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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs). After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
Administration of DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) is a server-based web application providing a central repository for virtualized services. The Test Virtualization Control Panel allows you to use virtual services published with HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) to create, share, and deploy virtualized test environments in HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization).
Configuring DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
You might need to configure the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) after the application is installed.
Modifying security model settings after installation of DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
This section explains how to modify HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) security model settings after installation.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs). After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Installation of DevOps Test Integrations and APIs
  You can find information about installing HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) from the HCL DevOps Test Workbench or HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs package.
- Installation of DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
  You can find information about installing HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) from the HCL DevOps Test Workbench (Test Workbench), HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization), or HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) package.
- Uninstalling the product software
  When you no longer require the software, you can use either Installation Manager or the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
- License management
  Licensing for your HCL software is administered through HCLSoftware License & Download portal. This portal is FlexNet-based web application to manage software entitlements and licenses.
- Configuration of DevOps Test Integrations and APIs
- Administration of DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
  HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) is a server-based web application providing a central repository for virtualized services. The Test Virtualization Control Panel allows you to use virtual services published with HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) to create, share, and deploy virtualized test environments in HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization).
  - Configuring DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
    You might need to configure the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) after the application is installed.
    - Using your own truststore for server SSL connections
      The server by default provides a truststore but you might want to use your own truststore for server SSL connections.
    - Configuring the server HTTP Endpoint
      The server supports both HTTP and HTTPS connections but by default is HTTPS only. It is possible to enable, disable, and change the ports that are used by both HTTP and HTTPS server connections.
    - Registering DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent with DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
      HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) runs stubs on agents. Agents can also be used to run scheduled tests. During the installation of the HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent), the agent is configured to register with Test Virtualization Control Panel instances so that they are available for running stubs or running scheduled tests.
    - Adding Microsoft™ SQL Server and MySQL drivers
      Microsoft™ SQL Server and MySQL drivers are not supplied with HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel). If you want to use SQL Server or MySQL with Test Virtualization Control Panel, you must copy the SQL Server or MySQL drivers to the Test Virtualization Control Panel installation directory.
    - Modifying security model settings after installation of DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
      This section explains how to modify HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) security model settings after installation.
      - Configuring the security settings after installation by updating the security.config file
        When you configure HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) in GUI mode, the security settings are saved to the security.config file in the security folder in the Test Virtualization Control Panel workspace. To add or modify the security settings after installing the server in GUI mode use these instructions.
  - Getting started with DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
    Start using the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).
  - Task flow: Working with the DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel Environments dashboard
    You can use the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) Environments dashboard to perform various tasks such as starting, stopping stubs and scenarios, and modifying stub configurations after you have published stubs to Test Virtualization Control Panel. You can also lock the environment that contain the published stubs.
  - Task flow: Working with the DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel Infrastructure dashboard
    You can use the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) Infrastructure dashboard to perform administrative tasks such as viewing agents and proxies registered with Test Virtualization Control Panel.
  - Task flow: Working with the DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel Network dashboard
    You can use the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) Network dashboard to perform administrative tasks such as viewing recording or routing rules configured for agents and proxies.
  - Working with DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel dashboards
    You can filter, search, sort, and choose the number of items to be displayed in HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) dashboards.
  - Managing users
    HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) has multiple choices associated with its security model. Depending on the security option selected during installation of the Test Virtualization Control Panel, different options are available based on the user accounts.
  - Managing domains
    How to create and manage domains in HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).
  - Viewing the state of stubs that are published to DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
    When you as an administrator of HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) want to view the state of stubs that are published to Test Virtualization Control Panel, you can use the script provided with the product installation package. You can use this information to manage projects in Test Virtualization Control Panel.
  - Deleting environments
    This topic explains how to delete environments.
  - Agent and Proxy administration
    Use HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) to view and control any of the HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) agents or proxies.
  - Viewing DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel logs
    If you are an HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) administrator, you can view the audit, activity, and diagnostic logs of Test Virtualization Control Panel.
  - Viewing reports in DevOps Test Hub
    All the project stakeholders can view test reports for multiple testing products from the Results page on HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can access the Results page from a web browser. Therefore, there is no need to install the desktop client.
  - Configuring stubs to connect to DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel and the HTTP proxy
    A stub running on its own may not be sufficient in some cases, because it might have dependencies on services such as HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) or the HTTP proxy. If the stub is running on the public cloud and the services are running in the enterprise, you must configure the stub to connect to these services.
  - Troubleshooting: DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
    You can use workarounds to troubleshoot common problems that you might encounter when you use HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).
- Integrations
  HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) supports integration with various other tools for quality management, software configuration management, and deployment automation tools.

Modifying security model settings after installation of DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel

This section explains how to modify HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) security model settings after installation.

About this task

Before installing Test Virtualization Control Panel, it is a good idea to consider whether and how Test Virtualization Control Panel users will be authenticated during login (for information about this, refer to Installation considerations for DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel).

However, before and during installation of Test Virtualization Control Panel, you may be unsure of security model requirements, or you may have insufficient information to enable you to configure (fully) your chosen security model option.

After installation, Test Virtualization Control Panel provides administrators with the means to modify Test Virtualization Control Panel security settings without having to reinstall the software.

To modify Test Virtualization Control Panel security model settings after installation:

Procedure

Open Installation Manager and click Modify.
Select Test Virtualization Control Panel package from the list to modify the package and click Next.
In the RTCP Security Configuration page, select the required authentication mode from the Authentication Type list and click Next.
Click Modify and then click Finish.
Restart Test Virtualization Control Panel service to ensure that any changes you have made take effect.

Results

The selected type of authentication mode is applied for the users to log in to Test Virtualization Control Panel.