Getting Started with qTest OnPremise 9.7.1

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This article is for the Release of qTest 9.7.1 OnPremise. You will find information for Supported Operating Systems and Browsers, Prerequisite Applications, Installation/Upgrade Guides, Deployment Models, along with Hardware Requirements and Supported Versions.

Exciting News!

qTest Manager 9.7.1 is now compatible with the newly releasedTricentis Analytics 1.3.1,which requiresa separate serverin addition to the standard qTest deployment hardware.

Important Announcement

qTest Manager SSO Service Provider (SP) uses an x509 certificate to sign authentication requests and decrypt SAML assertions. As part of qTest Manager's security process, we update our SP certificate every 3 years in August.

If you are using SSO to login to qTest, you must update the SSL certificate in each Manager server before September 9, 2019 as well as, update the SP metadata in your configured IdP. If you do not complete these steps, your users will not be able to login to qtest Manager after the date above.

  • Replace Signed Certificate File for qTest SSO Integration

  • Update qTest Manager SSO Service Provider Certificate on SSO IdP

If your IDP is configured to pull SP metadata automatically, you will not need to complete this step.

In the event, you are unable to update your IdP before September 9, 2019, follow these instructions to bulk update your users to authenticate via qTest internal (username/password) from your current SSO authentication.

New Enhancements

  • In the 9.7.1 OnPremise release, qtestctl 6.4 package, we moved from Oracle Jdk 1.8.0_144 to Open JDK 1.8.0_212.

Release Notes

Below are the Release Notes for each qTest application associated with the 9.7.1 OnPremise release.

Hardware Requirements

Based on your team size and the applications included in your subscription plan determine the right hardware requirements before the installation. Please see this article: Server Sizing Guide

Deployment Models

qTest components (and prerequisites applications) communicate with each other via TCP and HTTP, so they can be installed on different systems, as long as they can connect via specific ports. Files that may need to be shared among services can be supported by a distributed file system like NFS or SMB. In theTricentis qTest production cloud deployment, each application has a dedicated server to ensure the best control, but that may not be necessary for an OnPremise deployment.

For best practices, please see the examples provided in this article: Selecting your OS and Deployment Model 

Supported Systems

Operating Systems

qTest installation packages are offered for these 3 types of environment:

  • Docker on Linux (CentOS 7.2-7.3) or (Ubuntu 16.04-16.10)  64-bit

  • Linux native (CentOS 7.2-7.3) or (Ubuntu 16.04-16.10)  64-bit

  • Windows native (2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016)

Browsers

qTest works best on the latest stable versions of:

  • Chrome

  • Firefox

  • Safari

  • IE11

Prerequisite Applications

Based on the OS environment, please see the list of prerequisites below:

Docker

Windows or Linux (non-Docker)

The table below shows the required versions of prerequisite applications. These must be installed and running before deploying qTest applications.

Here are some basic instructions for installing these prerequisites. If you need more detailed instructions to install these prerequisites, click on the hyperlinks in the table below.

PREREQUISITE APPS DESCRIPTION   SUBSCRIPTION PLAN
    Sessions + Explorer Premium Elite

PostgreSQL 9.5.4 - 10

NOTE:

  • A PostgreSQL super user is required

  • This user must be named "postgres" and granted with read/write permissions

Database Server for Manager, Sessions. Insights. Parameters. Launch. Pulse and Scenario.

Elasticsearch 6.3 - 6.8

Database Server for Manager

An NFS directory

NOTE:

  • This is only required if you are deploying qTest applications using load balancing model

To store attachments (optional) (optional) (optional)
If you are planning on installing Tricentis Analytics 1.3.1, you will need to make some changes to your ElasticSearch. For more information, please refer to the Tricentis Analytics 1.3.1 patch notes.

Tricentis Analytics 1.3.1

For information on prerequisite material for the Tricentis Analytics 1.3.1 install, please refer to this article.

qTest Products

Each product in the qTest platform delivers a tailored experience for its users. Below is a list of the products that you should install for each subscription plan:

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION   SUBSCRIPTION PLAN
    Sessions + Explorer Premium Elite
Manager Test Case Management *
Sessions Screen Capture and Recording
Parameters Reusable Test Input Data  
Insights Testing Metrics and Analytics    
Launch Centralized Test Automation    
Scenario JIRA Plugin for BDD    
Pulse Agile and DevOps Workflows    

*qTest Manager component for Sessions + Explorer package is simply for Administration purposes and does not contain test case management features.

Install and Upgrade Guides

Below are links to our master Install and Upgrade Guides for the qTest Product Suite.

Ports

Please note, that you must open the ports below prior to any self/assisted installation or upgrade. You should only open the HTTPS ports if you plan to serve SSL from the application.

PREREQUISITE APPLICATIONS

Product Port
Postgres 5432
ElasticSearch  9200
Network Drive 2049

LINUX DOCKER  

Product HTTP Port HTTPS Port
Manager 80 443 
Sessions 8080 8443
qMap 7080 7443
Scenario 6080 6443
Insights 9080 9443
Parameters 10080 10443
Pulse 4080 4443
Launch 3080 3443

LINUX NON-DOCKER AND WINDOWS

Product HTTP Port TTPS Port
Manager 8080 8443 
Sessions 9080 9443
Scenario 6080 4443
Insights 10080 10443
Parameters 5080 5443
Pulse 4080 4080
Launch 3080 3443

Supported Versions

As outlined in the Terms of Use (Appendix A - Support Services), Tricentis qTest OnPremise support expires for any software version more than 12 months after any superseding update. Therefore, we recommend that customers keep up with the latest updates and upgrade their software. For information on OnPremise software versions and their support status, refer to this article.