Parasoft SOAtest and Load Test Installation Guide

SOAtest/Load Test Installation Guide

SOAtest/Load Test Installation Guide

This guide contains the following topics: Windows Standalone Installation Windows Plugin Installation Linux/Solaris Standalone Installation Linux/Solaris Plugin Installation

Windows Standalone Installation

Windows Standalone Installation

This topic explains how to install the standalone version of SOAtest (which is built upon the Eclipse framework)as well as the Parasoft Load Test producton a Windows system.

System Requirements
At least 1 GB RAM per processor (2 GB is recommended) Windows 2000, 2003, XP (Professional or Server Edition), Vista, 2008, or 7

Installation
To install the standalone version of SOAtest on a Windows system: 1. Run the setup executable that you downloaded from the Parasoft Web site. 2. Follow the installation program's onscreen instructions. After you have completed the installation program, SOAtest will be installed on your machine. SOAtest will be installed in the specified installation directory. The SOAtest workspace will be installed at %USERPROFILE%\parasoft\workspace. For example: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\parasoft\workspace Windows Vista: C:\Users\[user]\parasoft\workspace

Startup
To start SOAtest: Double-click the SOAtest desktop icon or choose Programs> Parasoft> SOAtest 9.x> SOAtest from the Windows Start menu.

To start Load Test: Double-click the Load Test desktop icon or choose Programs> Parasoft> SOAtest 9.x> Load Test from the Windows Start menu.

Note: You must install a license before you begin using Load Test or SOAtest.

Licensing
Licenses for all Parasoft Test family products (Jtest, SOAtest, C++test, etc.) are configured through the Parasoft Test centralized licensing framework (Preferences> Parasoft> Licenses). For details, see the Parasoft Test Users Guide (Parasoft Test Users Guide> Configuration> Configuring Licenses).

Windows Plugin Installation

Windows Plugin Installation

This topic explains how to install the SOAtest plugin into a working copy of Eclipse on Windows. Parasoft Load Test will also be installed during this process.

System Requirements
At least 1 GB RAM per processor (2 GB is recommended) Windows 2000, 2003, XP (Professional or Server Edition), Vista, 2008, or 7 Eclipse 3.2.1 - 3.6 Sun Microsystems JRE 1.5 or higher (32-bit)

Known Eclipse Issues On Windows platforms, there is a known issue with the Eclipse 3.3 UI not refreshing properly. On all platforms, there is a known system updates issue with Eclipse 3.4. This may affect your ability to install SOAtest service packs in the future. If you run into a problem updating SOAtest in the future, please contact SOAtest technical support for assistance. Please note that SOAtest standalone ships on a patched Eclipse Ganymede 3.4.1, which does not suffer from the update issue mentioned above. If you already have Parasoft Jtest or Parasoft C++test, SOAtest needs to be installed into a separate Eclipse installation.

Installation
To install the SOAtest plugin on a Windows system: 1. In Windows Explorer, locate and double-click the self extracting archive. 2. Click Yes when a dialog asks whether you want to install SOAtest. 3. Click Yes after you have read and agreed with the license information. 4. Click Next after you have read the readme file. 5. Enter the desired destination directory for the SOAtest Extension files, then click Next. The default destination directory is C:\Program Files\Parasoft\SOAtestExtension. 6. Enter your Eclipse installation directory, then click OK. 7. Close Eclipse if it is open, then click OK to close the dialog reminding you to close this program. SOAtest will then start copying files and installing the necessary files into the workbench. A dialog box with a progress indicator will open and indicate installation progress. When the installation is complete, a notification dialog box will open. 8. Click the OK button to close the notification dialog box.

Startup
To start SOAtest:

1. Start Eclipse by double-clicking the appropriate desktop icon or choosing the appropriate menu item from the Windows Start menu. 2. Open the SOAtest perspective by choosing Window> Open Perspective> Other, then choosing SOAtest in the Select Perspective dialog that opens. 3. If the Parasoft menu is not visible in the Eclipse toolbar, choose Window> Reset Perspective. If the Parasoft menu still is not visible, ensure that you have the latest version of SOAtest by choosing Help> Software Updates> Pending Updates and installing any pending updates. To start Load Test: Double-click the Load Test desktop icon or choose Programs> Parasoft> SOAtest 9.x> Load Test from the Windows Start menu.

Note: You must install a license before you begin using Load Test or SOAtest.

Licensing
Licenses for all Parasoft Test family products (Jtest, SOAtest, C++test, etc.) are configured through the Parasoft Test centralized licensing framework (Preferences> Parasoft> Licenses). For details, see the Parasoft Test Users Guide (Parasoft Test Users Guide> Configuration> Configuring Licenses).

WTP and Pydev Plugin Installation

WTP and Pydev plugins greatly improve the usability of various text editors and must be installed for SOAtests syntax highlighting to work. These plugins can be downloaded and installed from the following locations: WTP download site: http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/downloads/ Pydev download site: http://pydev.sourceforge.net/download.html

Linux/Solaris Standalone Installation

Linux/Solaris Standalone Installation

This topic explains how to install the standalone version of SOAtest (which is built upon the Eclipse framework)as well as the Parasoft Load Test producton a Linux or Solaris system.

