You can deploy the SOAtest and Virtualize server (or SOAVirt server) manually or using a Helm chart.

Deploying the SOAVirt Server in Kubernetes Manually

To deploy the SOAVirt server in Kubernetes, follow the process outlined below.

Prerequisites

First, create a namespace for the SOAVirt server to run in:

kubectl create namespace parasoft-sv-namespace

Once the SOAVirt server has been licensed, deleting the namespace will invalidate machine-locked licenses, even if you recreate the same namespace.

Next, a Persistent Volume and a Persistent Volume claim are needed. Create a Persistent Volume that can be shared by multiple nodes. It should be provisioned with 300GB of space and must have the ReadWriteMany access mode. This space will be used for the workspace of the SOAVirt server and will store configuration settings as well as Virtual Assets.

The default Persistent Volume Claim name is 'soavirt-pvc' and can be customized by updating the yaml definition of the SOAVirt server. The example shown below is a configuration to set up an NFS Persistent Volume and Persistent Volume Claim. While the example uses NFS, this is not required; use whatever persistent volume type fits your needs.

Warning: The volume must have permissions for the Parasoft user to be able to read and write to the volume. For example, execute the command chown 1000:1000 <shared_path>.

soavirt-pv.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolume
metadata:
  name: nfs-pv
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
spec:
  capacity:
    storage: 300Gi
  volumeMode: Filesystem
  accessModes:
    - ReadWriteMany
  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
  storageClassName: nfs
  mountOptions:
     - hard
     - nfsvers=4.1
  nfs:
    path: <path>
    server: <ip_address>
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: soavirt-pvc
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
spec:
  storageClassName: nfs
  accessModes:
    - ReadWriteMany
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 300Gi

Use the yaml file to create a Persistent Volume and a Persistent Volume claim:

kubectl create -f soavirt-pv.yaml

SOAVirt setup

Create the service that can be used to access SOAVirt server in Kubernetes. The example shown below exposes it using a node port, which provides a stable endpoint for applications to access Virtual Assets.

soavirt-service.yaml

kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: soavirt-service
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
spec:
  selector:
    tag: soavirt
  type: NodePort
  ports:
    - name: http
      protocol: TCP
      port: 9080
      targetPort: 9080
      nodePort: 30080
    - name: events
      protocol: TCP
      port: 9617
      targetPort: 9617
      nodePort: 30617
    - name: statistics
      protocol: TCP
      port: 9618
      targetPort: 9618
      nodePort: 30618

Use the yaml file to create service that can be used to access SOAVirt server in Kubernetes:

kubectl create -f soavirt-service.yaml

Optional for Ingress users: To expose the service with Ingress, the following rule can be used with some modifications based on your Ingress setup. Be aware that Events and Statistics require TCP connections which may not be supported by all Ingress Controllers.

soavirt-ingress.yaml

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: soavirt-ingress
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
spec:
  rules:
  - host: soavirt.company.example.com
    http:
      paths:
      - path: /
        pathType: Prefix
        backend:
          service:
            name: soavirt-service
            port:
              number: 9080

Use the yaml file to create the Ingress rule:

kubectl create -f soavirt-ingress.yaml

Once the service is created, you will need to create the configuration map for the SOAVirt server and configure a network license or a local license. Note: When using a single replica set, a local license can be used, but when more than one replica set is being used, a license server is needed. See Using a Local License for more information about acquiring and applying a local license.

The server EULA must be accepted by setting 'parasoft.eula.accepted=true' in the ConfigMap.

Warning: When connecting to CTP the property 'server.hostname' should be set with the address of the Service.

soavirt-config.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: soavirt-config
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
data:
  config.properties: |
	# Configuration properties for soavirt server

	# === END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ===
	# Set to true to accept the end user license agreement
	# Please review the EULA.txt file included in the distribution zip for soavirt.war
	parasoft.eula.accepted=false


	# === WORKING DIRECTORY ===
	# Specifies workspace location
	#working.dir=C:/Users/../workspace


	# === LOGGING CONFIGURATION ===
	# Specifies configuration file for logging
	logging.config.file=/WEB-INF/default.logging.xml
	# Replace with the following line to enable debug information
	#logging.config.file=/WEB-INF/debug.logging.xml


	# === CTP SERVER ===
	# Specifies CTP server endpoint
	#env.manager.server=http\://[CTP Server Host]\:8080

	# Specifies the server name that will be displayed in CTP
	#env.manager.server.name=[Server Name]

	# Specifies username for CTP authentication
	#env.manager.username=[CTP Server Username]

	# Specifies password for CTP authentication
	#env.manager.password=[CTP Server Password]

	# Enables notifications to CTP for deployments
	#env.manager.notify=true


	# === SERVLET CONTAINER ===
	# Specifies the hostname to use for remote access to this server
	# Useful when a name or address must be strictly used for CTP connectivity
	# If empty, the address will be auto-detected
	#server.hostname=[Server Hostname]

