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For an overview of local vs. remote Virtualize servers, see Dedicated (Remote) Virtualize Servers vs. The Local Virtualize Server.
Starting and Stopping the Server
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- -StartServer: Starts the local Virtualize server from the command line.
- -data: Specifies the Eclipse workspace location. If the -data option is not used, then the default workspace found under [Virtualize_workspace]\parasoft\workspace (where "Virtualize_workspace" could be C:\Users\yourname) will be used.
- -localsettings: Controls various settings for CTP, licensing, and more. You can use the same options available across Parasoft Test products (e.g., Parasoft SOAtest). You can also use options that are specific to Virtualize and CTP. See Localsettings for details.
- -prefs: Reads the %PREFS_URL% preference URL to import Eclipse workspace preferences.%PREFS_URL% is interpreted as a URL or the path to a local Eclipse workspace preferences file. For example:
-prefs "http://intranet.acme.com/Virtualize/workspace.properties"
-prefs "workspace.properties"\
- -disableEventMonitoring: Disables all event monitoring for this server.
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For instructions on how to deploy virtual assets to the local Virtualize server, see Deploying Virtual Assets Virtualize.
Saving Deployment Changes
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- Start Virtualize Server in GUI mode.
- In that GUI, open the configuration panel for the server you want visibility into (double-click its Virtualize Server view node).
- In the Server Configuration tab, review and modify the available options:
- Enable the statistics collection service: Enables/disables statistics collection for this server. Collection is enabled by default.
- Statistics provider: Specifies the provider that the statistics service uses. By default, a built-in provider based on ActiveMQ is used. To use another provider, select it from the list of available options, then complete the applicable fields.
- Port: The service’s The default service port number 9618, but a different port number is will automatically be assigned based on the system’s port availability, but you can availability if that port is in use. You can also configure the port by setting the following property in your JVM arguments (also see Virtualize Settings): on startup:
parasoft.server.statistics.broker.port=<port>
- Collection period: Determines the frequency (in seconds) at which statistical usage messages are aggregated and reported.
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