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- 64-bit (x86_64) processors with at least two cores (four cores is recommended) or Apple Silicon (aarch64) processors on macOS.
At least 4 GB RAM; 8 GB RAM is recommended. Load Test may require additional RAM for high loads.
- Java 11 (deprecated), 17 (installed with the application), or 21. Oracle and OpenJDK are supported. See Configuring Java Runtime for more information about running the application with a different version.
- IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.
MacOS
- Version 10.9 11 or higher.
Linux
- GTK+ 3.20 or higher.
An 8-point font size is recommended. For example, use the following command in the Ubuntu terminal:
Code Block language text gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Ubuntu 8'
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- 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_<VERSION>_linux_*.sh
- Mac:
chmod +x parasoft_soatest_<VERSION>_macosx_*.sh
- Linux:
- Execute the installer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
- Linux:
./parasoft_soatest_<VERSION>_linux_*.sh
- Mac:
./parasoft_soatest__<VERSION>_macosx_*.sh
- Linux:
A directory under parasoft/soatest/<VERSION>
(Linux) or or parasoft/soatest/<VERSION>/ParasoftSOAtestParasoft SOAtest.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtestEclipse
(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, and so on are available within this directory.
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When using latest Ubuntu Linux (21.10 or newer), with Snap-based Firefox browser as default, the Eclipse IDE may be unable to show HTML content correctly (see also: https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/issues/221). There are two workarounds:
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Start-up on Linux
To run SOAtest GUI:
Change directories to the
soatest/<VERSION>
directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:./SOAtestsoatest
To run SOAtest Command Line:
Change directories to the
soatest/<VERSION>
directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:./soatesteclisoatestcli
For details on using soatestcli
, see Testing from the Command Line Interface - soatestcli.
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- Change directories to the
parasoft/soatest/<VERSION>/ParasoftSOAtestParasoft SOAtest.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtest
directoryEclipse
directory - Enter the following command at the prompt:
./soatestcli
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You must install a license before you begin using SOAtest or Load Test.
See Licensing for details on configuring your license.