	# Specifies port for http
	# Port should match your servlet container
	server.port.http=9080

	# Specifies port for https
	# Port should match your servlet container
	#server.port.https=8443


	# === PRODUCT LICENSING ===
	# Enables virtualize functionality
	virtualize.license.enabled=true

	# Enables soatest functionality
	soatest.license.enabled=true


	# === NODE-LOCK LICENSE ===
	# Specifies password for virtualize local license
	#virtualize.license.local.password=[Virtualize License Password]

	# Specifies password for soatest local license
	#soatest.license.local.password=[Soatest License Password]


	# === NETWORK LICENSE ===
	# Enables network licensing for virtualize
	virtualize.license.use_network=true

	# Specifies the type of network license for virtualize ['performance_server_edition', 'runtime_server_edition', 'custom_edition']
	virtualize.license.network.edition=custom_edition

	# Specifies features for virtualize 'custom_edition' license
	virtualize.license.custom_edition_features=Service Enabled, Performance, Extension Pack, Validate, Message Packs, Developer Sandbox 1000 Hits/Day, 10000 Hits/Day, 25000 Hits/Day, 50000 Hits/Day, 100000 Hits/Day, 500000 Hits/Day, 1 Million Hits/Day, Unlimited Hits/Day, 30 HPS, 100 HPS

	# Enables network licensing for soatest
	soatest.license.use_network=true

	# Specifies the type of network license for soatest ['server_edition', 'custom_edition']
	soatest.license.network.edition=custom_edition

	# Specifies features for soatest 'custom_edition' license
	soatest.license.custom_edition_features=RuleWizard, Command Line, SOA, Web, Server API Enabled, Message Packs, Advanced Test Generation Desktop, Advanced Test Generation 5 Users, Advanced Test Generation 25 Users, Advanced Test Generation 100 Users, Requirements Traceability, API Security Testing


	# === LICENSE SERVER ===
	# Enables using a specific license server
	# If true, the license network properties below will be used to retrieve a license
	# If false, the DTP server properties will be used to retrieve a license
	license.network.use.specified.server=true

	# Specifies license server URL, e.g., https://host[:port][/context-path]
	license.network.url=https\://[License Server Host]\:8443

	# Enables http authentication for the license server
	license.network.auth.enabled=false

	# Specifies username for license server authentication
	#license.network.user=[License Server Username]

	# Specifies password for license server authentication
	#license.network.password=[License Server Password]

	# === DTP SERVER ===
	# Specifies DTP server URL, e.g., https://host[:port][/context-path]
	#dtp.url=https\://[DTP Server Host]\:8443

	# Specifies username for DTP authentication
	#dtp.user=[DTP Server Username]

	# Specifies password for DTP authentication
	#dtp.password=[DTP Server Password]

	# Specifies the name of the DTP project that you want to link to
	#dtp.project=[DTP Project]

	# === MISC ===
	# Specifies scripting timeout in minutes
	#scripting.timeout.minutes=10

	# Enables logging telemetry data
	#usage.reporting.enabled=true

	# === OIDC ===
	# Enables or disables user authentication via OpenID Connect
	#oidc.enabled=false

	# Specifies the URI of the OpenID Connect server
	#oidc.issuer.uri=

	# Specifies the ID provided by your OpenID Connect server
	#oidc.client.id=

	# Specifies the method that will be used to authenticate the user on the OpenID Connect server
	#oidc.cli.mode=devicecode

	# Specifies the path to the token file containing user authentication information
	#oidc.devicecode.token.file=

	# === REPORTS ===
	# Specifies a tag that represents a unique identifier for each run
	# e.g., ${config_name}-${project_module}-${scontrol_branch}-${exec_env}
	#session.tag=${config_name}

	# Specifies a build identifier used to label results
	#build.id=${dtp_project}-yyyy-MM-dd

	# Specifies data that should be included in the report
	#report.developer_errors=true
	#report.developer_reports=true
	#report.authors_details=true
	#report.testcases_details=false
	#report.test_suites_only=true
	#report.failed_tests_only=false
	#report.output_details=false
	#report.env_details=false
	#report.organize_security_findings_by=CWE
	#report.associations=false
	#report.assoc.url.pr=
	#report.assoc.url.fr=
	#report.assoc.url.task=
	#report.assoc.url.req=
	#report.assoc.url.test=

	# Specifies report format configuration ['html', 'pdf', 'xml', 'custom']
	report.format=html
	#report.custom.extension=
	#report.custom.xsl.file=

