Welcome
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install the HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) software.
Upgrade of DevOps Test Hub
When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must upgrade Test Hub to the latest version.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the new features introduced, features deprecated or removed, defects fixed, and known issues identified in this version of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can also find the installation and upgrade instructions along with the contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Getting Started Guide
This guide provides an introduction to HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) covering key features, task flows, and setup instructions. You can get started with installation, integration, user access management, and core functionalities like test data creation, test asset management, and reporting. This guide is intended for new users.
Tutorials
Learn how to perform frequently used tasks, including creating and managing Web UI tests and viewing test results through functional reports.
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install the HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) software.
- Configuration of an external database
  You can configure an external database for HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) by using a Helm chart to control and manage your resources. You can host the database in the same cluster as Test Hub or in a remote cluster. You can configure the external database either during a new installation or by upgrading an existing installation of Test Hub.
- Installation of DevOps Test Hub
  To get started working with HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must first install Test Hub.
- Upgrade of DevOps Test Hub
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must upgrade Test Hub to the latest version.
  - Upgrading of DevOps Test Hub on Azure Kubernetes Service
    When you want to use the latest version of Test Hub on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), you must upgrade HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) from a previous version.
  - Upgrading of DevOps Test Hub on Red Hat OpenShift
    When you want to use the latest version of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) on Red Hat OpenShift, you must upgrade Test Hub from a previous version.
  - Upgrading of DevOps Test Hub on Linux
    When you want to use the latest version of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Ubuntu, you must upgrade Test Hub from a previous version.
- Migration of user data
  You can find information about the migration limitations and methods when you want to migrate data such as projects, test resources, configuration details of integrated applications, and so on. You can migrate data that is generated in an earlier version of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) after you upgrade to or install the latest version, and then use that data in the latest version.
- Backup and restoration of the DevOps Test Hub data
  You must back up HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) data before you uninstall the current version of Test Hub or upgrade to the latest version. You must back up the data to avoid data loss or inaccessibility of data.
- Uninstallation of DevOps Test Hub
  When you no longer require HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can uninstall Test Hub. You can uninstall Test Hub from the platform on which you installed Test Hub.
- Configuration of DevOps Test Hub
  You can find information about the tasks that you must perform after you installed HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) to configure Test Hub.
- Team space administration
  You can find information about team spaces including the initial team space on HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) along with the tasks that you can perform to administer a team space.
- Management of resources
  You can find information about managing resources on HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) along with the tasks that you can perform to define retention rules and monitor resource usage for test results.
- Configuring an MCP server endpoint in VS Code
  HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server endpoint, allowing an MCP-compliant client such as VS Code to access specific server-side tools. The endpoint offers several tools that provide access to teamspace, project, and test asset details, along with the ability to run tests and obtain result details. You to access the endpoint with this configuration.
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create and edit test assets in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), and then publish test assets to the remote Git repository that you have configured in your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you must complete before you can configure and run tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can find information about configuring runs for the different test types that are supported. You can also find information about other tasks that you can perform on the Resource Monitoring Service, Virtualization, and Integrations with third-party applications. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to manage and track your overall test effort. This guide is intended for test managers.
Troubleshooting
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
All Guides (PDF)
You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) as a PDF file.
Security Considerations
This document describes the actions that you can take to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Upgrade of DevOps Test Hub

When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must upgrade Test Hub to the latest version.

Before you upgrade Test Hub, you must ensure that you have completed the following tasks:

Completed all test executions that are running on the existing version of Test Hub.
Stopped all stub executions that are running on the existing version of Test Hub.
Canceled any scheduled test runs that have a future date or time.
Informed users that Test Hub is offline temporarily during the upgrade process.

For more information about specific versions of software requirements, see System Requirements for DevOps Test Hub 2026.03 (11.0.8).

The following topics provide platform specific upgrade methods::