Set up Tosca Distributed Execution without AOS

This chapter describes how to install and set up Tosca Distributed Execution without AOS (Automation Object Service).

For information on other setup options, see the chapters below. All chapters include the necessary set-up steps for Unattended Execution or a proxy server.

• "Set up Tosca Distributed Execution with AOS"

• "Set up Tosca Distributed Execution with AOS | HTTPS"

• "Set up Tosca Distributed Execution without AOS | HTTPS"

Before you start

If you haven't yet, check out the following chapters:

• "Tosca Distributed Execution" for basic information on Tosca Distributed Execution.

• "Distributed Execution checklists & best practices" to ensure that your environment is ready to install and set up Tosca Distributed Execution. The chapter also includes best practices.

After the setup

You can further customize Tosca Distributed Execution features after the setup. Explore additional configuration options in the following chapters:

• "Optional Tosca Distribution Agent configurations"

• "Optional Tosca Distributed Execution Monitor configurations"

• "Optional Tosca Distribution Server configurations"

Setup process

The subsequent chapters describe each setup step in detail. They are listed in the order that Tricentis recommends for your setup process.

Install DEX Server

The Tosca Distribution (DEX) Server is part of the Tosca Server.

To install the DEX Server, you need to install Tosca Server on the machine where you want the DEX Server.

For information on how to install Tosca Server, see chapter "Install Tosca Server".

Set up the DEX Server via Installer

If you install Tosca Server via Installer, you need to perform the following steps to set up the DEX Server:

1. Make sure to select the relevant server feature(s):

   Distribution Server

Set up the DEX Server in unattended mode

If you install Tosca Server in unattended mode, you need to perform the following steps to set up the DEX Server:

1. Make sure to select the relevant server feature(s):

   _4DEXServer and _5TestEventMonitor

Install Tosca Commander

You need to install the full Tosca Commander client on all machines on which you want to create TestEvents and trigger their execution.

For information on how to install Tosca Commander, see chapter "Install Tricentis Tosca".

Install Agents

The Agent installation is part of the Tricentis Tosca installation.

To install an Agent, you need to install Tricentis Tosca on every machine that should act as an Agent.

During the installation, you can select one of the following Agent types:

• An Execution Agent, which can execute TestCases created with Engines 3.0.

• A full client installation of Tosca Commander. These Agents can execute TestCases created with Engines 3.0 and Classic engines.

To install an Agent, follow the steps below:

1. Start the installation of Tricentis Tosca.

2. On the Type screen of the Tricentis Tosca installer, select your Agent type:

   • To install an Execution Agent, select Execution Agent.

   • To install the full client, select Tosca Commander.

3. Follow the instructions of the Tricentis Tosca installer to complete the installation.

Connect proxy server to Agents

You only need to perform this step if you want to use a proxy server. If not, you can skip it.

To use a proxy server, you need to connect the proxy server to your Agents. Note that you have to do this on every Agent machine.

To connect proxy server and Agent, follow the steps below:

1. On the Agent machine, open the ToscaDistributionAgent.exe.config file. By default, this file is located at %TRICENTIS_DEX_AGENT_HOME%.

2. Modify the settings ProxyAddress, ProxyUsername, and ProxyPassword in the userSettings section.

<userSettings>
  <Tricentis.DistributionServer.Properties.Settings>
  ...
    <setting name="ProxyAddress" serializeAs="String">
      <value>http://11.1.11.11:1111</value>
    </setting>
    <setting name="ProxyUsername" serializeAs="String">
      <value>User1</value>
    </setting>
    <setting name="ProxyPassword" serializeAs="String">
      <value >Proxypassword</value>
    </setting>
  </Tricentis.DistributionServer.Properties.Settings>
</userSettings>

3. Save and close the file.

Start and connect Agents

Next, enable communication between the DEX Server and the Agent. To do so, start your Agents and specify the DEX Server address on the Agent machine.

You need to do this on every Agent machine.

Tricentis offers the following options:

• Start and connect via graphical user interface (GUI).

• Start and connect without GUI.

  In this case, the Agent works in the background. You can still run GUI tests, but the Agent GUI elements are hidden.

You need administrator rights to edit files in an Agent default installation folder. To ensure that the Agent functions properly, you must run it as an administrator.

Start and connect via GUI

To start and connect your Agents via GUI, follow the steps below:

1. On the Agent machine, right-click the file ToscaDistributionAgent.exe and select Run as administrator from the context menu.

   By default, this file is located at %TRICENTIS_DEX_AGENT_HOME%.

