Test run considerations for schedules

Before you configure a Rate Schedule or VU Schedule run, you must first read the considerations that you need to take into account.

Important information about JMeter tests in schedules

When you want to run JMeter tests as part of the VU Schedule or Rate Schedule on HCL OneTest Server, you must have completed the following tasks:
  • Installed the HCL OneTest Performance Agent on a computer.
  • Installed the JMeter application on the computer where you have installed the HCL OneTest Performance Agent.
  • Set the environment variable JMETER_HOME that points to the JMeter installation directory.

Important information about Resource Monitoring sources in schedules

When you want to run schedules on HCL OneTest Server, you must have completed the following tasks in HCL OneTest Performance:
Before you configure a run of a Schedule, you must complete the following tasks in HCL OneTest Server:
  • Add Resource Monitoring sources to your project in HCL OneTest Server. See Monitoring an NGINX server.
  • Enable HCL OneTest Server as Resource Monitoring service only if you want to replace Resource Monitoring labels set in HCL OneTest Performance with the labels that you created in HCL OneTest Server. See Controlling resource monitoring sources in a schedule.
  • Perform the following steps when you want to override the Resource Monitoring labels in the test asset with the Resource Monitoring labels that you create in HCL OneTest Server:
    1. Click the Resource Monitoring tab.
      Note:

      The Resource Monitoring tab displays only if you enabled the Resource Monitoring from Service option in HCL OneTest Performance when you created the test asset.

    2. Click Plus sign you must click to add a label, and press the Ctrl + Space bar keys, or enter the initial letter of a label to select a label in the list.
      Note:

      You can select or add labels only if you added the labels in the Resource Monitoring Sources page in HCL OneTest Server.

For running a Rate Schedule or VU Schedule, see Configuring a run of a Rate Schedule or VU Schedule.