...................................................................................................4
 Record ..........................................................................................................................4 Replay .......................................................................................................................... 8
BITMAP SYNC INFORMATION ................................................................................. 14
256-Colors settings .................................................................................................... 15Windows Terminal .................................................................................................... 15
CITRIX FUNCTIONS – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ........................................15COMMON PRACTICE .................................................................................................. 16REQUIREMENT FOR CITRIX MONITOR ...............................................................17ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................17
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Requirement
Recording against Citrix ICA client is supported starting with LoadRunner 7.51.
For LoadRunner7.51
a.Install LoadRunner 7.51 and apply the liveupdate (SP1)
b.
Install Citrix_ICA_Add-in.exe patch from LoadRunner’s patches databaseunder LoadRunner 
LR7.51SP1
Citrix
LR751SP1P1
c.
Install Citrix client (6.30.1060.zip) and Citrix_patch_27.exe fromLoadRunner’s patches database under LoadRunner 
LR7.51SP1
Citrix
LR751SP1P27
For LoadRunner7.6 and above:
The Citrix Vuser type will be supported out of the box. However, you need to go tothe add-ins
Citrix Client folder on the CD to install the Citrix client.
How to find out the current Citrix server version
Inside the Citrix Connection Configuration click on Help -> About. It should mentionsomewhere in the window the current MetaFrame server version and any SP or FR applied. To get to ‘Citrix Connection Configuration’,
For MetaFrame XP:
Click on Start -> Programs -> Citrix -> MetaFrame XP -> Citrix ConnectionConfiguration.
For MetaFrame 1.8:
Click on Start -> Programs -> MetaFrame Tools -> Citrix Connection Configuration.
What Citrix MetaFrame versions does LoadRunner support
LoadRunner supports both MetaFrame XP and 1.8:1.For MetaFrame XP, all versions (a, e and s) are supported. You must have at leastFeature Release 1 (FR1) applied on top of MetaFrame XP in order for LoadRunner tosupport your environment. Citrix MetaFrame XP comes in three flavors:
•
XPs - Standard Edition - Designed for departments or workgroups
•
XPa - Advance Edition - Designed for medium businesses
•
XPe - Enterprise Edition - Designed for the enterprise businessFR = Feature Release. This is basically a service pack, which is used to correctcurrent problems and new product features that were unavailable before.2.For MetaFrame 1.8, you must have SP3 applied on top of it in order for LoadRunner to support your environment.2
 
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Which Citrix client type does LoadRunner support?
LoadRunner support the Win32 ICA client and Nfuse client. You must go to theMercury Interactive Customer Support websiteto obtain the Citrix ICA client provided by Mercury Interactive that includes the testing APIs. Refer to the ‘Requirement’ sectionfor further information.As of current, LoadRunner does not support the ICA Java client. However, since thecommunication between the Java client and the Windows client in identical, using theWindows client will simulate the same load on the server.
Citrix Memory Footprint
For running Vusers as threads:
Swap per userRam per userMdrv
0.42 MB0.43 MB
Wfica32.exe
5.9 MB7.3 MB
Summary
 
6.32 MB7.73 MB
For running Vusers as process:
Swap per userRam per userMdrv
4.9 MB5.9 MB
Wfica32.exe
5.5 MB7.3 MB
Summary
10.4 MB13.2 MB3
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