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System Requirements
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Processor | 32-bit or 64-bit (x86_64) processors with at least 4 cores are supported | 32-bit or 64-bit (x86_64) processors with at least 4 cores are supported |
Software | Java 8 GTK+ 2.18 or higher GLib 2.17.6 or higher Pango 1.20 or higher X.Org 1.0 or higher | Java 8 |
Memory | At least 1 GB RAM. 2 GB RAM is recommended.Load Test might require more for high loads. | 1 GB RAM minimum. 2 GB RAM is recommended.Load Test might require more for high loads. |
OS Version | n/a | Mac OS X 10.5 or higher |
Default font size | 8 is recommended. For example, on Ubuntu, use the following in the terminal:
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The Parasoft/Eclipse application and system libraries must be for the same architecture. If you are using a 64-bit Linux but you are running the 32-bit (x86) version of Parasoft, you need the 32-bit version of the above libraries.
Installation
- If you haven’t already done so, copy the installation file to the directory where you would like to install SOAtest.
- Change directories to the directory where you are going to install SOAtest.
- Set "execute" permissions on the installer.
- Linux:
chmod +x parasoft_soatest_9.x_linux.sh
- Mac:
chmod +x parasoft_soatest_9.x_macosx.sh
- Linux:
- Execute the installer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
- Linux:
./parasoft_soatest_9.x_linux.sh
- Mac:
./parasoft_soatest__9.x_macosx.sh
- Linux:
A directory under parasoft/soatest/9.x
(Linux) or soatest/9.x/ParasoftSOAtest.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtest
(Mac) will be created. We refer to this location as <soatest_install_dir>
throughout this user guide. The SOAtest executable, command line interface, examples, manuals, etc. are available within this directory.
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After installation is completed, an application icon will be added in Finder. This is the icon that you double-click to launchSOAtest. If you want to view the various files and folders available within the installation, right-click the icon, and choose Show Package Contents. |
Updates
See Service Pack Updates.
Start Up on Linux
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:./soatestecli
For details on using soatestcli
, see 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
Start Up on MacOS
Double-click the Parasoft SOAtest icon in Finder to start the SOAtest desktop application.
To run the SOAtest command line:
- Change directories to the
soatest/<version>/ParasoftSOAtest.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtest
directory - Enter the following command at the prompt:
./soatestcli
For details on using soatestcli, see Testing from the Command Line Interface - soatestcli.
Double-click the Parasoft Load Test icon in Finder to start the Load Test desktop application.
See Load Test Command Line Interface - cli for information on running Load Test from the command line.
You must install a license before you begin using SOAtest or Load Test.
See Licensing for details on configuring your license.