Installing › Preinstallation › DevTest Solutions Architecture › DevTest Server Components

DevTest Server Components

In CA Application Test, the tests are run in the DevTest Server environment. DevTest Workstation connects to the DevTest Server to deploy and monitor tests that were developed in DevTest Workstation.

CA Application Test and CA Service Virtualization use the following DevTest Server components:

• DevTest Workstation: An integrated development environment (IDE) where test case assets and virtual service models are created and edited. You can run test cases and models locally in the workstation or you can stage them for a remote execution. DevTest Workstation must be installed on desktop computers for users who author test and virtual model assets. Any number of workstations can attach to the registry and can share the server environment. For more information, see DevTest Workstation in Using CA Application Test.
• Registry: A central location for the registration of all DevTest Server and DevTest Workstation components. For more information, see Registry in Using CA Application Test.
• DevTest Console: The Console includes links to the Server Console (including VSE), CVS Dashboard, Reporting, and VSEasy.
• Coordinator Server: The coordinator receives the test run information as MAR files, and coordinates the tests that are run on one or more simulator servers. For more information, see Coordinator Server in Using CA Application Test.
• Simulator Server: The simulator runs the tests under the supervision of the coordinator server. For more information, see Simulator Server in Using CA Application Test.
• VSE: Used to deploy and run virtual service models. For more information, see Using CA Service Virtualization.

  

The registry, coordinator server, simulator server, and VSE are "headless" Java applications that run in separate virtual machines.

A minimal DevTest Server configuration for CA Application Test and CA Service Virtualization must include at least one of each of these components. There can be as many instances of each type as is needed for a specific testing environment.

Typically, a DevTest Server configuration for CA Application Test has one registry, one coordinator server, and multiple simulator servers.

VSE is a server-level service. The service can coexist with a registry that has a coordinator and a simulator that are attached to it. The simulator and coordinator are not mandatory to run VSE.