Running a user group at a remote location

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:
We recommend that you run user groups at remote locations. You must run a user group at a remote location if To run a user group at a remote location:
  1. In the Test Navigator, expand the project until you locate the schedule.
  2. Right-click the schedule, and then click Open.
  3. In the schedule, click the user group that you want to run on a different computer.
  4. In the Schedule Element Details section, click Run this group on the following locations.
  5. To declare a remote location:
    1. Click Add New.
    2. In the Add Location wizard, select the project to store the location.
    3. 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.
    4. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the remote computer.
    5. In the Hostname field, enter the IP address or the fully qualified host name of the remote computer.
    6. 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.
    7. In the Operating System field, select the operating system of the remote computer, and then click Finish.
  6. To add an already declared location:
    1. Click Add Existing.
    2. In the Select Location dialog box, select the computer on which the user group will run, and then click OK.

Parent topic: Representing workloads

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