In this section:

System Requirements & Support

The following requirements are common to Linux and macOS systems:

64-bit (x86_64) processors with at least two cores; four cores is recommended.
At least 4 GB RAM; 8 GB RAM is recommended. Load Test may require additional RAM for high loads.
Java 11 (installed with the application) or later. 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 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:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Ubuntu 8'

Installation

You can install SOAtest 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.

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
Execute the installer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
- Linux: ./parasoft_soatest_<VERSION>_linux.sh
- Mac: ./parasoft_soatest__<VERSION>_macosx.sh

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, and so on 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 launch SOAtest. If you want to view the various files and folders available within the installation, right-click the icon, and choose Show Package Contents.

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:

Install a non-Snap version of Firefox (or other browser) and set it as a default system browser.
Configure Eclipse to use "external web browser" in Preferences > General > Web Browser > External web browsers.

Note: In order to configure Firefox as an external web browser, use the following settings:
Location: /usr/bin/env
Parameters: firefox %URL%

Start-up on Linux

To run SOAtest GUI:

Change directories to the soatest/<VERSION> directory, then enter the following command at the prompt:
./SOAtest

To run SOAtest Command Line:

Change directories to the soatest/<VERSION> 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/<VERSION> 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.

Upgrades and Updates

See Upgrades and Updates