System Requirements
At least 1 GB RAM per processor (2 GB is recommended) Linux or Solaris For Linux: GTK+ 2.10 or higher GLib 2.12 or higher Pango 1.14 or higher X.Org 1.0 or higher

Installation
To install the standalone version of SOAtest on a Linux or Solaris system: 1. If you havent already done so, copy the installation file to the directory where you would like to install SOAtest. 2. Change directories to the directory where you are going to install SOAtest. 3. Extract the necessary files by entering the appropriate command at the prompt: Linux: tar -xzf soatest_9.x_linux.tar.gz Solaris: unzip soatest_9.x_solaris.zip

During extraction, a directory named SOAtest will be created; this directory will contain the program files needed to run SOAtest. The SOAtest workspace will be installed at <$HOME>/.Parasoft/workspace (for Solaris) or <$HOME>/.Parasoft_linux/workspace (for Linux).

Startup
To run SOAtest GUI: Change directories to the soatest/9.x directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:
./soatest

To run SOAtest Command Line: Change directories to the soatest/9.x directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:
./soatestcli

For details on using soatestcli, see the User Guide topic on Testing from the Command Line Interface (soatestcli). To start Load Test:

Change directories to the soatest/9.x directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:
./loadtest

Note: You must install a license before you begin using SOAtest or Load Test.

Licensing
Licenses for all Parasoft Test family products (Jtest, SOAtest, C++test, etc.) are configured through the Parasoft Test centralized licensing framework (Preferences> Parasoft> Licenses). For details, see the Parasoft Test Users Guide (Parasoft Test Users Guide> Configuration> Configuring Licenses).

Linux/Solaris Plugin Installation

Linux/Solaris Plugin Installation

This topic explains how to install the SOAtest plugin into a working copy of Eclipse on a Linux or Solaris system. Parasoft Load Test will also be installed during this process.

Prerequisites
At least 1 GB RAM per processor (2 GB is recommended) Linux or Solaris For Linux: GTK+ 2.10 or higher GLib 2.12 or higher Pango 1.14 or higher X.Org 1.0 or higher

Eclipse 3.2.1 - 3.6 Sun Microsystems JRE 1.5 or higher (32-bit)

Known Eclipse Issues On all platforms, there is a known system updates issue with Eclipse 3.4. This may affect your ability to install SOAtest service packs in the future. If you run into a problem updating SOAtest in the future, please contact SOAtest technical support for assistance. Please note that SOAtest standalone ships on a patched Eclipse Ganymede 3.4.1, which does not suffer from the update issue mentioned above. If you already have Parasoft Jtest or Parasoft C++test, SOAtest needs to be installed into a separate Eclipse installation.

Installation
To install the SOAtest plugin on a UNIX system: 1. If you haven't already done so, move the installation file that you downloaded to the directory where you want to install SOAtest. Typically, this would be a directory different than your Eclipse location so the files can be more easily updated independently in the future. 2. Change directories to the directory where you are going to install SOAtest. 3. Extract the necessary files by entering the appropriate command at the prompt: Linux: tar -xzf soatest_9.x_linux_eclipse_plugin.tar.gz Solaris: unzip soatest_9.x_solaris_eclipse_plugin.zip

4. After you enter this command, a directory named soatest-extension is created within your current directory, and all SOAtest files are extracted into this directory. 5. Change to the soatest-extension directory. 6. Run the install script:
./install

7. Provide the location of your current Eclipse installation directory. For example:
This script will link an existing Eclipse installation with the

Linux/Solaris Plugin Installation

SOAtest plugins. Please enter the directory that contains the installation you want to link to, or Ctrl-C to quit. > /home/developer/app/eclipse Eclipse installation found in /home/developer/app/eclipse Installing... Done.

Note: The SOAtest plugin can be uninstalled by deleting the links directory that was created at the top-level of the Eclipse installation directory.

Startup
To run SOAtest GUI: Change directories to your eclipse directory, then start Eclipse as you normally do (using the Eclipse executable):
./eclipse

To run SOAtest Command Line: Change directories to the soatest/9.x directory, then enter the following command at the prompt::
./soatestcli

For details on using soatestcli, see the User Guide topic on Testing from the Command Line Interface (soatestcli). To start Load Test: Change directories to the soatest/9.x directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:
./loadtest

Note: You must install a license before you begin using Load Test or SOAtest.

Licensing
Licenses for all Parasoft Test family products (Jtest, SOAtest, C++test, etc.) are configured through the Parasoft Test centralized licensing framework (Preferences> Parasoft> Licenses). For details, see the Parasoft Test Users Guide (Parasoft Test Users Guide> Configuration> Configuring Licenses).

WTP and Pydev Plugin Installation

WTP and Pydev plugins greatly improve the usability of various text editors and must be installed for SOAtests syntax highlighting to work. These plugins can be downloaded and installed from the following locations: WTP download site: http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/downloads/ Pydev download site: http://pydev.sourceforge.net/download.html

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