	# Specifies installation directory for Jtest or dotTEST that generates coverage report
	#jtest.install.dir=
	#dottest.install.dir=

Use the yaml file to create the configuration map for the SOAVirt server:

kubectl create -f soavirt-config.yaml

After creating the configuration map, you need to create the service account and required permissions.

parasoft-permissions.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: parasoft-account
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
automountServiceAccountToken: true
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: Role
metadata:
  name: parasoft-read
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
rules:
- apiGroups:
  - "*"
  resources:
  - "*"
  verbs:
  - get
  - read
  - list
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: RoleBinding
metadata:
  name: parasoft-read-bind
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: Role
  name: parasoft-read
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: parasoft-account
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace

Use the yaml file to create the service account and required permissions:

kubectl create -f parasoft-permissions.yaml

You should see something similar to the output below in your console:

serviceaccount/parasoft-account created
role.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/parasoft-read created
rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/parasoft-read-bind created

The following creates the SOAVirt server. If a custom Persistent Volume Claim name was used in previous steps, make sure to update the 'claimName' field to match the custom name.

Warning: When scaling beyond one replica, the events and statistics services should be disabled.

Note: kind: Deployment is not supported. Use either kind: Pod or kind: StatefulSet, which are supported.

soavirt.yaml

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: soavirt
  namespace: parasoft-sv-namespace
  labels:
    tag: soavirt
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      tag: soavirt
  serviceName: soavirt
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        tag: soavirt
    spec:
      securityContext:
        runAsNonRoot: true
      serviceAccountName: parasoft-account
      automountServiceAccountToken: true
      volumes:
      - name: soavirt-pv
        persistentVolumeClaim:
          claimName: soavirt-pvc
      - name: soavirt-config
        configMap:
          name: soavirt-config
      containers:
      - name: soavirt
        image: parasoft/soavirt-server
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        volumeMounts:
        - name: soavirt-pv
          mountPath: /usr/local/parasoft/soavirt/webapps/ROOT/workspace
        - name: soavirt-config
          mountPath: /usr/local/parasoft/soavirt/webapps/config.properties
          subPath: config.properties
        ports:
        - name: http
          containerPort: 9080
        - name: events
          containerPort: 9617
        - name: statistics
          containerPort: 9618
        startupProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /soavirt/api/v6/healthcheck
            port: 9080
          initialDelaySeconds: 30
          periodSeconds: 30
          timeoutSeconds: 30
          failureThreshold: 3
        livenessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /soavirt/api/v6/healthcheck
            port: 9080
          initialDelaySeconds: 30
          periodSeconds: 30
          timeoutSeconds: 30 
        env:
        - name: CATALINA_OPTS
          value: "-Dparasoft.auto.deploy.new=false
                   -Dparasoft.event.monitoring.broker.port=9617
                   -Dparasoft.server.statistics.broker.port=9618
                   -Dparasoft.cloudvm=true
                   -Dparasoft.cloudvm.config=Kubernetes"
        - name: PARASOFT_POD_NAME
          valueFrom:
            fieldRef:
              fieldPath: metadata.name
        - name: PARASOFT_POD_NAMESPACE
          valueFrom:
            fieldRef:
              fieldPath: metadata.namespace

Use the yaml file to create the SOAVirt server:

kubectl create -f soavirt.yaml

Using a Local License: To use a node-lock license, you will need to retrieve the machine ID from the deployed server in order to procure your license from Parasoft.

Open a shell to the running container:

kubectl exec --stdin --tty soavirt-0 -n parasoft-sv-namespace -- /bin/bash

Make a curl call to the SOAVirt REST API to retrieve the machine ID:
```
curl http://localhost:9080/soavirt/api/v6/status?fields=machineId 
```
Note the machine ID in the response and provide it to your Parasoft representative, who will send you a license password.
Once you've received your license password, apply it in the soavirt-config.yaml.
Apply the updated soavirt-config.yaml to the running container:
```
kubectl apply -f soavirt-config.yaml
```
The license will be applied when the pod is restarted automatically. Alternatively, you can delete and recreate the pod for the changes to take effect.
```
kubectl delete -f soavirt.yaml
kubectl create -f soavirt.yaml
```

Deploying SOAVirt Server in Kubernetes with a Helm Chart

You can take advantage of Helm charts to simplify the deployment of SOAVirt server. Helm is a client-side package that uses Helm charts to orchestrate Kubernetes deployments. Using a Helm chart lets you group and coordinate your yaml files so they can be created or deleted with a single command. For more information about using Helm, see Helm Documentation.

Prerequisites

Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm should be installed before you begin.

