How to Manage Host Locations

This section describes how to manage the locations of testing hosts used for running server-side functional and performance tests in ALM.

Note: Cloud locations are created automatically when a new cloud account is added to ALM. Cloud locations are read-only.

This task describes how to:

You can organize your testing hosts according to location by creating a host location entity in the Locations module. For an overview of host locations, see Lab Resources Overview. For details about creating testing hosts, see How to Manage Testing Hosts.

To add a host location:

  1. Go to Lab Resources > Locations.

  2. Click the New Host Location button . For user interface information, see New Host Location Dialog Box.

In Lab Resources > Locations, select a host location in the grid and click the Host Pool details button .

For user interface details, see Host Location Details Dialog Box.

To assign a location to a host:

  1. Go to Lab Resources > Hosts.

  2. Select a testing host in the grid, and click the Testing Host Details button .

  3. In the Testing Host Dialog Box, select your location in the Location field.

    For user interface information, see Testing Host Details Dialog Box.