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Administrator Guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
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).
Getting started with DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
Start using the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).

Administrator Guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
- Installation of DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent
  You can find information about installing HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent) 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.
- 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.
- Upgrading DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent
  In general, you can upgrade from earlier versions of HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent) to the most recent version without having to uninstall the software. Use the Installation Manager Update option to upgrade the software.
- 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.
- Configuring DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent
  After you install HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent), you must edit or modify the attributes in the Agent.config file for the features that you want to test by using the agent. You need to configure the libraries to enable testing the SUT based on certain technologies and also set up the required proxies for enabling testing.
- Running DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent on Microsoft™ Windows™
  On computers running Microsoft™ Windows™, the agent is typically installed and run as a Windows service.
- Running DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent on Unix-like systems
  On Unix-like systems, you can start HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent) by running the Agent executable in the root of the Test Integrations and APIs Agent installation directory (for example, /opt/HCL/DevOpsTestAPIAgent).
- Troubleshooting: DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent
  You can use workarounds to common problems that you might encounter when you install and run the HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent).
- HTTP/TCP proxy setup
  The process of configuring applications to use the HTTP/TCP proxy varies according to the application.
- Setting up the JDBC proxy
  After you install the JDBC proxy, you must deploy the proxy into the Java™ virtual machine (JVM) of the relevant applications, set up the proxy for use, and verify that it is deployed.
- 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.
  - Getting started with DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
    Start using the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).
    - Starting and stopping DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel
      You can start HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) to enable users to log in by using a web browser. If the server is installed as a service, you can configure it for automatic startup on boot or for manual startup on demand.
    - Logging in and out
      After the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) process is started, you can log in to Test Virtualization Control Panel.
    - Navigating the user interface
      After you log in to HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel), the landing page is displayed. You can navigate around the user interface and use various pages to view schedules, agents, test results, environments, recorded events, and to handle administrative tasks such as managing users, domains, and security.
    - Server-based stubs
      You can find information about the ways in which the stubs are managed in HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel) 9.2.1 or later.
  - 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 Virtualization (Test Virtualization) supports integration with various other tools for deployment automation tools.

Getting started with DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel

Start using the HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).