Using a JavaTest Agent

An agent is a separate program that works in conjunction with the JavaTest harness to run tests on a system other than the one that is running the JavaTest harness.

Depending on your test suite, agents are typically used to run tests on small devices that do not support online help.

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You can either use custom agents or the agent provided with the JavaTest harness. The topics in this chapter describe how to configure and run the agent provided with the JavaTest harness. If you are using a custom agent, refer to your test suite documentation for a description of how to configure and run it.

To run tests using an agent on a test system, perform the following:

  1. Choose the type of agent required to connect to the JavaTest harness. Refer to Choosing the Type of Agent for a detailed description of active, passive, and serial modes.
  2. Start the agent. Refer to Starting an Agent for a detailed description how agents can be run either as applications or as applets.
  1. Run tests and monitor agent activity. Refer to Monitoring Agents for a detailed description how agents can be monitored when running tests.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Choosing the Type of Agent
Starting an Agent
Monitoring Agents
Troubleshooting Agents
Installing Agent Classes on a Test System
Creating a Map File