Configure AIQ Test Node Settings

Use this article to review AIQ Test Node settings that affect execution capacity, browser availability, connectivity, and result collection.

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• Added checks for HTTPnode identity, controller connection, browser/runtime paths, capacity, working directories, logs, proxy/certificate configuration, and 8443heartbeat.
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• Stop Appvance IQ.

Navigate to \aiq_distribution\TestNode\etc

Open jetty-http.xml in notepad editor or similar

Search for 8080 and replace the port number with any preferred value

Save the file

Restart Appvance IQ

Confirm the TestNode is on the new port number by browsing the new location. For example, after setting the TestNodeguidance to run ona portsmall 7070,scenario browse

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   Changing TestNode Memory Settings

   To set the memory for an installed TestNode, change the contents of /AIQ/TestNode/startup.bat for Windowsexecution and /AIQ/TestNode/startup.shconfirm forheartbeat, Unixlogs, output, and Macresults OS X systems. These files contain the following command line:

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Review @"%Java_HOME%/bin/java" -Xmx128M -DSTOP.PORT=8079 -DSTOP.KEY=secret -jar start.jar @echo "TestNode? Started"

Adjust the memory settings using the -Xmx parameter.

Enabling Java Server Mode for Faster TestNode Performance

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) running the TestNode uses just-in-time compilation and other techniques to deliver the performance of your tests. You have two choices of JVM: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK.)

To see which JVM you are running, open a command shell and run: java -version.

The JDK offers a special -server switch.note: This tellspage thenow JVMfocuses toon useoperationally pre-compilationsafe andTest other techniques to improve your test performance. The tradeoff of -server is the test will take longer to start and use more memory.

Proxy Server Configuration

If you normally need a proxy service to access Web sites, instruct Appvance IQ to use the proxy with the following instructions for Appvance Designer 2.0

For Appvance Designer 2.0, configure the external proxy by editing /Appvance IQ/sahi/userdata/config/userdata.properties andNode setting these properties:changes.

ext.http.proxy.enable=true

ext.http.proxy.host=external_proxy_server_hostname_or_ip

ext.http.proxy.port=external_proxy_server_port

If your proxy needs authorization, you should set these properties too:

ext.http.proxy.auth.enable=true

ext.http.proxy.auth.name=proxy_authorization_username ext.http.proxy.auth.password=proxy_authorization_password.

Make the same changes with ext. HTTPS settings for HTTPS sites.

In addition, if you need to bypass the external proxy for some local sites you need to configure that too in sahi.properties like this:

ext.http.both.proxy.bypass_hosts=localhost|127.0.0.1|*.yourinternaldomain.com

Note that there is only one bypass setting for both HTTP and HTTPS.

For TestNode, configure the external proxy by changing the settings in the Options tab when using the Scenario Builder to configure the TestScenario.

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