Selecting a specific host machine

Select a specific host machine to enforce execution for all test cases in a test set when using Test Cloud.

Run the executions of a test set on one host machine in Test Cloud. If the selected host machine is not available, the execution waits and then times out.

Note:

This feature is available in Test Manager only when delivered through Test Cloud.

Steps

1. Navigate to Test Sets and open a test set.
2. Go to the Test Cases tab.
3. Select Configure Automation.
4. Select an Orchestrator execution folder.
5. Under Runtime type, select one of the options, depending on your license type: Testing, App Testing, Cloud – Serverless Testing, Cloud – Serverless, Cloud – VM Testing, Cloud – VM.
6. Under Robot account, select a robot account. The default value is Any User/Robot account, which executes the test set using any robot available in the selected folder.
7. Under Machine template, select Any Machine or a specific machine template. The Host Machine field becomes available.
8. Under Host Machine, select Any Connected Machine or a specific host machine.
9. (Optional) Select or define a package and a version.
10. Select Save to confirm the selection.

Result

The test set is configured to run all its test cases on the specified host machine, using the selected execution folder, runtime type, robot account, and machine template.