You can create a test environment for lab resources, which
can be stored and reused in many lab management tasks, for example,
lab resource requests, searching for lab resources, and creating future
test environments. A test environment is a set of lab resource attributes,
for example, the make, memory, operating system, and software for
a particular type of machine.
About this task
To create a test environment:
Procedure
- Point to Lab Management (
), and click Create Test Environment.
The Create Test Environment editor opens.
- Click <Enter New Test Environment Name> and
type a name for the test environment. This is a required field.
- In <Click here to enter summary information>,
type a brief description of the test environment.
- Under Description, you can click Edit to
type a detailed description of the test environment. In this section
of the editor, you can also attach a diagram or document. Click Preview to
close the text editor.
- In Lab Resource Descriptions, type
a name for a lab resource that is part of the test environment.
- In Type, select a lab resource type,
for example, PhysicalMachine.
- Click the Add Criteria icon (
). The Select Attribute window
opens, showing fields of information that you can include in the lab
resource definition.
- To select items one at a time, click the item, and then
click Add. Repeat until you have entered all
the fields you need, and then click Add and Close.
To select multiple items and add them all at the same time, press
and hold the Control key, and select the items, and then click Add
and Close. These fields are added to the lab resource
description and are displayed under Type. Enter
information for each of these fields as needed.
- To add an additional Lab Resource Descriptions section,
in the upper right corner of the Lab Resource description section,
click the plus sign icon (
). You can
add as many lab resources as you want to the test environment. To
delete a Lab Resource section, click the X icon
(
).
- At the top of the page, click Save.
- Point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click All
Test Environments. The test environment you just created
is displayed in the list of test environments.
Results
This test environment is now available to use when defining
a new lab resource, searching for resources, and creating requests
and reservations.