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Verifying the DevTest Solution Installation

To verify successful installation of the DevTest Solution, start the DevTest Server, open each user interface and log in.

This section contains the following topics:

Start DevTest and Log In to UIs

Start the DevTest Processes or Services

Log in as the Standard Super User

Create a User with the Super User Role

Access the DevTest User Interfaces

Start DevTest and Log In to UIs

Follow these steps:

1. Start the server components.
2. Prepare to log in to the user interfaces. You can:
   • Log in as the standard DevTest Super User.
   • Create a DevTest user with the Super User role for yourself and log in with your own credentials.
3. Access each user interface and log in. Examine the UIs.
4. (Optional) Examine DevTest Server directories.

Start the DevTest Processes or Services

This section explains the process of starting the DevTest Server with all components available. Use the sequence that is shown to ensure that all components start. Some of the ways you can start the DevTest processes or services are described following the start process.

Note: About DevTest Server Components describes the processes.

Start Order Sequence

Start the DevTest Server processes (or services) in the following sequence. (The Start menu shortcuts are shown.)

Follow these steps:

1. Start the Enterprise Dashboard Server.
2. Start each registry.
3. Start the Portal.
4. Start the following components in any order:
   • Broker
   • Coordinator Server
   • Simulator Server associated with each coordinator.
   • Virtual Service Environment
5. If used on the DevTest Server:
   • Workstation
   • Demo Server

Note: To shut down the server components, use the reverse order.

Ways You Can Start DevTest Server

Access the DevTest Server processes in one of the following ways:

• (Windows) Click the Start menu and expand DevTest Solutions. Start the processes in start order sequence.

  

• Go to the LISA_HOME\bin folder. Start the executables in start order sequence.

  

• (Windows) Go to Services and start the services in start order sequence.

  

• Open a command prompt as an Administrator or open a terminal window. Go to LISA_HOME\bin, and enter the command to start each process in start order sequence. You can also start the respective services or start the associated vmoptions file.

  Get help by entering the command name followed by --help. For example:

  

Log in as the Standard Super User

Important! Access Control List (ACL) is mandatory. No one can use DevTest Solutions without first logging in with a valid name and password.

Setting up security involves creating role-based user accounts and specifying the ACL with LDAP or with credentials that you define. If you plan to use LDAP for authentication, you do not add your own user name and password as described in Create a User with the Super User Role. To access the UIs before you configure LDAP, use the standard user that is defined with the Super User role.

When you access the DevTest Workstation, a login dialog resembling the following graphic opens:

To log in, type admin in the Username field, type admin in the Password field, and click Login. The DevTest Workstation opens.

When you browse to the DevTest Portal, the login area resembles the following example.

To log in, type admin in the User Name field, type admin in the Password field, and click Log in.

The DevTest Console presents a similar login dialog. You can log in to that browser with the same standard user.

Create a User with the Super User Role

Grant yourself full access to DevTest Solutions.

Follow these steps:

1. Browse to the Server Console.

   http://localhost:1505
   

2. Log in as the standard administrator user.
   1. Enter admin for the user name.
   2. Enter admin for the password.
3. Expand the Administration pane in the left navigation bar. In the Security area, the Super User provides credentials to authenticate users and grants permissions to access features through role assignments.

   

4. Create a user account for yourself with a password you will not forget. Assign a Super User role for full access to DevTest Solutions.
   1. At the bottom of the right panel, click Add User.
   2. In the User ID field, enter a unique ID that is composed of any combination of alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_), period (.), and ampersand (@) characters.
   3. In the Password field, enter a password that is composed of any combination of alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_), and ampersand (@) characters.
   4. In the Re-type Password field, enter the password again.
   5. In the Name field, enter the user name (alphanumeric,hyphen (-), underscore (_), and space characters).
   6. In the Roles for the User area, select Super User.
   7. Click Add User.
   8. Click OK.

Now, you can access any DevTest user interface or command-line interface and log in with the user ID and password that you defined.

Access the DevTest User Interfaces

The Enterprise Dashboard, the registry, and the Portal you are using must be running for all UIs. See Start the Server Components.

Access the UIs as described here. Then, log in as the standard Super User or log in with your own credentials, where you defined yourself with the Super User Role.

Demo Server

To learn about DevTest Solutions, browse to the demo server on your local host, and follow the tutorials in Using CA Application Test.

• Browse to the Demo Server and log in.

  http://localhost:8080/lisabank
  

• (Windows) From the Start menu, expand DevTest Solutions and select Demo Server.

Enterprise Dashboard

To view the list of registries that are connected to the Enterprise Dashboard:

• Browse to the Enterprise Dashboard UI and log in.

  http://hostname:1506
  

• (Windows) Log in to the server where the Enterprise Dashboard is installed. From the Start menu, expand DevTest Solutions and select DevTest Enterprise Dashboard UI.

Portal

Before you use CA Continuous Application Insight, install the DevTest Java agent. Browse to the following URL and log in to the DevTest Portal to access CAI. Specify the host name of a computer with a running registry. See the Using CAI documentation.

CAI requires the Portal to be running. The UI requires the Broker to be running. CA Application Test and CA Service Virtualization use the Portal for some functionality. See Using CA Application Test and Using CA Service Virtualization.

• Browse to the Portal UI and log in.

  http://hostname:1507/devtest
  

• (Windows) From the Start menu, expand DevTest Solutions and select DevTest Portal UI.

Workstation

Start DevTest Workstation on your local host. Workstation is where you create and edit tests and also stage tests. Some alternative methods include TestRunner and junitlisa ant task, for example. See the Using CA Application Test documentation. The UI requires a coordinator server and a simulator server to be running.

• (Windows) From the Start menu, expand DevTest Solutions and select Workstation, specify the registry, and log in.
• Go to LISA_HOME\bin and run the Workstation.exe.

DevTest Console

The Console includes links to the Server Console (including VSE), CVS Dashboard, Reporting, and VSEasy. Specify the host name of a computer with a running registry. For information about using the Administrative tab in the Server Console, see Administering DevTest Solutions. For other information, see Using CA Service Virtualization. The UI for CA Service Virtualization requires VSE to be running.

• Browse to the DevTest Console and log in.

  http://hostname:1505
  

• Open Workstation and click the Server Console toolbar button.