First, create a namespace for the SOAVirt server to run in:

kubectl create namespace parasoft-sv-namespace

Once the SOAVirt server has been licensed, deleting the namespace or changing the release-name will invalidate machine-locked licenses, even if you recreate the same namespace.

Next, a Persistent Volume and a Persistent Volume claim are needed. Create a Persistent Volume that can be shared by multiple nodes. It should be provisioned with 300GB of space and must have the ReadWriteMany access mode. This space will be used for the workspace of the SOAVirt server and will store configuration settings as well as Virtual Assets.

Warning: The volume must have permissions for the Parasoft user to be able to read and write to the volume. For example, execute the command chown 1000:1000 <shared_path>.

SOAVirt Setup

Download and extract parasoft_soavirt_server_2023.1.1_helm_chart.zip. This zip file contains all the yaml files you will need for this process.
Update the values.yaml found in the soavirt-server-helm directory extracted above. At a minimum, the persistence value must be changed to match the name of the Persistent Volume claim configured in Prerequisites above.
```
persistence:
  name: soavirt-pvc
```
Other values, such as the replica count and namespace, can be changed if necessary.

Update the config.yaml found in the soavirt-server-helm/templates directory extracted above. At the minimum, the parasoft.eula.accepted value must be updated to true to accept the EULA:

    parasoft.eula.accepted: false

Other values can be changed if necessary. For example, if you are using a network license, update these fields:

    # === PRODUCT LICENSING ===
    # Enables virtualize functionality
    #virtualize.license.enabled: true

    # Enables soatest functionality
    #soatest.license.enabled: true


    # === NETWORK LICENSE ===
    # Enables network licensing for virtualize
    #virtualize.license.use_network: true

    # Specifies the type of network license for virtualize ['performance_server_edition', 'runtime_server_edition', 'custom_edition']
    #virtualize.license.network.edition: custom_edition

    # Specifies features for virtualize 'custom_edition' license
    #virtualize.license.custom_edition_features: Service Enabled, Performance, Extension Pack, Validate, Message Packs, Extension Framework, Developer Sandbox 1000 Hits/Day, 10000 Hits/Day, 25000 Hits/Day, 50000 Hits/Day, 100000 Hits/Day, 500000 Hits/Day, 1 Million Hits/Day, Unlimited Hits/Day, 30 HPS, 100 HPS

    # Enables network licensing for soatest
    #soatest.license.use_network: true

    # Specifies the type of network license for soatest ['server_edition', 'custom_edition']
    #soatest.license.network.edition: custom_edition

    # Specifies features for soatest 'custom_edition' license
    #soatest.license.custom_edition_features: RuleWizard, Command Line, SOA, Web, Server API Enabled, Message Packs, Advanced Test Generation Desktop, Advanced Test Generation 5 Users, Advanced Test Generation 25 Users, Advanced Test Generation 100 Users, Requirements Traceability, API Security Testing, Extension Framework


    # === LICENSE SERVER ===
    # Enables using a specific license server
    # If true, the license network properties below will be used to retrieve a license
    # If false, the DTP server properties will be used to retrieve a license
    #license.network.use.specified.server: false

    # Specifies license server URL, e.g., https://host[:port][/context-path]
    #license.network.url: https\://[License Server Host]\:8443

    # Enables http authentication for the license server
    #license.network.auth.enabled: false

    # Specifies username for license server authentication
    #license.network.user: [License Server Username]

    # Specifies password for license server authentication
    #license.network.password: [License Server Password]

Install a helm chart:

helm install my-release soavirt-server-helm

Using a Local License: To use a node-lock license, you will need to retrieve the machine ID from the deployed server in order to procure your license from Parasoft and update the config.yaml.

Open a shell to the running container:

kubectl exec --stdin --tty my-release-soavirt-server-0 -n parasoft-sv-namespace -- /bin/bash

Make a curl call to the SOAVirt REST API to retrieve the machine ID:
```
curl http://localhost:9080/soavirt/api/v6/status?fields=machineId
```
Note the machine ID in the response and provide it to your Parasoft representative, who will send you a license password.

Once you've received your license password, update the config.yaml found in the soavirt-server-helm/templates directory extracted earlier to accept a machine-locked license:

    # === NODE-LOCK LICENSE ===
    # Specifies password for virtualize local license
    #virtualize.license.local.password: [Virtualize License Password]

    # Specifies password for soatest local license
    #soatest.license.local.password: [Soatest License Password]

    # === NETWORK LICENSE ===
    # Enables network licensing for virtualize
    #virtualize.license.use_network: true

    # Enables network licensing for soatest
    #soatest.license.use_network: true

Reinstall the Helm chart for the changes to take effect.

helm uninstall my-release
helm install my-release soavirt-server-helm

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Prerequisites

SOAVirt Setup