Version 12.50

Testing Hosts Module

This module enables you to view and manage hosts used for test execution.

To access	On the My Performance Center navigation bar, select Resources > Testing Hosts.
Important information	You can provision hosts from the cloud for use in performance testing. For more information, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: How to Provision and Terminate Cloud Hosts.
Relevant tasks	How to Design a Performance Test HPE ALM Lab Management Guide : How to Manage Testing Hosts
See also	My Performance Center Window HPE ALM Lab Management Guide : Hosts/Testing Hosts Module Window

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Elements	Description
<My Performance Center common UI elements>	For My PC menus and buttons, see My Performance Center Window.
	Opens the Add Host Dialog box, enabling you to create a testing host. For more information, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: New Testing Host Dialog Box.
	Opens the Provision Cloud Hosts dialog box, enabling you to provision hosts. You can choose how many hosts to provision and where the hosts are provisioned, and you can select all necessary host configurations. For more information, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: Provision Cloud Hosts Dialog Box.
	Deletes the selected host.
	Open the Check Host dialog box, enabling you to check connectivity between the selected host and other machines in the system.
	Enables you to remotely reboot host machines. Note: You cannot reboot Controller and Load generator hosts while they are in the Running state. You can only reboot these hosts when they are idle. You cannot reboot a UNIX load generator host. Available only for hosts with Performance purposes.
	Opens the Data Processor Queue window, enabling you to view the pending data processing requests.
	Opens the Change Host Status dialog box, enabling you to change the status of a selected host. The possible statuses are: Operational.The host is working. Non-operational. The host is not working. Unavailable.The host is not available.
	Resets the following on the selected host machine: Host license System user (IUSR_METRO) Communication Security passphrase Note: You can reconfigure only one host at a time.
	Opens the provisioning report for the selected cloud host. For more information, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: Host Provisioning Report. This option is disabled if the selected host is not a cloud host.
<Cloud Hosts Summary Panel>	Displays a summary of cloud hosts by status/host state. Click on the number next to a status/host state to filter the Hosts grid by that status/host state.
<Quick Views>	Lists predefined filters for the testing hosts grid. The following quick views are available: All Hosts. Cloud Load Generators. Local Performance Testing Hosts. Custom. To customize the columns displayed in the grid, in the upper right corner, click Select Columns .
Add Filter	Enables you to filter the information being displayed in the testing hosts grid. Click the drop-down arrow to apply a filter.
Source	The testing host's source: Local. The host exists in your testing lab. Cloud. The host was provisioned from a cloud provider.
Name/IP	The name or IP address of the host.
Label	The logical name of the cloud host as specified during provisioning. Available in: All Performance Testing Hosts and Cloud Load Generators
Purpose	The testing tools available on the host. For example: Controller, Load generator, Data processor. Note: If the host machine is located over a firewall, or is a UNIX machine, it cannot function as a Controller or Data processor. If you selected Windows Standalone LG or Unix Load Generator as the installation option, Load Generator is automatically selected as the purpose for the host and the other options are disabled.
Status	The status of the host. The possible statuses are: Operational. The host machine is up and running. Non-operational. The host machine is down. Unavailable. There is no information available about the status of the host.
State	The current activity on the host. Idle. Indicates that the host is not being used. Installing. Indicates that a patch is being installed on the host. Rebooting. Indicates that the host is rebooting. <Run states>. Indicates the host state during a performance test run. <Data processing states>. Indicates the state of the host during a data processing task. <Provisioning states>. Indicates the provisioning status of a cloud host. Host State changes to idle once the host is provisioned.
Location	The name of the host location.
Attributes	The system attributes of the host. Example: Memory, strength, installed components. Tip: You can customize the host attributes in Lab Management. For details, refer to the HPE Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Customizing Project Entities.
Priority	A rank assigned to the host. The higher the priority you give the host, the more likely the host will be allocated to a test. There are a number of criteria to consider when assigning priority. The main considerations are whether the host is a dedicated machine or a shared resource, and the type of hardware installed on the machine. Not Available in: Custom view
Privacy Type	The privacy type of the host. You can modify all hosts in Lab Management, including private hosts. In ALM, you can only create and modify private hosts within the project's pool. Not Available in: Custom view
Active Timeslot ID	The ID of the timeslot for which this host is reserved, and which is now open.
Cloud Host Identifier	A unique ID for the host assigned by the cloud provider. Available in: Cloud Load Generators
Cloud Request Id	The cloud provider's ID for a single provision request. A provision request includes all requested batches of hosts. Each batch has its own Cloud Request Item ID. Tip: You can filter by Cloud Request ID to see all hosts that were provisioned in a single provision request. Available in: Cloud Load Generators
Cloud Template	The host template used to provision the host. Changing a host template does not affect existing hosts that were provisioned from the template. Available in: Cloud Load Generators
Task	Indicates the host status. Available in: Custom view
MI Listener	The IP address or name of the MI Listener that enables data collection. Relevant only for hosts located over a firewall. Available in: Custom view
Cloud Account	The name of the cloud account from which the host was provisioned. Available in: Custom view
Cloud Image	The machine image applied to the cloud host. Available in: Custom view
Cloud Instance Type	The hardware specs of the cloud host. Available in: Custom view
Cloud Region	The region from which a cloud host was provisioned. Available in: Custom view
Runtime State	Indicates the host state during a performance test run. Available in: Custom view
Active Timeslot ID	The ID of the timeslot for which this host is reserved, and which is now open. Available in: Custom view
Description tab	Describes the currently selected host.
Event Log tab	Displays detailed information about the tasks performed on the selected host, the action status, and a description of any errors.
Installed PC Components tab	Displays a list of the Performance Center components installed on the host machine, including versions and patches.
Installed Programs tab	Displays a list of all of the programs installed on the host machine. Details include the version, the publisher of the software, and the date it was installed in the host machine.
Processes tab	Displays detailed information about the processes and resource usage of the selected host. For more details, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: Processes Page.
Services tab	Displays the services running on the host machine. For more details, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: Services Page.
Check Host Status tab	Displays the status of each step of the host checks. For more details, see the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: Check Host Status Fields.

Testing Hosts Module

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