Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions Test Support actions Remote Agents

 connect deputy

connect deputy

Description

Create a connection from a lead controller to a deputy controller for remote test execution.

Arguments

• machine

  IP address or name of the deputy controller machine.

• port

  The connection port.

• timeout

  (Optional) Maximum time to wait for response from deputy controller (Units: seconds; default: 7200).

• name

  Set the deputy machine name (see Notes below).

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• This action is intended for execution only on lead controllers.
• Before running a remote test, this action must be invoked to initialize/check the connection.
• The name defined by the name argument is used by the built-in use deputy and disconnect deputy actions.
• This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.

Example

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Related concepts

Synchronous remote execution