Lets a user group run at a remote computer location rather than
on your local computer. We recommend that you run a user groups at remote
locations so that your workbench activity doesn't affect the ability to apply
load.
Before you run a user group at a remote location:
- IBM Rational Agent Controller must be installed on the remote computer.
- Firewalls on both the local and remote computers must be disabled or configured
to allow connections among the computers.
We recommend that you run user groups at remote locations. You must
run a user group at a remote location if
- You are running a large number of virtual users, and your local computer
does not have enough CPU or memory resources to support this load. You can
conserve resources by running the users on different locations so that fewer
users run on each computer.
- A test requires specific client libraries or software. The user group
that contains this test must run on a computer that has the libraries or software
installed.
To run a user group at a remote location:
- In the Test Navigator, expand the project until you locate the
schedule.
- Right-click the schedule, and then click Open.
- In the schedule, click the user group that you want to run on a
different computer.
- In the Schedule Element Details section, click Run this
group on the following locations.
- To declare a remote location:
- Click Add New.
- In the Add Location wizard, select the project to store the
location.
- In the File Name field, type the name
of the file that will contain information about this computer, and then click Next.
Note: The data stored in the file includes information such as the host
name and deployment directory. You can change this information later by opening
the Test Navigator and double clicking on the file.
- In the Name field, enter a descriptive
name for the remote computer.
- In the Hostname field, enter the IP address
or the fully qualified host name of the remote computer.
- In the Deployment Directory field, enter
the directory on the remote computer that will store the test assets. The directory, which is created if it does not exist, stores the temporary
files that are needed during a schedule run.
- In the Operating System field, select
the operating system of the remote computer, and then click Finish.
- To add an already declared location:
- Click Add Existing.
- In the Select Location dialog box, select the computer on which
the user group will run, and then click OK.