This topic explains how you can preconfigure Virtualize during installation to streamline consistent installation across multiple team machines. This process applies to all supported platforms and IDEs.
Sections include:
Preconfiguring the Installation
To preconfigure Virtualize during installation:
- Create a localsettings file that includes the options you want to preconfigure the installation with. See Localsettings for details on available options.
Pass that localsettings file to the installer using the
/configureor--configureparameter.
For example:Windows:
/configure=<path-to-localsettings-file>Unix:
--configure <path-to-localsettings-file>
The localsettings file will be copied into the root directory of Parasoft Test as parasofttest.ini. Settings from that file are used to initialize a clean workspace during startup.
If you want to apply settings to an existing workspace, you need to add an additional property to the localsettings file: enforce.configure=true. This overrides existing settings during the first startup after the installation/reinstallation.
Note that with the Windows installer:
- If the same version (or a newer version) of Parasoft Test is installed on the machine, the localsettings file won't be copied during installation or reinstallation.
- If the location passed in
/ParasoftTestDiris different than the location of an existing Parasoft Test installation, the localsettings file won't be copied during reinstallation.
Windows Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| /SILENT /VERYSILENT | Run installer in silent mode. The wizard and the background window are not displayed. |
| /DIR=<location> | Destination location for installed product's files. |
| EclipseDir=<location> | Location of target platform. |
| /Configure=<localsettings file> | Pre-configure product during installation step. |
| /ParasoftTestDir=<location> | Destination location for Parasoft Test's files (Use this option if Parasoft Test is not already installed). |
See http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setupcmdline for additional options and help.
UNIX Options (for Linux, or Mac)
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| --install-dir <location> | Destination location for installed product's files. |
| --configure <localsettings file> | Pre-configure product during installation step. |
| --parasofttest-install-dir <location> | Destination location for Parasoft Test's files. |
| --help | Prints the available command line options. |
