Using CA Service Virtualization › Using the Workstation and Console with CA Service Virtualization › Virtualizing a Service › Preparing for Virtualization

Preparing for Virtualization

Starting the Virtual Service Environment

The Virtual Service Environment (VSE) must be started for the virtualization to run. The VSE must register with the DevTest registry.

To start the VSE, select Programs, DevTest, Virtual Service Environment from the Start menu.

A window opens to create a VSE named lisa.VSEServer and connects to the registry instance.

Note: You can minimize the Virtual Service Environment window, but do not close this window.

If you installed DevTest Windows system services, you can use the system service to start VSE.

You can also use the following command to start a named VSE from a command prompt:

[LISA_HOME]\bin\VirtualServiceEnvironment.exe -n VSEName -m RegistryName

VSEName

Specifies the name of the VSE

RegistryName

Specifies the name of an existing registry

Running Multiple Virtual Service Environments

To run multiple VSE servers on one computer, add the -p port command-line option while running VirtualServiceEnvironment.exe, where port specifies the port number. The port number differs for different VSE instances.

The maxvirtualservices property in your license limits the number of virtual services you can run.

Using VSE Manager to Set up the VSE

VSE Manager lets you change your virtual service environments.

For more information about VSE Manager, see VSE Manager Commands in Using CA Service Virtualization.