Configuring the Agent Controller in a secure environment

We do not recommend running the Agent Controller behind a firewall. However, if you are required to run the Agent Controller behind a firewall, run the SetConfig script on the agent computers and the workbench computer before recording or running tests.

Procedure

  1. Enable the security setting on each agent computer that generates load for your tests, as well as your workbench computer.
    1. On the workbench computer, click Window > Preferences > Agent Controller > Integrated Agent Controller. Under Integrated Agent Controller security, click On. Click OK.
    2. On each agent computer, run the SetConfig script (SetConfig.bat for Microsoft® Windows® platforms; SetConfig.sh for non-Windows platforms). This script is located in the installation directory. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP\AgentController\bin. See Changing Agent Controller security settings after installation for details on running this script.
  2. Restart the workbench computers and the agent computers.
  3. Record the test, or run the schedule or test.
    1. During recording, you are prompted to provide a user name and password for your workbench computer.
    2. During the schedule or test run, you are prompted to enter a user name and password for each location (agent) that has security enabled, as well as your workbench computer. You are not prompted again for user names and passwords when you rerun the test or schedule in the same workbench session.
      Note: This secure environment has no effect on collecting test results, except for response time breakdown data. Response time breakdown data cannot be collected when running at a secure location.

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