2. If you have started the Agent successfully, you see a green Agent icon in the Windows taskbar.

3. Right-click the Agent icon in the Windows taskbar and select Configure Agent from the context menu.

   This opens the ToscaDistributionAgent Configuration window.

4. In the ToscaDistributionAgent Configuration window, click the Connect to server tab.

5. In the Connect to server tab, enter the address of the DEX Server:

   http://<server IP address or host name>:<port>/DistributionServerService/CommunicationService.svc

   The default DEX Server port number is 5007.

   If you use an IPv6 address, the server address has to contain the IP address instead of the host name.

6. If the connection to the DEX Server is successful, the ToscaDistributionAgent Configuration window displays a green check mark next to the Server address entry field.

   If the window displays a red X, double-check the link by copying it into an internet browser.

7. Click Save.

8. Set up the Agent to allow RDP access for Unattended Execution.

   To do so, go to the Unattended execution tab and perform the following actions:

   • Select Allow to open remote connections to this agent.

   • Select Use RDP connection.

   • Populate the following fields:

9. Click Save and close the window.

Start and connect without GUI

To start and connect your Agents without GUI, follow the steps below:

1. On the Agent machine, open a command prompt with administrator privileges.

2. Navigate to the folder %TRICENTIS_DEX_AGENT_HOME%.

3. Enter the following command line:

   ToscaDistributionAgent.exe cmd-only http://<server IP address or host name>:<port>/DistributionServerService/CommunicationService.svc

   The default DEX Server port number is 5007.

   If you use an IPv6 address, the server address has to contain the IP address instead of the host name.

4. Set up the Agent to allow RDP access for Unattended Execution. You can do so in the Agent View of the DEX Monitor (see chapter "Monitor, recover, and configure Agents in the Tosca Distributed Execution Monitor").

Connect Tosca Commander

Now you need to specify the connection between Tosca Commander and the DEX Server.

You need to do this on all machines where you want to create tests and trigger executions.

Alternatively, you can create project settings. In this case, the settings apply to all workspaces connected to the repository.

To connect Tosca Commander, follow the steps below:

1. Open Tosca Commander.

2. Go to Project->Settings->Commander->DistributedExecution->Server.

3. As the value of the setting EndpointAddress, enter the address of the DEX Server:

   http://<server IP address or host name>:<port>/DistributionServerService/ManagerService.svc

   The default DEX Server port number is 5007.

   If you use an IPv6 address, the server address has to contain the IP address instead of the hostname.

4. If you want to use a proxy server, populate the value of the setting Proxy with the complete network address of the proxy server:

   http://<server IP address or host name>:<port>

5. Go to Project->Settings->Commander->DistributedExecution->Monitor Url.

6. As the value of the setting Url, enter the address of the machine that holds the Tosca Distributed Execution Monitor:

   http://<server IP address or hostname of the machine that holds the DEX Monitor>:<port>/Monitor/

   The default DEX Monitor port number is 5008.

Administer licenses

You need to have a valid Tosca license on all machines where you install Tricentis Tosca:

• Each Agent machine requires an ExecutionOnly license.

• Each machine on which you create tests and trigger their execution needs an appropriate Tosca license. Which license you need depends on the kind of tests you create. For information on licensing options, contact Tricentis Sales.

For information on how to set up licensing on your machines, see chapter "License management".

Set up workspaces

To use Tosca Distributed Execution without AOS, you need to set up separate multi-user workspaces.

These workspaces must have access to one common repository.

• One multi-user workspace on each machine on which you create and trigger your tests. These are your user workspaces.

• One multi-user workspace on each Agent machine. This is the workspace the Agent uses to execute your tests.

Create user workspaces

• If you are already working with Tricentis Tosca and have a repository and workspaces, you can skip this step.

• If you have not yet set up your repository and workspaces, do so now (see chapter "Create multi-user workspaces"). You need one workspace on every machine where a user should create and execute tests.

Create Agent workspaces

The Agent workspace is the workspace that the Agent uses to execute your tests.

To set up an Agent workspace, follow the steps below:

1. On the Agent machine, create a multi-user workspace. Ensure that it's connected to the common repository.

2. Ensure that you have at least one Admin user who has all necessary access and permissions to the applications the Agent should steer during execution.

3. On the DEX Server machine, open the Distributed Execution Monitor.

4. Switch to the Agent View.

5. Click on in the row of the respective Agent. This opens the Configuration window.

6. In the Configuration window, click Workspace and populate the following fields:

7. Click Save and close the window.

What's next

Now that you've set up Tosca Distributed Execution, you're ready to start testing! For more information, see chapter "Create and execute TestEvents".