Install Test Automation Server for SAP

This chapter gives an overview of the Test Automation Server for SAP features and installation.

To get an overview of all tasks that administrators need to perform to set up Tricentis Test Automation for SAP for users, see chapter "Set up Tricentis Test Automation for SAP".

Test Automation Server for SAP with Gateway

For a smoother use of the features and services, Test Automation Server for SAP allows clients to access every self-hosted service through a single endpoint: the Gateway. Gateway utilizes Ocelot Gateway Framework as an API gateway and a reverse proxy. As an API gateway, it controls API requests, and as a reverse proxy, it validates and forwards client requests to other components of the Test Automation Server for SAP. The Gateway is a firewall and a communication proxy between clients and the Test Automation Server for SAP. Communication is safer, because clients don't communicate directly with the dedicated services within the Test Automation Server for SAP

The Gateway also functions as a service of its own. It encapsulates the Test Automation Server for SAP Landing Page and Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Service Discovery which is now hosted by the third-party service Consul.

Test Automation Server for SAP features

The Test Automation Server for SAP contains the following self-hosted components:

Prerequisites

To install the Test Automation Server for SAP, you must fulfill the following requirements:

  • You have the necessary software and hardware listed in the Test Automation Server for SAP system requirements.

  • You have downloaded the Test Automation Server for SAP installation package (see chapter "Download the installation packages").

  • The Test Automation Server for SAP that you want to install has the same version number as your installed version of Tricentis Test Automation for SAP.

  • You have local administrator rights, which you need to install the Test Automation Server for SAP.

  • If you want to use the Test Automation for SAP Administration Console: you have installed Tricentis Test Automation for SAP on the machine where you want to install the Test Automation Server for SAP. If you install Tricentis Test Automation for SAP after you have installed the Test Automation Server for SAP, reboot your machine first.

Installation process

To install the Test Automation Server for SAP, follow the steps below:

  1. Perform the installation in one of the following ways:

  2. Configure your Test Automation Server for SAP services in the Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Service Configuration. Saving your configurations restarts the service you configured.

  3. If you have configured Test Automation Server for SAP to use HTTPS, make the necessary modifications as described in chapter "Use Test Automation Server for SAP with an https binding".

Maintain the installation

You can uninstall the Test Automation Server for SAP. For more information, see chapter "Maintain the Test Automation Server for SAP installation".

Test Automation Server for SAP Landing Page

The installation of the Test Automation Server for SAP includes the installation of the Test Automation Server for SAP Landing Page. This page allows you to access all server features through a single web interface and to monitor the availability of your installed services.

To access the page, type the following URL into a browser window: http://<server address>:<port>. If you use an HTTPS binding, enter https://<server address>:<port>.

  • Replace <server address> with the name of the host or the IP address of the server.

  • Replace <port> with the Gateway port.

This example uses an HTTPS binding, the server address localhost and port 443.

https://localhost:443

Test Automation Server for SAP Landing Page