Welcome
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.
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.

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 Virtualization (Test Virtualization). 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 Virtualization (Test Virtualization).
Getting Started
This guide provides an overview and describes the tasks to get you started with HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization).
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 planning for DevOps Test Integrations and APIs
    HCL DevOps Test Integrations and APIs Agent (Test Integrations and APIs Agent) can be installed as part of the (Test Performance Test Server) product offering. There are planning requirements for the hardware, software, and installation of Test Integrations and APIs Agent.
  - Hardware and software requirements
    Before you begin the installation, verify that your hardware and software meet the minimum requirements.
  - Installing DevOps Test Virtualization
    This section provides topics that are specific to installing HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization) by using Installation Manager or the stand-alone installer.
  - 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.
    - Uninstalling the product software on Windows
      You can find information about uninstalling the product software on Windows by using either the stand-alone installer or the Windows uninstall option. You can choose to uninstall the software by using any of the uninstallation methods regardless of the mode in which the software was installed.
- 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 HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization) is administered through My HCLSoftware (MHS). MHS is a cloud-based web application that helps 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).
- Integrations
  HCL DevOps Test Virtualization (Test Virtualization) supports integration with various other tools for deployment automation tools.
Tester Guide
This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing.
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for tracking the quality of the application. This guide is intended for Test Managers.
Security Considerations for DevOps Test Virtualization
You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for product documentation.

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.

Uninstallation requirements

If you are uninstalling Test Virtualization Control Panel or Test Integrations and APIs Agent, you must stop the server or the service before you start the uninstallation process.