In this section:

System Requirements & Support

The following requirements are common to Linux and macOS systems:

MacOS

Linux

SOAtest and Virtualize Co-Installation

When Parasoft SOAtest and Parasoft Virtualize are installed on the same machine, SOAtest and Virtualize must have an identical version number. This ensures compatibility between both products.

If you are updating an existing installation (including updating from a service pack), be sure to update both products at the same time.

Installation

You can install SOAtestVirtualizeSOAtest and Virtualize as a standalone Eclipse application or as an Eclipse p2 Update. Refer to Eclipse p2 Update Site Installation for instruction on installing into your own Eclipse IDE. 

  1. If you haven’t already done so, copy the installation file to the directory where you would like to install SOAtest.
  2. Change directories to the directory where you are going to install SOAtest.
  3. Set "execute" permissions on the installer.
  4. Execute the installer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

A directory under parasoft/soatest/<version> (Linux) or soatest/<version>/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.

  1. If you haven’t already done so, copy the installation file to the directory where you would like to install Virtualize.
  2. Change directories to the directory where you are going to install Virtualize.
  3. Set "execute" permissions on the installer.
  4. Execute the installer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

A directory under parasoft/virtualize/<version> (Linux) or virtualize/<version>/ParasoftVirtualize.app/Contents/ParasoftVirtualize (Mac) will be created. We refer to this location as <virtualize_install_dir> throughout this user guide. The Virtualize executable, command line interface, examples, manuals, etc. are available within this directory.

  1. If you haven’t already done so, copy the installation file to the directory where you would like to install the application.
  2. Change directories to the destination directory.
  3. Set "execute" permissions on the installer.
  4. Execute the installer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

A directory under parasoft/soatest_virtualize/<version> (Linux) or soatest_virtualize/<version>/Parasoft SOAtest & Virtualize/Virtualize.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtestVirtualize (Mac) will be created. We refer to this location as <soavirt> throughout this user guide. The SOAtest and Virtualize executables, command line interfaces, examples, etc. are available within this directory.

After installation is completed, an application icon will be added in Finder. This is the icon that you double-click to launchSOAtestVirtualizeSOAtest and Virtualize. If you want to view the various files and folders available within the installation, right-click the icon, and choose Show Package Contents. 

Start-up on Linux

To run SOAtest GUI:

To run SOAtest Command Line:

For details on using soatestcli, see Testing from the Command Line Interface - soatestcli.

To start Load Test:

To run Virtualize GUI:

  1. Change directories to the virtualize/<version> directory 
  2. Enter the following command at the prompt:
    ./Virtualize

To run Virtualize Command Line:

  1. Change directories to the virtualize/<version> directory 
  2. Enter the following command at the prompt:
    ./virtualizecli


Start Up on MacOS

Double-click the Parasoft Virtualize icon in Finder to start the Virtualize desktop application.

To start Virtualize command line:

  1. Change directories to the virtualize/<version>/ParasoftVirtualize.app/Contents/ParasoftVirtualize directory
  2. Enter the following command at the prompt:
    ./virtualizecli

You must install a license before you begin using Virtualize.

Double-click the Parasoft SOAtest & Virtualize icon in Finder to start the SOAtest and Virtualize desktop application.

You must run command line distributions separately.

To start Virtualize command line:

  1. Change directories to the soatest_virtualize/<version>/Parasoft SOAtest & Virtualize.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtestVirtualize directory
  2. Enter the following command at the prompt:
    ./virtualizecli

To start SOAtest command line:

  1. Change directories to the soatest_virtualize/<version>/Parasoft SOAtest & Virtualize.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtestVirtualize directory
  2. Enter the following command at the prompt:
    ./soatestcli

See Load Test Command Line Interface - cli for information on running Load Test from the command line.

Double-click the Parasoft SOAtest icon in Finder to start the SOAtest desktop application.

To run the SOAtest command line:

  1. Change directories to the soatest/<version>/ParasoftSOAtest.app/Contents/ParasoftSOAtest directory
  2. 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. 

Upgrades and Updates

See Upgrades and Updates