Details on LoadRunner Certification

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from Learn LoadRunner by Ankur

Since the acquisition of Mercury by HP, there is a lot of confusion among LoadRunner folks about the certification exam offered by HP for LoadRunner. Following is the info I was able to gather for LoadRunner certification from various sources. Trust it would be useful for you all.

LoadRunner exam which earlier used to be CPS [Beginner Level] and CPC [Expert Level] now comes under the heading of AIS HP Performance Center v9 and ASE HP Performance Center v9 respectively. HP Certifications.

To register for the exam, you need:

• The exam name and number (HP0-xxx)
• Your HP Student ID : Can be simply obtained by filling in your personal details.
• Your Prometric Testing ID : HP has partnered with a third party, Prometric to conduct certification exams. Prometric Id is a unique id assigned to you when you register for the exam. This id is also used to maintain your testing history with Prometric.
• Method of payment : The accepted mode of payment is credit card (AMEX, MasterCard, or Visa) or by using a voucher number, or by promotional code. They do not accept payment by company or personal check.

AIS -HP Performance Center v9 : To achieve this credential you need to pass 1 core exam and 1 elective exam.

Core Exam is “HP Virtual User Generator Software Exam”

• Exam #: HP0-M19
• Details, sample questions/ Exam preparation guide can be found here
• Registration details can be found here
• Test fees range from US$60.00 to US$150.00. Details here
• You can also register for –optional– supporting course “VuGen 9.0 Scripting for the web“. It is an instruction led course spanning 2 days. They offer this course for EMEA, APAC and US regions. There is one more option there for organizations wanting to arrange training in campus.

Elective exam is “HP LoadRunner Software Exam”

• Exam #: HP0-M18
• Details, sample questions/Exam preparation guide can be found here
• Registration details can be found here
• Test fees range from US$60.00 to US$150.00. Details here
• You can also register for –optional– supporting course “Fundamentals of LoadRunner 9.0“. It is an instruction led course spanning 2 days. Again, they offer this course for EMEA, APAC and US regions. There is one more option there for organizations wanting to arrange training in campus.

ASE- HP Performance Center v9 : To achieve this credential you need to pass 2 core exams.

Core Exam 1 is “Scripting using HP Virtual User Generator Software”

• Exam #: HP0-M83
• Details, sample questions/ Exam preparation guide can be found here
• Registration details can be found here
• Test fees vary according to region and local currencies. Details here. There is a slight change to the “method of payments” requirements as mentioned on top. Since this is a performance based exams they don’t accept exam vouchers.
• You can also register for –optional– supporting course “VuGen 9.0 Scripting for the web“. It is an instruction led course spanning 2 days. They offer this course for EMEA, APAC and US regions. There is one more option there for organizations wanting to arrange training in campus.

Core Exam 2 is “Performance Testing using HP LoadRunner Software”

• Exam #: HP0-M84
• Details, sample questions/Exam preparation guide can be found here
• Registration details can be found here
• Test fees vary according to region and local currencies. Details here. There is a slight change to the “method of payments” requirements as mentioned on top. Since this is a performance based exams they don’t accept exam vouchers.
• You can also register for –optional– supporting course “Fundamentals of LoadRunner 9.0“. It is an instruction led course spanning 2 days. Again, they offer this course for EMEA, APAC and US regions. There is one more option there for organizations wanting to arrange training in campus.

To get practice loadrunner certification papers, you can refer pass4sure. >From what I have heard, their papers are quite good. They are offering a 10% discount on the purchase if you use the promo code learnqtp.

All The Best!

Please let me know, if you would like to add some more info above OR if you wish to share your LR certification experience.