Post-installation verification

This section describes how to verify that the installation of the server and hosts was successful. The environment for this process should be a staging environment, including a server and two to three hosts.

Administrator workflow

This section describes the workflow for the administrator.

1. Sign in to Administration.

   For details, see Sign in to Admin area.

2. Create a project administrator user.

   For details, see Create or edit a user.

3. Create a domain.

   For details, see Create a domain.

4. Create a new project.

   Follow the steps to create the project in Create a project, and:

   1. In the Domain Name list, select the domain you just created.

   2. Skip the Main Details for now (you define them after adding a host and host pool in step 9).

   3. Assign the project administrator user you created above to the Users list.

5. Assign more project administrators to the project - optional.

1. Select Management > Projects, and in the projects list, click the name of project you created to display the project details.

2. Click the Users tab, and assign another project administrator user.

6. Verify the configuration.

   On the Administration sidebar,

   • Under Configuration, select Servers and verify that the server is listed.

   • Under Configuration, select Licenses and verify the license details.

7. Define additional hosts for the staging environment.

   For the staging environment, you should have two to three hosts, where at least one host purpose is configured as Controller, and at least one host purpose is configured as Load Generator.

   Note: When adding hosts, fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. Make sure to include the operating system type, and the purpose of the host. For details, see Manage hosts.

   1. On the Administration sidebar, under Maintenance, select Hosts.

   2. Click the Add Host button , and define the host details.

8. Create host pools.

   1. On the Administration sidebar, select Maintenance > Hosts, and click the Pools tab.

   2. Click the Add Pool button . The New Pool page opens, enabling you to define a new host pool.

   3. Add a name and description (optional) for the host pool.

   4. In the Linked Hosts grid, select the hosts to add to the pool, and click Assign. The selected hosts are added to the pool.

9. Define project settings.

1. On the Administration sidebar, select Management > Projects.

2. Under the Project Name column, click the project to display the project details.

3. In the Main Details tab, finish defining the project's settings. In particular, set the Vuser limit, Host limit, and Concurrent run limit. Also, select the host pool you created above for the project.

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