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.
To create a test environment:
- In the left sidebar, point to the Lab Management icon
(
) 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.
This test environment is now available to use when defining a new
lab resource, searching for resources, and creating requests and reservations.