LoadRunner Agent Service vs Process

Few people might be wondering as to why LoadRunner agent has the option of running it as the service or as the process.

If we run it as process, the agent will be running until at least single user session logged into agent machine, whereas in case of agent as service no user needs to be login, just if the machine is up and running it is enough.

Note: Whether agent running as service or process name would be " Performance center Agent service" in services.msc
 

Below are few steps to follow to convert the agent from process to service or vice-versa

Converting Agent process to Service

1. Kill the process "magentproc.exe from Task manager

2. Open the command prompt and go to the path "%\HP\LoadRunner\bin%"(where loadrunner is installed into your machine)

3.type: magentservice.exe -install

4. go to run and type services.msc

5. look for the service "Loadrunner Agent Service" and restart the same

 

2nd method:
1.Kill the process "magentproc.exe from Task manager
2.Stop the process Performance center Agent service
3.Go to path C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\Performance Center Host\launch_service\bin\
4. run magentservice
5 Check in Task manager(magentservice.exe*32) would be running
6. Start the performance center Agent service

Now the agent would be running as service

Converting Agent Service to Process

1. Go to Services.msc and stop the loadrunner agent service

2. go to go to the path "%\HP\LoadRunner\bin%"(where loadrunner is installed into your machine)

3. type: magentservice.exe -remove

4 type magentsproc.exe